NETGEAR MBR814X, Reference Manual

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v2.0 BETA, January 2006
Contents
Chapter 1
About This Manual
Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats ................................................................1-1
How to Use This Manual ................................................................................................1-2
How to Print this Manual .................................................................................................1-2
Chapter 2
Introduction
About the Router ............................................................................................................2-1
Key Features ..................................................................................................................2-1
802.11 Standards-based Wireless Networking ........................................................2-2
A Powerful, True Firewall .........................................................................................2-2
Content Filtering .......................................................................................................2-2
Auto Sensing and Auto Uplink™ LAN Ethernet Connections ..................................2-3
Protocol Support ......................................................................................................2-3
Easy Installation and Management ..........................................................................2-4
What’s in the Box? ..........................................................................................................2-4
The Router’s Front Panel .........................................................................................2-5
The Router’s Rear Panel .........................................................................................2-6
Chapter 3
Connecting the Router to the Internet
Minimum Requirements ..................................................................................................3-1
Ethernet Cabling Requirements ...............................................................................3-1
Computer Hardware Requirements .........................................................................3-1
LAN Configuration Requirements ............................................................................3-2
Internet Configuration Requirements .......................................................................3-2
Where Do I Get the Internet Configuration Parameters? .........................................3-2
Record Your Internet Connection Information ..........................................................3-3
Connecting the MBR814X to Your LAN ..........................................................................3-4
First, install the router. ..............................................................................................3-4