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Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824

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Introduction

v1.0, November 2005

The Router’s Rear Panel

The rear panel of the WPN824 router contains the items listed below.

Viewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following features:

1. Antenna light LED on/off switch.

2. AC power adapter outlet for

12V DC @ 1A output, 22W maximum

3. Four Local (LAN) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports for connecting the router to the local

computers.

4. Internet (WAN) Ethernet port for connecting the router to a cable or DSL modem.

5. Reset push button for restoring the factory default settings. For details, see

“Restoring the

Default Configuration and Password” on page 7-7

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Summary of Contents for RangeMax WPN824

Page 1: ...202 10122 01 November 2005 NETGEAR Inc 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 USA Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824...

Page 2: ...cordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does...

Page 3: ...residential area or an adjacent area thereto and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Data Processing Equipment and Electronic Office Machines aimed at pr...

Page 4: ...v1 0 November 2005 iv...

Page 5: ...tent Filtering 2 3 Security 2 3 Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink 2 4 Extensive Protocol Support 2 4 Easy Installation and Management 2 5 Maintenance and Support 2 5 NETGEAR Related Pr...

Page 6: ...EP 4 11 How to Configure WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK Wireless Security 4 13 How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address 4 14 Chapter 5 Content Filtering Content Filtering Overview 5 1 Blocking Access to In...

Page 7: ...roblems with Date and Time 7 8 Chapter 8 Advanced Configuration of the Router Configuring Advanced Wireless Settings 8 1 Wireless Card Access List 8 3 Wireless Card Access Setup 8 4 Configuring Port T...

Page 8: ...server 8 15 Using Address Reservation 8 15 Using a Dynamic DNS Service 8 16 Configuring Static Routes 8 18 Enabling Remote Management Access 8 20 Using Universal Plug and Play UPnP 8 22 Appendix A Tec...

Page 9: ...t basic computer network Internet firewall and VPN technologies This guide uses the following typographical conventions This guide uses the following formats to highlight special messages Table 1 1 Ty...

Page 10: ...o access the full NETGEAR Inc online knowledge base for the product model Links to PDF versions of the full manual and individual chapters How to Print this Manual To print this manual you can choose...

Page 11: ...e PDF Manual link at the top left of any page in the manual The PDF version of the complete manual opens in a browser window Click the print icon in the upper left of the window Note Your computer mus...

Page 12: ...Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 1 4 About This Manual v1 0 November 2005...

Page 13: ...trators can establish restricted access policies based on time of day Web site addresses and address keywords and share high speed cable DSL Internet access for up to 253 computers In addition to the...

Page 14: ...our laptop from the family room to the bedroom RangeMax automatically senses the change and selects from over 100 possible antenna configurations to deliver you the fastest clearest connection Everyon...

Page 15: ...ified intervals You can also configure the router to send immediate alert messages to your E mail address or E mail pager whenever a significant event occurs The WPN824 prevents objectionable content...

Page 16: ...mation about TCP IP see Wireless Communications in Appendix B IP Address Sharing by NAT The WPN824 router allows several networked computers to share an Internet account using only a single IP address...

Page 17: ...s the type of Internet connection asking you only for the information required for your type of ISP account Firmware Updates The WPN824 router can be updated if a newer version of firmware is availabl...

Page 18: ...al stand Category 5 CAT5 Ethernet cable NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 Resource CD including This manual Application Notes and other helpful information Wireless Home Router Setup Guide Warra...

Page 19: ...c The unit successfully completed the power on self test diagnostic Reset button is being pushed restoring the factory default settings 3 Wireless On Off Blink The wireless interface is enabled The wi...

Page 20: ...lowing features 1 Antenna light LED on off switch 2 AC power adapter outlet for 12V DC 1A output 22W maximum 3 Four Local LAN 10 100 Mbps Ethernet ports for connecting the router to the local computer...

Page 21: ...Table 2 1 A Road Map for How to Get There From Here If I Want To What Do I Do What s Needed How Do I Set up a wireless network 1 Set up the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 2 Identify the wireless netw...

Page 22: ...twork need to be configured with the Windows Client and File and Print Sharing Windows computers wired and wireless connecting to the network need to be configured with the same Windows Workgroup or D...

Page 23: ...ireless Router Observe the wireless placement and range guidelines in Observing Performance Placement and Range Guidelines on page 4 1 For Cable Modem Service when you perform the wireless router setu...

Page 24: ...PN824 3 2 Connecting the Router to the Internet v1 0 November 2005 First Use the Smart Wizard to Configure the Wireless Router Insert the Resource CD in the CD drive of your PC The following screen ap...

Page 25: ...re it to match your settings exactly If you changed the default Network Name SSID be sure to use the correct Network Name SSID you set in the wireless router 2 Verify wireless connectivity Verify wire...

