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Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGR624v3

3-12

Connecting the Router to the Internet

July 2004 202-10036-01

How to Bypass the Configuration Assistant

1.

When the wireless router is in the factory default state, type 

 

http://www.routerlogin.net/basicsetting.htm 

in the address field of your browser, then click 

Enter

.

When the wireless router is in the factory default state, a user name and password are not 
required.

2. 

The browser will then display the WGR624v3 settings home page shown in 

“Login result: 

WGR6

24v3 home page” on page 3-11

.

If you do not click Logout, the wireless router will wait 5 minutes after there is no activity 
before it automatically logs you out.

Summary of Contents for WGR624v3

Page 1: ...July 2004 202 10036 01 202 10036 01 Version 1 5 July 2004 NETGEAR Inc 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 USA Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGR624v3...

Page 2: ...eceiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer...

Page 3: ...to certain restrictions Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions Federal Office for Telecommunications Approvals has been notified of the placing of this equipment on the market and has...

Page 4: ...on between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician...

Page 5: ...y Installation and Management 2 4 Maintenance and Support 2 5 Package Contents 2 5 The Router s Front Panel 2 6 The Router s Rear Panel 2 7 A Road Map for How to Get There From Here 2 7 Chapter 3 Conn...

Page 6: ...ess Access by MAC Address 4 11 Chapter 5 Content Filtering Content Filtering Overview 5 1 Blocking Access to Internet Sites 5 2 Blocking Access to Internet Services 5 3 Configuring a User Defined Serv...

Page 7: ...uring LAN TCP IP Setup Parameters 7 10 Using the Router as a DHCP server 7 12 Using Address Reservation 7 12 Using a Dynamic DNS Service 7 13 Configuring Static Routes 7 14 Enabling Remote Management...

Page 8: ...net Security and Firewalls B 10 What is a Firewall B 10 Stateful Packet Inspection B 11 Denial of Service Attack B 11 Ethernet Cabling B 11 Category 5 Cable Quality B 12 Inside Twisted Pair Cables B 1...

Page 9: ...Macintosh for TCP IP Networking C 18 MacOS 8 6 or 9 x C 18 MacOS X C 18 Verifying TCP IP Properties for Macintosh Computers C 19 Verifying the Readiness of Your Internet Account C 20 Are Login Protoc...

Page 10: ...terprise level User Authentication via 802 1x EAP and RADIUS D 12 WPA Data Encryption Key Management D 14 Is WPA Perfect D 16 Product Support for WPA D 16 Supporting a Mixture of WPA and WEP Wireless...

Page 11: ...the following typographical conventions This guide uses the following format to highlight special messages This manual is written for the WGR624v3 router according to these specifications Table 1 1 T...

Page 12: ...Toolbar buttons Use the toolbar buttons across the top to navigate print pages and more The Show in Contents button locates the current topic in the Contents tab Previous Next buttons display the prev...

Page 13: ...pter you want to print The PDF version of the chapter you were viewing opens in a browser window Note Your computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat reader installed in order to view and print PDF fil...

Page 14: ...Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGR624v3 4 About This Manual July 2004 202 10036 01...

Page 15: ...ant alerts via 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 a...

Page 16: ...eless network to the higher bandwidth 802 11g devices 64 bit and 128 bit WEP encryption security WEP keys can be generated manually or by passphrase WPA PSK support Support for Wi Fi Protected Access...

Page 17: ...LAN are discarded preventing users outside the LAN from finding and directly accessing the computers on the LAN Port Forwarding with NAT Although NAT prevents Internet locations from directly accessin...

Page 18: ...DNS Proxy When DHCP is enabled and no DNS addresses are specified the router provides its own address as a DNS server to the attached computers The router obtains actual DNS addresses from the ISP du...

Page 19: ...pgrades 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 108 Mbps Wireless...

Page 20: ...test Power is not supplied to the router The router has failed its diagnostic test Test On Off The unit is performing the power on self test diagnostic The unit successfully completed the power on se...

Page 21: ...ernet WAN Ethernet port for connecting the router to a cable or DSL modem Factory Default Reset push button for Restoring the Default Configuration and Password Wireless antenna A Road Map for How to...

Page 22: ...s network A computer within the operating range of the wireless network For guidelines about the range of wireless networks see Observe Performance Placement and Range Guidelines on page 4 1 To set up...

Page 23: ...ect to the network need to be configured with the same Windows Workgroup or Domain settings as the other Windows computers in the combined wireless and wired network Any Windows networking security ac...

Page 24: ...Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGR624v3 2 10 Introduction June 2004 202 10036 01...

Page 25: ...lacement and Range Guidelines on page 4 1 For Cable Modem Service When you perform the wireless router setup steps be sure to use the computer you first registered with your cable ISP For DSL Service...

Page 26: ...m the computer d Disconnect the cable at the computer end only point A in the diagram above e Look at the label on the bottom of the wireless router Locate the Internet port Securely insert the Ethern...

Page 27: ...and the other end into the Ethernet port of your computer point D in the diagram Figure 3 3 Connect the computer to the wireless router Your network cables are connected and you are ready to restart...

Page 28: ...et port light should be lit If not make sure the Ethernet cable is securely attached to the wireless router Internet port and the modem and the modem is powered on Wireless The Wireless light should b...

Page 29: ...ine files check box and clicking OK If you still do not connect type http www routerlogin net in the browser address bar and click Enter Otherwise to bypass this screen see How to Bypass the Configura...

Page 30: ...on page 3 8 to correct basic problems Note The Smart Wizard configuration assistant only appears when the router is in its factory default state After you configure the wireless router it will not app...

Page 31: ...non NETGEAR wireless adapter configure 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 Warnin...

Page 32: ...work Name SSID and WEP 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 configu...

Page 33: ...by typing http www routerlogin net basicsetting htm in the browser address bar and clicking Enter You will not be prompted for a user name or password This will enable you to manually configure the wi...

Page 34: ...s 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 password both in lower case letters To change the...

Page 35: ...r will then display the WGR624v3 settings home page When the wireless router is connected to the Internet click the Knowledge Base or the Documentation link under the Web Support menu to view support...

Page 36: ...tp www routerlogin net basicsetting htm in the address field of your browser then click Enter When the wireless router is in the factory default state a user name and password are not required 2 The b...

Page 37: ...or you can allow the Setup Wizard to determine your configuration as described in the previous section Figure 3 11 Browser based configuration Basic Settings menus You can manually configure the rout...

Page 38: ...If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router during login select Use these DNS servers and enter the IP address of your ISP s Primary DNS Server If a Secondary...

Page 39: ...elect c Fill in the parameters for your Internet service provider d Click Apply to save your settings Click the Test button to verify you have Internet access Using the Smart Setup Wizard You can use...

Page 40: ...left of the main menu 4 Click Next to proceed Input your ISP settings as needed 5 At the end of the Setup Wizard click the Test button to verify your Internet connection If you have trouble connectin...

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