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Chapter 5: Maintenance

Maintenance

This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your wireless router.

This chapter includes the following sections:

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Upgrading the Firmware

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Backing Up, Restoring, and Erasing Your Settings

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Viewing Wireless Router Status Information

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Viewing a List of Attached Devices

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Enabling Remote Management Access

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Traffic Meter

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Summary of Contents for WNR612v2 - Wireless-N 150 Router

Page 1: ...July 2010 202 10614 01 v1 0 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 USA Wireless N 150 Router WNR612v2 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...rks NETGEAR the NETGEAR logo ReadyNAS ProSafe Smart Wizard and Auto Uplink are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR Inc Microsoft Windows Windows NT and Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders Statement of Conditions To improve internal design operational function and or rel...

Page 3: ... Connect WPS to Configure Your Wireless Network 20 WPS Button 20 WPS PIN Entry 21 Adding Wireless Computers That Do Not Support WPS 22 Wireless Guest Networks 23 Advanced Wireless Settings 24 Advanced WPS Settings 25 Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address 25 27 Chapter 3 Protecting Your Network Protecting Access to Your Wireless N Modem Router 29 Changing the Administrator Password 29 Blocking...

Page 4: ...ing the Configuration 49 Viewing Wireless Router Status Information 50 Viewing Statistics 51 Viewing the Connection Status 52 Viewing a List of Attached Devices 53 Enabling Remote Management Access 54 Traffic Meter 55 Chapter 6 Fine Tuning Your Network Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network 57 How Your Computer Accesses a Remote Computer through Your Router57 How Port Triggering Changes the ...

Page 5: ...t Browsing 80 Troubleshooting Your Network Using the Ping Utility 80 Testing the LAN Path to Your Router 81 Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device 81 Problems with Date and Time 82 Problems with Wireless Adapter Connections 82 Restoring the Default Configuration and Password 83 Appendix A Factory Default Settings and Technical Specifications Factory Default Settings 85 General Spec...

Page 6: ...ge For installation instructions in a language other than English see the language options on the Resource CD This chapter describes how to configure your Wireless N 150 Router WNR612v2 Internet connection This chapter includes Logging In to Your Wireless Router on page 7 Selecting a Language for Your Screen Display on page 8 Using the Setup Wizard on page 9 Viewing or Manually Configuring Your IS...

Page 7: ... name and your password or the default password For information about how to change the password see Changing the Administrator Password on page 29 4 The screen that displays when you log in depends on whether the wireless router has already been set up Firmware Upgrade Assistant If you log in after the wireless router has been configured this screen displays See Upgrading the Firmware on page 34 ...

Page 8: ...e additional language stored is the most recently selected For example if you select Deutsch German and English will be stored If you next select Chinese Chinese and English will be stored To change the displayed language 1 Expand the list and select the language you want 2 Click Apply The language you select is then downloaded and displayed in the language selection box and your screen display wi...

Page 9: ... Setup on page 9 5 At the end of the Setup Wizard click Test to check your Internet connection If you have trouble connecting to the Internet see Chapter 8 Fixed IP Static Account Setup 1 If required enter the account name and domain name from your ISP 2 Select Use Static IP Address or Use IP Over ATM IPoA RFC1483 Routed according to the information from your ISP If you select IPoA the router will...

Page 10: ...ogin enter the account name if required and the domain name if required 3 Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server If you enter or change a DNS address restart the computers on your network so that these settings take effect 4 If no login is required you can specify the MAC Address setting 5 Click Apply to save your settings 6 Click Test to test your Internet connection If the NETGEAR ...

Page 11: ...to assign your IP address Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses Use Static IP Address Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned Also enter the IP subnet mask and the gateway IP address The gateway is the ISP s wireless router to which your wireless router will connect Use IP Over ATM PoA This option is available only if your ISP does not require a log in Domain Name Server DNS Address T...

Page 12: ...ation you can use this setting to disguise the wireless router s MAC address with the computer s own MAC address Use This MAC Address If your ISP requires MAC authentication you can manually type the MAC address for a different computer The format for the MAC address is XX XX XX XX XX XX 1 Disabling NAT reboots the wireless router and resets its configuration settings to the factory defaults Disab...

Page 13: ...rks on page 23 Advanced Wireless Settings on page 24 Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address on page 25 For a wireless connection the SSID also called the wireless network name and the wireless security settings must be the same for the wireless router and wireless computers or wireless adapters NETGEAR strongly recommends that you use wireless security Note Computers can connect wirelessly at ...

