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202-10226-01
July 2007

NETGEAR

, Inc.

4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA

NETGEAR 54 Mbps
Wireless Router
WGR614v8 Reference
Manual

Summary of Contents for WGR614v8 - 54 Mbps Wireless Router

Page 1: ...202 10226 01 July 2007 NETGEAR Inc 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 USA NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v8 Reference Manual...

Page 2: ...NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product s or circuit layout s described herein Wireless Communications Maximum Wireless signal rate derived f...

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Page 5: ...is in the second category information equipment to be used in a residential area or an adjacent area thereto and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Data...

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Page 7: ...h Auto Uplink 1 3 Extensive Protocol Support 1 3 Easy Installation and Management 1 4 Maintenance and Support 1 5 Package Contents 1 5 The Router Front Panel 1 5 The Router Back Panel 1 7 Default Fact...

Page 8: ...hed Devices 4 5 Configuration File Management 4 5 Restoring and Backing Up the Configuration 4 6 Erasing the Configuration 4 7 Upgrading the Router Software 4 7 Changing the Administrator Password 4 9...

Page 9: ...20 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Basic Functioning 6 1 Power Light Not On 6 1 Lights Never Turn Off 6 2 LAN or WAN Port Lights Not On 6 2 Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface 6 2 Troubleshootin...

Page 10: ...54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v8 Reference Manual x Contents v1 0 July 2007...

Page 11: ...es the following typographical conventions Formats This manual uses the following formats to highlight special messages Italic Emphasis books CDs file and server names extensions Bold User input IP ad...

Page 12: ...ss 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 one of...

Page 13: ...plete Manual Use the Complete PDF Manual link at the top left of any page Click the Complete PDF Manual link at the top left of any page in the manual The PDF version of the complete manual opens in a...

Page 14: ...54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v8 Reference Manual xiv About This Manual v1 0 July 2007...

Page 15: ...e mail Parents and network administrators 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 t...

Page 16: ...ey Wireless access can be restricted by MAC address Wireless network name broadcast can be turned off so that only devices that have the network name SSID can connect A Powerful True Firewall with Con...

Page 17: ...the service port number of the incoming request or to one designated DMZ host computer You can specify forwarding of single ports or ranges of ports Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink...

Page 18: ...ards DNS requests from the LAN PPP over Ethernet PPPoE PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over a DSL connection by simulating a dial up connection This feature eliminates...

Page 19: ...rmware upgrades Free technical support seven days a week twenty four hours a day for 90 days from the date of purchase Package Contents The product package should contain the following items Router Mo...

Page 20: ...he router 2 Test On Blink Off The unit is performing the power on self test diagnostic The unit is performing a firmware upgrade or restoring the factory defaults The unit successfully completed the p...

Page 21: ...necting to a cable or ADSL modem 4 Factory default reset button 5 Wireless antenna 5 LAN On green Blink green On amber Blink amber Off The LAN local area network port has detected link with a 100 Mbps...

Page 22: ...efault factory settings are set as shown in Appendix A Technical Specifications If you change the settings you can restore these defaults with the Factory Default Restore button on the rear panel Afte...

Page 23: ...vanced Router Configuration settings if you need to change the factory defaults Installing Your Router Using the Smart Wizard 1 Insert the Resource CD into the CD drive on your PC 2 Click Setup and fo...

Page 24: ...name and password for the router password both in lower case letters or enter the password you chose if you changed it during the setup in Installing Your Router Using the Smart Wizard on page 2 1 A...

Page 25: ...for new firmware If new firmware is available you will be asked if you want to update your router see Upgrading the Router Software on page 4 7 If no new firmware is available the following screen wil...

Page 26: ...he left of the screen The current settings or information about that area will appear in the center column Helpful information related to the settings for the selected screen appear in this column If...

Page 27: ...com products WGR614v8 asp Changing Your Configuration You can change your Internet and wireless settings after they have been configured by the Smart Wizard Configuration Assistant Internet Settings...

Page 28: ...when you log in If your ISP requires your full e mail address then type it in the Login box Password Type the password that you use to log in to your ISP Service Name if required If your ISP provided...

Page 29: ...field If your ISP has given you a specific Host Name then enter that name in the Account Name field Domain Name Unless required by your ISP you may leave this field blank Some ISPs require the domain...