Page 26: ...ecurity settings of the router and wireless computer must match exactly Make sure the network settings of the computer are correct LAN and wirelessly connected computers must be configured to obtain a...

Page 27: ...gin com basicsetting htm in the browser address bar You may be prompted for a user name and password The user name is admin and the default password is password This will enable you to manually config...

Page 28: ...reasons the router has its own user name and password When prompted enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password both in lower case letters To change the password see Chan...

Page 29: ...824 settings home page Click the Yes button to check for firmware updates or the No button to use the firmware already loaded in the router When the wireless router is connected to the Internet click...

Page 30: ...e you can bypass the configuration assistant and directly configure your router by powering off your modem and using your browser to navigate to http www routerlogin com basicsetting htm You may be pr...

Page 31: ...ic Settings menu shown below or you can allow the Setup Wizard to determine your configuration as described in the previous section You can manually configure the router using the Basic Settings menu...

Page 32: ...k and the Gateway IP address The Gateway is the ISP s router to which your router will connect c Domain Name Server DNS Address If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses...

Page 33: ...the drop down list b The screen will change according to the ISP settings requirements of the ISP you select c Fill in the parameters for your Internet service provider d Click Apply to save your sett...

Page 34: ...address field of your browser then click Enter 2 For security reasons the router has its own user name and password When prompted enter admin for the router user name and password for the router passw...

Page 35: ...ore you can use our telephone support service Product updates and Web support are always available by going to http kbserver netgear com products WPN824 asp Documentation is available on the CD and at...

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Page 37: ...ar the center of the area in which your computers operates In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected computers have line of sight access even if through walls Away fr...

Page 38: ...with a compatible adapter For this reason use the security features of your wireless equipment The WPN824 router provides highly effective security features which are covered in detail in this chapte...

Page 39: ...s Windows XP but the data is still fully exposed to a determined snoop using specialized test equipment like wireless sniffers WEP Provides data security WEP Shared Key authentication and WEP data enc...

Page 40: ...he Wireless Settings menu appears as shown below Name SSID The SSID is also known as the wireless network name Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters In a setting where there is more than o...

Page 41: ...n Appendix B Mode This field determines which data communications protocol to use You can select g only b only or g and b The g only option dedicates the WPN824 to communicating with the higher bandwi...

Page 42: ...not case sensitive Note Not all wireless adapter configuration utilities support passphrase key generation Auto The router automatically detects whether Open System or Shared Key are being used WPA P...

Page 43: ...Wireless Settings menu appears as shown below Enable Wireless Router Radio If you disable the wireless router radio wireless devices cannot connect to the WPN824 Enable SSID Broadcast If you disable...

Page 44: ...tive The SSID in the wireless adapter card must match the SSID of the wireless router In some configuration utilities such as in Windows XP the term wireless network name is used instead of SSID If WE...

Page 45: ...t Passphrase Similarly when you use WPA2 PSK the other devices in the network will not connect unless they are set to WPA2 PSK and are configured with the correct Passphrase Use the procedures describ...

Page 46: ...n to the WPN824 firewall at its default LAN address of http www routerlogin net or http 192 168 1 1 with its default user name of admin and default password of password or using whatever LAN address a...

Page 47: ...your changes 8 Configure and test your computers for wireless connectivity Program the wireless adapter of your computers to have the same SSID and channel that you configured in the router Check tha...

Page 48: ...dmin and default password of password or using whatever LAN address and password you have set up 2 Click Wireless Settings in the main menu of the WPN824 firewall 3 From the Security Options menu sele...

Page 49: ...rintable characters in the Passphrase box and click the Generate button The passphrase is case sensitive NETGEAR is not the same as nETgear The four key boxes are automatically populated with key valu...

Page 50: ...SK AES is the most flexible since it allows clients using either WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK 2 Enter a word or group of 8 63 printable characters in the Passphrase box Note Not all wireless adapters support W...

Page 51: ...reless Settings menu click Setup Access List to display the Wireless Access menu shown below Note If you use a wireless computer to configure WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK settings you will be disconnected when...

Page 52: ...ind the MAC address printed on the wireless adapter 7 Click Add to add this wireless device to the Wireless Card Access List The screen changes back to the list screen 8 Repeat step 5 to step 7 for ea...

Page 53: ...Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 Wireless Configuration 4 17 v1 0 November 2005...

Page 54: ...angeMax Wireless Router WPN824 provides you with Web content filtering options plus browser activity reporting and instant alerts via e mail Parents and network administrators can establish restricted...

Page 55: ...Always then click Apply If you want to block by schedule be sure that a time period is specified in the Schedule menu see Scheduling When Blocking Will Be Enforced on page 5 5 To add a keyword or dom...