Page 14: ... and Range Guidelines The range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the physical placement of the wireless router The latency data throughput performance and notebook power consumption of wireless adapters also vary depending on your configuration choices For best results place your wireless router according to the following guidelines Near the center of the area in which y...

Page 15: ... wireless network name SSID If you disable broadcast of the SSID only devices that have the correct SSID can connect This nullifies wireless network discovery feature of some products such as Windows XP but the data is still exposed WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP data encryption provides data security WEP Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption block all but the most determined eavesdr...

Page 16: ...tings as your wireless router Check that they have a wireless link and are able to obtain an IP address by DHCP from the wireless router If there is interference adjust the channel Table 2 Wireless Settings Settings Description Region The location where the wireless router is used Wireless Network Enable SSID Broadcast If this check box is selected the SSID is broadcast in the selected channel Ena...

Page 17: ...lt setting Allows wireless stations that support speeds up to 134 Mbps The router transmits two streams with different data concurrently on the same channel This mode restricts channel bandwidth to minimize interference with the transmissions of other wireless networks Up to 65 Mbps Neighbor Friendly Mode Will not interfere with neighboring wireless networks Up to 54 Mbps Allows wireless stations ...

Page 18: ...ter 26 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f or A F 6 Enter the encryption keys You can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys These values must be identical on all computers and access points in your network Passphrase To use a passphrase to generate the keys enter a passphrase and click Generate This automatically creates the keys Wireless stations must use the p...

Page 19: ...a wired computer to make further changes To configure WPA or WPA2 in the wireless router 1 Log in to the wireless router as described in Logging In to Your Router on page 9 2 Select Wireless Settings from the main menu 3 On the Wireless Setting screen select the radio button for the WPA or WPA2 option of your choice 4 The settings displayed on the screen depend on which security option you select ...

Page 20: ...ect to the network using WPS either with a push button or a PIN Push Button This is the preferred method See the following section WPS Button Entering a PIN See WPS PIN Entry on page 21 WPS Button Any wireless computer or wireless adapter that will connect to the wireless router wirelessly is a client The client must support a WPS button and must have a WPS configuration utility such as the NETGEA...

Page 21: ...link indicating communication to the ISP Note If no WPS capable client devices are located during the 2 minute time frame the SSID does not change and no security is implemented on the wireless router WPS PIN Entry Any wireless computer or device that will connect to the wireless router wirelessly is a client The client must support a WPS PIN and must have a WPS configuration utility such as the N...

Page 22: ...s network You can view these settings in the Wireless Settings screen See Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings on page 15 To access the Internet from any computer connected to your wireless router launch an Internet browser You should see the wireless router s Internet LED blink indicating communication to the ISP Adding Wireless Computers That Do Not Support WPS If you set up your network ...

Page 23: ...ents are disassociated and disconnected from the wireless router 5 For the non WPS devices that you want to connect open the networking utility and follow the utility s instructions to enter the security settings that you selected in Step 3 the SSID WPA PSK WPA2 PSK security method and passphrase 6 For the WPS devices that you want to connect follow the procedure in WPS Button on page 20 or WPS PI...

Page 24: ...sers in the primary SSID 3 Give the wireless network a name The name is case sensitive and can be up to 32 characters The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network NETGEAR recommends that you change the name to a different value 4 Select a Security option from the list 5 Click Apply to save your selections Advanced Wireless Settings This section describes the wireless sett...

Page 25: ... s wireless settings with WPS However if your settings are already configured you can still add WPS enabled wireless clients The router might disable the PIN if it detects suspicious attempts to break into your wireless settings this can happen if the check box is selected You can enable the PIN by clearing the check box and clicking Apply Keep Existing Wireless Settings This check box is automati...

Page 26: ...lect Wireless Settings under Advanced in the main menu 2 In the Advanced Wireless Settings screen click Setup Access List to display the Wireless Card Access List 3 Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list The Wireless Card Access Setup screen opens and displays a list of currently active wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses 4 If the computer you want appea...

Page 27: ...ontrol list before you select Turn Access Control On and click Apply Otherwise you will be disconnected and will have to use another computer that is on the access control list to log in to the router 8 Click Apply to save your Wireless Card Access List settings Now only devices on this list can wirelessly connect to the wireless router Tip MAC address filtering adds an obstacle against unwanted a...

Page 28: ...tures of the wireless router to protect your network This chapter includes the following sections Blocking Access to Internet Sites on page 30 Blocking Access to Internet Services on page 31 Scheduling Blocking on page 33 Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access on page 34 Email Alerts and Web Access Log Notifications on page 35 ...