Page 30: ...lue may be changed if the Use Computer MAC Address is selected once a value has already been set in the Use This MAC Address selection 3 Click Test to connect to the NETGEAR Web site If you connect su...

Page 31: ...tion for which the wireless interface is intended It may not be legal to operate the router in a region other than the region shown here If your country or region is not listed please check with your...

Page 32: ...ss this device 5 Select your Security Options by checking the appropriate radio button The various Security options are described below Note To ensure proper agency compliance and compatibility betwee...

Page 33: ...th 10 hexadecimal digits for the key values If encryption strength is set to 128 bit then 26 hexadecimal digits will be selected for the key values Check the radio box for the key that will be used WP...

Page 34: ...e Wireless Connectivity The operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the physical placement of the router For best results place your router Near the cen...

Page 35: ...il Parents and network administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time of day Web addresses and Web address keywords You can also block Internet access by applications and servic...

Page 36: ...plication examples If the keyword XXX is specified the URL http www badstuff com xxx html is blocked If the keyword com is specified only Web sites with other domain suffixes such as edu or gov can be...

Page 37: ...ormation and game hosts serve data about other players moves When a computer on your network sends a request for service to a server computer on the Internet the requested service is identified by a s...

Page 38: ...ing Task Force IETF and published in RFC1700 Assigned Numbers Service numbers for other applications are typically chosen from the range 1024 to 65535 by the authors of the application This informatio...

Page 39: ...elow Use this schedule for blocking content Check this box if you wish to enable a schedule for Content Filtering Click Apply Days to Block Select days to block by checking the appropriate boxes Selec...

Page 40: ...User An example is shown below Log entries are described in Table 3 1 Figure 3 5 Table 3 1 Log entry descriptions Field Description Number The index number of the content filter log entries 128 entri...

Page 41: ...b Access Log Notifications In order to receive logs and alerts by E mail you must provide your E mail information in the E Mail menu shown below Table 3 2 Log action buttons Field Description Refresh...

Page 42: ...logs are automatically sent to the specified e mail address with these options Send alert immediately Check this box if you would like immediate notification of attempted access to a blocked site Sen...

Page 43: ...tent Filtering 3 9 v1 0 July 2007 Time Zone Select your local time zone This setting will be used for the blocking schedule and for time stamping log entries Daylight Savings Time Check this box if yo...

Page 44: ...54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v8 Reference Manual 3 10 Content Filtering v1 0 July 2007...

Page 45: ...atures can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface Viewing Wireless Router Status Information The Router Status menu provides status and usage informa...

Page 46: ...outer cannot connect to the Internet DHCP If set to None the router is configured to use a fixed IP address on the WAN If set to Client the router is configured to obtain an IP address dynamically fro...

Page 47: ...being used by the wireless port of the router The default is NETGEAR Region This field displays the geographic region where the router being used It may be illegal to use the wireless features of the...

Page 48: ...se the DHCP lease Renew Click the Renew button to renew the DHCP lease Figure 4 3 Table 4 3 Router Statistics Items Item Description Port The statistics for the WAN Internet the four LAN local and the...

Page 49: ...overs the devices To force the router to look for attached devices click the Refresh button Configuration File Management The configuration settings of the Wireless Router are stored within the router...

Page 50: ...file containing your router s configuration settings To save your settings click the Backup button Your browser will extract the configuration file from the router and will prompt you for a location...

Page 51: ...ETGEAR Web site If the upgrade file is compressed ZIP file you must first extract the file before sending it to the router The upgrade file can be sent to the router using your browser To check for ne...

Page 52: ...le the new firmware file 3 Click Upload In some cases you may need to reconfigure the router after upgrading Figure 4 6 Note When uploading software to the Wireless Router it is important not to inter...

Page 53: ...o change the password first enter the old password then enter the new password twice Click Apply Note Before changing the router password use the router backup utility to save your configuration setti...

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Page 55: ...ocated on the router label This is the default configuration until the router has been configured Once a Windows Vista PC has configured the router this feature becomes inactive To reconfigure the rou...

Page 56: ...er the Allow a Registrar to Configure this Router feature becomes inactive To add a WPS client using the built in registrar 1 Select Vista Settings under the Advanced section of the main menu The Vist...