Page 56: ...is is called service blocking or port filtering The Block Services menu is shown below Services are functions performed by server computers at the request of client computers For example Web servers s...

Page 57: ...u must determine which port number or range of numbers is used by the application The service numbers for many common protocols are defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force IETF and published in...

Page 58: ...The WPN824 router allows you to specify when blocking will be enforced The Schedule menu is shown below Use this schedule for blocking content 1 Days to Block Select the days to block by checking the...

Page 59: ...ng the Internet via home routers To begin using Home Network Security configure the Security Service and Parental Controls menus on your WPN824 router Each screen has a GUI button to click that will t...

Page 60: ...5 7 v1 0 November 2005 Security Service Settings Click Security Service under Content Filtering on the main menu to display the Security Service Settings menu shown below Figure 5 5 Click this banner...

Page 61: ...s Select this check box to automatically check for updates to Trend Micro scanning components Choose the desired checking interval from the list and then click Apply 3 Client Virus Protection Status P...

Page 62: ...Controls menu shown below To enable Parental Controls 1 Click Always to turn on Parental Controls all the time 2 Click Never to turn off Parental Controls 3 Click Per Schedule to turn on Parental Cont...

Page 63: ...en choose a profile from the list To create a custom profile click Use Custom Settings and then select the check boxes as desired For additional choices click More Categories To allow unrestricted Int...

Page 64: ...gories of Web sites The blocking criteria for each category are as follows Adult Mature Content Sites that contain material of an adult nature but without excessive violence sexual content or nudity T...

Page 65: ...f the human body Such depictions need not be sexual in intent or effect May include sites containing nude paintings or photo galleries of an artistic nature This category includes nudist or naturist s...

Page 66: ...n keyword blocking is enabled and no log entries will be made for the Trusted User An example is shown below Log entries are described in the table below Figure 5 7 Table 5 1 Log entry descriptions Fi...

Page 67: ...ve logs and alerts by E mail you must provide your E mail information in the E mail menu shown below Turn E mail notification on Check this box if you wish to receive e mail logs and alerts from the r...

Page 68: ...eekly or When Full Day for sending log Specifies which day of the week to send the log Relevant when the log is sent weekly or daily Time for sending log Specifies the time of day to send the log Rele...

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Page 70: ...824 These features can be found under the Maintenance heading in the main menu of the browser interface Viewing Wireless Router Status Information The Router Status menu provides status and usage info...

Page 71: ...d to use a fixed IP address on the WAN If set to DHCP Client the router is configured to obtain an IP address dynamically from the ISP IP Subnet Mask This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used...

Page 72: ...ter being used It may be illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of the world Channel Identifies the channel of the wireless port being used See Wireless Communications in App...

Page 73: ...y the router communicates with DHCP Server The IP address of the DHCP server which provided the IP configuration addresses DNS Server The IP address of the DNS server which provides network name to IP...

Page 74: ...lear RxPkts The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear Collisions The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear Tx B s The current transmission outboun...

Page 75: ...Up and Restoring the Configuration The backup and restore options in the Settings Backup menu allow you to save and retrieve a file containing your router s configuration settings To save your settin...

Page 76: ...password or IP address you must use the Default Reset button on the rear panel of the router See Restoring the Default Configuration and Password on page 7 7 Upgrading the Router Software This screen...

Page 77: ...d and unzip if the download file is a zip file the new software file from NETGEAR 2 In the Router Upgrade menu click the Browse button and browse to the location of the upgrade file 3 Click Upload In...

Page 78: ...elow To change the password first enter the old password then enter the new password twice Click Apply Tip Before changing the router password use the router backup utility to save your configuration...

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Page 80: ...The Internet port light is lit d A port light is lit to indicate a link has been established to the connected device If a LAN port is connected to a 100 Mbps device verify that the port s light is gre...

Page 81: ...e Default Configuration and Password on page 7 7 If the error persists you might have a hardware problem and should contact technical support LAN or WAN Port Lights Not On If either the LAN lights or...

Page 82: ...and Password on page 7 7 Make sure your browser has Java JavaScript or ActiveX enabled If you are using Internet Explorer click Refresh to be sure the Java applet is loaded Try quitting the browser an...

Page 83: ...our router is unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP you may need to force your cable or DSL modem to recognize your new router by performing the following procedure 1 Turn off power to the cable...

Page 84: ...ss in Appendix B Alternatively you may configure your computer manually with DNS addresses as explained in your operating system documentation Your computer may not have the router configured as its T...

Page 85: ...on Verify that the IP address for your router and your workstation are correct and that the addresses are on the same subnet Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device After verifying that...

Page 86: ...tion explains how to restore the factory default configuration settings changing the router s administration password to password and the IP address to 192 168 1 1 You can erase the current configurat...