Page 29: ...ternet connection NETGEAR recommends that you change this password to a more secure password The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language and should be a mixture of both upper case and lower case letters numbers and symbols Your password can be up to 30 characters Changing the Administrator Password 1 In the main menu under Maintenance select Set Password 2 To change the...

Page 30: ...ct Block Sites under Content Filtering in the main menu The Block Sites screen displays 2 Enable keyword blocking by selecting either Per Schedule or Always To block by schedule be sure to specify a time period in the Schedule screen For information about scheduling see Scheduling Blocking on page 33 Block all access to Internet browsing during a scheduled period by entering a dot as the keyword a...

Page 31: ...ver computers at the request of client computers For example Web servers serve Web pages time servers serve time and date information 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 service or port number This number appears as the destination port number in...

Page 32: ...other applications are typically chosen from the range 1024 to 65535 by the authors of the application You can often determine port number information by contacting the publisher of the application by asking user groups or news groups or by searching Enter the starting port and ending port numbers If the application uses a single port number enter that number in both fields If you know that the ap...

Page 33: ...k boxes Select Every Day to select the check boxes for all days Click Apply b Time of Day to Block Select a start and end time in 24 hour format Select All Day for 24 hour blocking Click Apply c Time Zone To verify and set the time zone Time Zone To select your local time zone use the drop down list This setting is used for the blocking schedule and for time stamping log entries Automatically Adju...

Page 34: ...gs under Content Filtering in the main menu The Logs screen displays The following table describes the log entries Field Description Date and time The date and time the log entry was recorded Source IP The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry Target address The name or IP address of the website or newsgroup visited or to which access was attempted Action Whether the access was bl...

Page 35: ... check box a Enter your user name for the e mail server in the User Name field b Enter your password for the e mail server in the Password field 4 You can specify that logs are automatically sent by e mail with these options Send alert immediately Select this check box for immediate notification of attempted access to a blocked site or service Send Logs According to this Schedule Specifies how oft...

Page 36: ...configure advanced networking features of the wireless router including LAN WAN and routing settings It contains the following sections Using the LAN IP Setup Options on page 37 Using a Dynamic DNS Service on page 40 Configuring the WAN Setup Options on page 41 Configuring Static Routes on page 44 ...

Page 37: ...nd the Network Explorer on all Windows systems The Device Name field cannot be blank The default name is WNR612v2 Configuring LAN TCP IP Setup Parameters These are advanced settings that you might configure if you are a network administrator and your network contains multiple routers The router is shipped preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN side and to act as a DHCP server see Usi...

Page 38: ... setting is Disabled RIP 1 is universally supported RIP 1 is usually adequate unless you have an unusual network setup RIP 2B carries more information than RIP 1 and uses subnet broadcasting RIP 2M carries more information than RIP 1 and uses multicasting Using the Router as a DHCP Server By default the router functions as a DHCP server allowing it to assign IP DNS server and default gateway addre...

Page 39: ...puters IP addresses manually or they will not be able to access the router Using Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN that computer always receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router s DHCP server Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings To reserve an IP address 1 Click Add ...

Page 40: ...s you to register your domain to their IP address and forwards traffic directed at your domain to your frequently changing IP address Note If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address such as 192 168 x x or 10 x x x the Dynamic DNS service will not work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet Your router contains a client that can connect to the Dynamic DNS service provided by Dyn...

Page 41: ...rhost dyndns org 8 Click Apply to save your configuration Configuring the WAN Setup Options The WAN Setup options let you do the following Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection Configure a DMZ demilitarized zone server Enable the wireless router to respond to a ping on the WAN Internet port Disable IGMP Proxying The IGMP Proxying function lets a LAN PC receive the multicast traffic is interested in...

Page 42: ...ranslation NAT The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work correctly with them but there are other applications that might not function well In some cases one local computer can run the application correctly if that computer s IP address is entered as the default DMZ server WARNING DMZ servers pose a security risk A computer designated as the default DMZ server los...

Page 43: ...and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection To change the MTU size 1 In the MTU Size field enter a new size between 64 and 1500 2 Click Apply to save the new configuration Disabling IGMP Proxying The IGMP Proxying function lets a LAN PC receive the multicast traffic it is interested in from the Internet If you do not need this function you can click the Disab...

Page 44: ...example of when a static route is needed consider the following case Your primary Internet access is through a cable modem to an ISP You have an ISDN router on your home network for connecting to the company 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 cr...