Page 57: ...router detects traffic on the specified outbound port it remembers the IP address of the computer that sent the data and triggers the incoming port Incoming traffic on the triggered port is then forw...

Page 58: ...alue up to 9999 minutes The Port Triggering Timeout value controls the inactivity timer for the designated inbound port s The inbound port s will be closed when the inactivity timer expires For Intern...

Page 59: ...w 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 Service Typ...

Page 60: ...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 protocols are forwarded The DMZ Serv...

Page 61: ...list you must determine what port numbers are used by the service For this information you may need to contact the manufacturer of the program that you wish to use When you have the port number infor...

Page 62: ...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 may change when the computer is rebo...

Page 63: ...In some cases one local computer can run the application properly if that computer s IP address is entered as the default in the PORTS Menu If one local computer acts as a game or video conferencing h...

Page 64: ...lick WAN Setup link on the Advanced section of the main menu 2 Type the IP address for that server To remove the default DMZ server replace the IP address numbers with all zeros 3 Click Apply Respondi...

Page 65: ...from the Internet However some applications such as Internet games point to point applications or multimedia applications may not function properly The Open option provides a much less secure firewal...

Page 66: ...ached through a gateway or router RIP Direction RIP Router Information Protocol allows a router to exchange routing information with other routers The RIP Direction selection controls how the router s...

Page 67: ...clear the Use router as DHCP server check box Otherwise leave it checked Specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by setting the Starting IP Address and Ending IP Address These addresses shoul...

Page 68: ...4 Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the table To edit or delete a reserved address entry 1 Click the button next to the reserved address you want to edit or delete 2 Click Edit or Delete...

Page 69: ...provider log in to your account and register your new IP address From the Main Menu of the browser interface under Advanced click on Dynamic DNS To configure Dynamic DNS 1 Register for an account wit...

Page 70: ...guring Static Routes Static Routes provide additional routing information to your router Under normal circumstances the router has adequate routing information after it has been configured for Interne...

Page 71: ...o 1 9 Click Apply to have the static route entered into the table As an example of when a static route is needed consider the following case Your primary Internet access is through a cable modem to an...

Page 72: ...since the ISDN router is on the LAN Private is selected only as a precautionary security measure in case RIP is activated Enabling Remote Management Access Using the Remote Management page you can all...

Page 73: ...rface Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80 For greater security change the remote management Web interface to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided Ch...

Page 74: ...setting for UPnP is disabled If disabled the router will not allow any device to automatically control the resources such as port forwarding mapping of the router Advertisement Period The Advertisemen...

Page 75: ...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 reache...

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Page 77: ...e Internet port light is lit If a port s light is lit 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 green If the p...

Page 78: ...or WAN Port Lights Not On If either the LAN lights or Internet light do not light when the Ethernet connection is made check the following Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at...

Page 79: ...ion The factory default login name is admin and the password is password Make sure that CAPS LOCK is off when entering this information If the router does not save changes you have made in the Web Con...

Page 80: ...t it has reacquired sync with the ISP reapply power to your router 5 Then restart your computer If your router is still unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP the problem may be one of the follow...

Page 81: ...ility Most TCP IP terminal devices and routers contain a ping utility that sends an echo request packet to the designated device The device then responds with an echo reply Troubleshooting a TCP IP ne...

Page 82: ...h is functioning correctly replies as in the previous section are displayed If you do not receive replies Check that your computer has the IP address of your router listed as the default gateway If th...

Page 83: ...Default Reset button and wait for the router to reboot If the wireless router fails to restart or the power light continues to blink or turns solid amber the unit may be defective If the error persist...

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Page 85: ...alia 240V 50 Hz input Europe 230V 50 Hz input Japan 100V 50 60 Hz input All regions output 12 V DC 1A output 12W maximum Physical Specifications Dimensions 28 x 175 x 119 mm 1 1 x 6 89 x 4 68 in Weigh...

Page 86: ...less network traffic generated by each node Typically 30 70 nodes Operating Frequency Ranges 2 412 2 462 GHz US 2 412 2 472 GHz Japan 2 412 2 472 GHz Europe ETSI 802 11 Security 40 bits also called 64...

Page 87: ...nd 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 Computer for Netwo...

Page 88: ...54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614v8 Reference Manual B 2 Related Documents v1 0 July 2007...

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