Page 87: ...ry in the log is stamped with the date and time of day Problems with the date and time function can include Date shown is January 1 2000 Cause the router has not yet successfully reached a Network Tim...

Page 88: ...can be found under the Advanced heading in the main menu of the browser interface Configuring Advanced Wireless Settings Click on Wireless Settings under the Advanced heading in the main menu to displ...

Page 89: ...s reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only Do not change these settings 108 Mbps Settings Disable Advanced 108Mbps Features if disabled the Wireless Router will disable data compr...

Page 90: ...Click Turn Access Control On check box to enable the restricting of wireless computers by their MAC addresses b Click the Apply button to save changes and return to the Wireless Settings page 2 Set u...

Page 91: ...ard Access List menu see Wireless Card Access List on page 8 3 to display the Wireless Card Access Setup screen Program the Wireless Card Access Setup menu as follows Available Wireless Cards the Avai...

Page 92: ...ing traffic on the triggered port is then forwarded to the triggering computer Using the Port Triggering page you can make local computers or servers available to the Internet for different services f...

Page 93: ...the inactivity timer expires For Internet Games or Applications before starting you need to know which service application or game you will be configuring You will also need to have the outbound port...

Page 94: ...l allow this service to be used by everyone in your network Otherwise select Single address and enter the IP address of one computer to restrict the service to a particular computer 4 Select the Servi...

Page 95: ...e router to forward incoming protocols to computers on your local network In addition to servers for specific applications you can also specify a Default DMZ Server to which all other incoming protoco...

Page 96: ...ion that does not appear in the Services Name list you must determine what port numbers the service uses For this information you may need to contact the manufacturer of the program that you wish to u...

Page 97: ...are If your account s IP address is assigned dynamically by your ISP the IP address may change periodically as the DHCP lease expires If the IP address of the local computer is assigned by DHCP it ma...

Page 98: ...s IP address is entered as the default in the Port Forwarding Port Triggering menu If one local computer acts as a game or videoconferencing host enter its IP address as the default Configuring the WA...

Page 99: ...ome cases one local computer can run the application properly if that computer s IP address is entered as the default DMZ server Incoming traffic from the Internet is normally discarded by the router...

Page 100: ...ific reason to do so Setting the MTU Size The normal MTU Maximum Transmit Unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes 1492 Bytes for PPPoE connections or 1436 for PPTP connections For some ISP...

Page 101: ...n below Configuring LAN TCP IP Setup Parameters The router is shipped preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN side and to act as a DHCP server The router s default LAN IP configuration is...

Page 102: ...networks unless you have an unusual network setup RIP 2 carries more information RIP 2B uses subnet broadcasting Using the Router as a DHCP server By default the router will function as a DHCP Dynami...

Page 103: ...you entered a Secondary DNS address in the Basic Settings menu Using Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN that computer will always receive the same IP...

Page 104: ...ss will be and the address can change frequently In this case you can use a commercial dynamic DNS service which will allow you to register your domain to their IP address and will forward traffic dir...

Page 105: ...Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box 3 Select the name of your dynamic DNS Service Provider 4 Type the Host Name or domain name that your dynamic DNS service provider gave you 5 Type the User Name for...

Page 106: ...s and you do not need to configure additional static routes You must configure static routes only for unusual cases such as multiple routers or multiple IP subnets located on your network From the mai...

Page 107: ...where you are employed This router s address on your LAN is 192 168 1 100 Your company s network address is 134 177 0 0 When you first configured your router two implicit static routes were created A...

Page 108: ...agement 1 Select the Turn Remote Management On check box 2 Specify what external addresses will be allowed to access the router s remote management Figure 8 13 Note Be sure to change the router s defa...

Page 109: ...gement interface Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80 For greater security enter a custom port number for the remote management Web interface in the box provided Choose a...

Page 110: ...iguration The default setting for UPnP is enabled If disabled the router will not allow any device to automatically control the resources such as port forwarding mapping of the router Advertisement Pe...

Page 111: ...f hops can range from 1 to 255 The default value for the advertisement time to live is 4 hops which should be fine for most home networks If you notice that some devices are not being updated or reach...

Page 112: ...a 240V 50 Hz input Europe 230V 50 Hz input Japan 100V 50 60 Hz input All regions output 12V DC 1A output 22W maximum Physical Specifications Dimensions 28 x 175 x 119 mm 1 1 x 6 89 x 4 68 in Weight 0...

Page 113: ...t Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS 802 11g Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM Maximum Computers Per Wireless Network Limited by the amount of wireless network traffic generated by each node...

Page 114: ...etworking and TCP IP Addressing http documentation netgear com reference enu tcpip index htm Wireless Communications http documentation netgear com reference enu wireless index htm Preparing a Compute...

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