Page 45: ...ive check box to make this route effective 6 In the Destination IP Address field enter the IP address of the final destination 7 In the IP Subnet Mask field enter the IP subnet mask for this destination If the destination is a single host enter 255 255 255 255 8 In the Gateway IP Address field enter the gateway IP address which must be a router on the same LAN segment as the Wireless N 150 Router ...

Page 46: ...ss router This chapter includes the following sections Upgrading the Firmware on page 47 Backing Up Restoring and Erasing Your Settings on page 48 Viewing Wireless Router Status Information on page 50 Viewing a List of Attached Devices on page 53 Enabling Remote Management Access on page 54 Traffic Meter on page 55 ...

Page 47: ...ess router discovers a newer version of firmware the message on the left displays If no new firmware is available the message on the right displays To upgrade click Yes to allow the wireless router to download and install the new firmware WARNING When uploading firmware to the wireless router do not interrupt the Web browser by closing the window clicking a link or loading a new page If the browse...

Page 48: ... menu select Router Upgrade 5 Click Browse and locate the firmware you downloaded the file ends in img or chk 6 Click Upload to send the firmware to the wireless router WARNING When uploading firmware to the wireless router do not interrupt the Web browser by closing the window clicking a link or loading a new page If the browser is interrupted it could corrupt the firmware When the upload is comp...

Page 49: ...store button to upload the file to the wireless router 4 The wireless router then reboots automatically Erasing the Configuration Sometimes you might want to restore the wireless router to the factory default settings You can do this by using the erase function 1 In the main menu under Maintenance select Backup Setting and click the Erase button 2 The wireless router then reboots automatically Aft...

Page 50: ... of the router Firmware Version The wireless router firmware version GUI Language Version The version of the GUI language Internet Port MAC Address The Ethernet MAC address being used by the Internet ADSL port IP Address The IP address used by the Internet ADSL port If no address is shown the wireless router cannot connect to the Internet Internet Type of Internet connection such as DHCP IP Subnet...

Page 51: ...uter The default is 255 255 255 0 Wireless Port Name SSID The service set ID also known as the wireless network name for WLAN1 Region The country where the unit is set up for use Channel The current channel which determines the operating frequency Wireless AP Indicates if the access point feature is enabled for WLAN1 If disabled the Wireless LED on the front panel is off Broadcast Name Indicates i...

Page 52: ...ne utilization for this port Up Time The time elapsed since the last power cycle or reset ADSL Link Downstream or Upstream The statistics for the upstream and downstream ADSL link These statistics will be of interest to your technical support representative if you are having problems obtaining or maintaining a connection Connection Speed Typically the downstream speed is faster than the upstream s...

Page 53: ...y the ADSL Internet Service Provider Obtaining Network Mask The network mask assigned to the WAN port by the ADSL Internet Service Provider Viewing a List of Attached Devices The Attached Devices screen contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the local network Select Attached Devices under Maintenance in the main menu to view the table For each device the table shows t...

Page 54: ...uter s default configuration password to a very secure password The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language and should be a mixture of letters both uppercase and lowercase numbers and symbols Your password can be up to 30 characters To configure your router for remote management 1 Select the Turn Remote Management On check box 2 Under Allow Remote Access By specify what...

Page 55: ...iction is applied when the traffic limit is reached Download only The restriction is applied to incoming traffic only Both Directions The restriction is applied to both incoming and outgoing traffic 4 You can limit the amount of data traffic allowed per month By specifying how many Mbytes per month are allowed By specifying how many hours of traffic are allowed 5 Set the Traffic Counter to begin a...

Page 56: ... and how to make adjustments to enhance your network s performance This chapter includes the following sections Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network on page 57 Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers on page 61 Configuring Port Triggering on page 63 Using Universal Plug and Play on page 65 Changing the MTU Size on page 66 Quality of Service on page 68 Overview of Home and Small Office...

Page 57: ...eate and track the communication session so that replies can be routed back to your computer Here is an example of normal outbound traffic and the resulting inbound responses 1 You open Internet Explorer beginning a browser session on your computer Invisible to you your operating system assigns a service number port number to every communication process running on your computer In this example let...

Page 58: ...the message restoring the original address information replaced by NAT The message now contains the following address and port information The source address is the IP address of www example com The source port number is 80 the standard port number for a Web server process The destination address is your computer s IP address The destination port number is 5678 the browser session that made the in...

Page 59: ...he previous example let s say port 33333 as the destination port The IRC server also sends an identify message to your router with destination port 113 6 Upon receiving the incoming message to destination port 33333 your router checks its session table to determine whether there is an active session for port number 33333 Finding an active session the router restores the original address informatio...

Page 60: ...n sends this request message through the Internet to your router 2 Your router receives the request message and looks in its rules table for any rules covering the disposition of incoming port 80 traffic Your port forwarding rule specifies that incoming port 80 traffic should be forwarded to local IP address 192 168 1 123 Therefore your router modifies the destination information in the request me...

Page 61: ...se the Port Forwarding screen to configure the router to forward specific 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 protocols are forwarded The DMZ server is configured in the WAN Setup screen as discussed in Setting Up a Default DMZ Server on page 42 Before starting y...

Page 62: ... usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or news groups When you have the port number information follow these steps 1 Select Port Forwarding Port Triggering under Advanced in the main menu 2 Click Add Service The Ports Custom Services screen displays 3 In the Service Name field enter a descriptive name 4 In the Service Type field select the...

Page 63: ...andard protocol for Web servers 3 Optional Register a host name with a Dynamic DNS service and configure your router to use the name as described in Using the Router as a DHCP Server on page 38 To access your Web server from the Internet a remote user must know the IP address that has been assigned by your ISP However if you use a Dynamic DNS service the remote user can reach your server by a user...

Page 64: ...l trigger the opening of the inbound ports You can usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or news groups To set up port triggering 1 Select Port Forwarding Port Triggering under Advanced in the main menu The Forwarding Port Triggering screen displays 2 Select the Port Triggering radio button The port triggering information displays 3 Clear ...

Page 65: ... the outbound traffic port that will cause the inbound ports to be opened 10 Enter the inbound connection port information in the Connection Type Starting Port and Ending Port fields 11 Click Apply The service appears in the Port Triggering Portmap table Using Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play UPnP helps devices such as Internet appliances and computers to access the network and conn...

Page 66: ...ement Time To Live The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops steps for each UPnP packet sent The time to live hop count is the number of steps a broadcast packet is allowed to propagate for each UPnP advertisement before it disappears The number of 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 network...

Page 67: ...ty or performance problems Note An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication problems such as the inability to access certain Web sites frames within Web sites secure login pages or FTP or POP servers If you suspect an MTU problem a common solution is to change the MTU size to 1400 If you are willing to experiment you can gradually reduce the MTU size from the maximum value of 1500 un...

Page 68: ...over the wireless link WMM QoS provides prioritization of wireless data packets from different applications based on four access categories voice video best effort and background For an application to receive the benefits of WMM QoS both it and the client running that application must be WMM enabled Legacy applications that do not support WMM and applications that do not require QoS are assigned t...

Page 69: ...The QoS Priority Rules screen displays For convenience the QoS Policy table lists many common applications and online games that can benefit from QoS handling 3 Click Add Priority Rule The QoS Priority Rules screen displays 4 In the QoS Priority field select either Applications or Online Gaming In either case a list of predefined applications or games displays in the Applications drop down list 5 ...

Page 70: ...c should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet The options are Low Normal High and Highest 7 Click Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen 8 In the QoS Setup screen select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box 9 Click Apply QoS for a Router LAN Port To create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the rou...

Page 71: ...e 2 From the Priority Category list select MAC Address The QoS Priority Rules screen changes 3 If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List select it The information from the MAC Device List is used to populate the policy name MAC Address and Device Name fields If the device does not appear in the MAC Device List click Refresh If it still does not appear you must complete these f...

Page 72: ...ic ADSL and cable modem connections are asymmetrical meaning they have a lower data rate to the Internet upstream than from the Internet downstream Keep in mind that when you connect to another site that also has an asymmetrical connection the data rate between your sites is limited by each side s upstream data rate A typical residential ADSL or cable modem connection provides a downstream through...

Page 73: ...ion is not susceptible to interference and eavesdropping would require a physical connection to your network Note Actual data throughput will vary Network conditions and environmental factors including volume of network traffic building materials and construction and network overhead can lower actual data throughput rate Assessing Your Speed Requirements Because your Internet connection is likely ...

Page 74: ...hernet 80 seconds 802 11n wireless 45 seconds 802 11g wireless 150 seconds 802 11b wireless 700 seconds 10 Mbps wired Ethernet 800 seconds Cable modem 3 Mbps 2700 seconds Analog modem 56 kbps 144 000 seconds 40 hours Table 7 Theoretical Transfer Time for 1 Gigabyte Continued Network Connection Theoretical Raw Transfer Time ...

Page 75: ...l articles documentation and the latest software updates at http www netgear com support This chapter includes the following sections Quick Tips on page 76 Troubleshooting Basic Functions on page 77 Login Problems on page 78 Checking the Internet Service Connection on page 78 Troubleshooting Your Network Using the Ping Utility on page 80 Problems with Date and Time on page 82 Problems with Wireles...

Page 76: ... For a wirelessly connected computer the wireless network name SSID and WEP or WPA security settings of the router and wireless computer must match exactly If you have enabled the wireless router to restrict wireless access by MAC address you must add the wireless computer s MAC address to the router s wireless card access list Make sure that the network settings of the computer are correct LAN co...

Page 77: ... see the appropriate following section The Power Test light is not on If the Power Test and other lights are off when your router is turned on Make sure that the power cord is properly connected to your router and that the power adapter is properly connected to a functioning power outlet Check that you are using the power adapter supplied by NETGEAR for this product If the error persists you have ...

Page 78: ...is range verify that you have a good connection from the computer to the router then restart reboot your computer If your router s IP address has been changed and you don t know the current IP address reset the router s configuration to the factory defaults This procedure will reset the router s IP address to 192 168 1 1 see Factory Default Settings in Appendix A Make sure your browser has Java Ja...

Page 79: ...bleshooting PPPoE on page 79 You might have incorrectly set the service name user name or password Review your router s Basic Settings screen Your service provider might check for your computer s host name Assign the computer Host Name of your ISP account to the wireless router on the Basic Settings screen Your service provider might only allow one Ethernet MAC address to connect to the Internet a...

Page 80: ...efault gateway Reboot the computer and verify that the wireless router address TBD 192 168 1 1 is listed by your computer as the default gateway address You might be running login software that is no longer needed If your ISP provided a program to log you in to the Internet such as WinPoET you no longer need to run that software after installing your router You might need to go to Internet Explore...

Page 81: ...at the numbered LAN port light is on for the port to which you are connected If the light is off follow the instructions in Troubleshooting Basic Functions on page 77 Check that the appropriate LEDs are on for your network devices If your router and computer are connected to a separate Ethernet switch make sure that the link lights are on for the switch ports that are connected to your computer an...

Page 82: ...hat modem If this is the case you must configure your router to clone or spoof the MAC address from the authorized computer Problems with Date and Time Select E mail under Content Filtering in the main menu to display a screen that shows the current date and time of day The Wireless N 150 Router WNR612v2 uses the Network Time Protocol NTP to obtain the current time from one of several network time...

Page 83: ...s adapter Check the Mode setting as described in Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings on page 15 If your wireless network appears but the signal strength is weak check these conditions Is your router too far from your adapter or too close Place the computer that has the adapter near the router but at least 6 feet away and see whether the signal strength improves Is your wireless signal obst...

Page 84: ...n and wait for the router to restart and for the Power light to stop blinking and become solid green The factory default settings will be restored so that you can access the router from your Web browser using the factory defaults If the wireless router fails to restart or the Power light continues to blink or turns solid amber the unit might be defective If the error persists you might have a hard...

Page 85: ... http www routerlogin net or http www routerlogin com Login Name case sensitive printed on product label admin Login Password case sensitive printed on product label password Internet Connection WAN MAC Address Default hardware address on label MTU Size 1500 Local Network Router LAN IP address printed on product label also known as Gateway IP address 192 168 1 1 Router Subnet 255 255 255 0 DHCP Se...

Page 86: ... RF Channel Auto Operating Mode Up to 150 Mbps Data Rate Best Output Power Full Firewall Inbound communications coming in from the Internet Disabled bars all unsolicited requests except for traffic on port 80 the http port Outbound communications going out to the Internet Enabled all 1 Maximum Wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802 11 specifications Actual throughput will vary Network...

Page 87: ...Hz input All regions output 7 5V DC 1 0A output Physical Dimensions 141 5 x 94 x 30 mm 5 6 x 3 7 x 1 2 in Weight 0 137 kg 0 302 lb Environmental Operating temperature 0 to 40 C 32º to 104º F Operating humidity 90 maximum relative humidity noncondensing Electromagnetic Emissions Designed to conform to the following standards FCC Part 15 Class B EN 55022 24 CISPR 22 24 Class B EN 60950 CE LVD Class ...

Page 88: ... http documentation netgear com reference enu winzerocfg index htm TCP IP Networking Basics http documentation netgear com reference enu tcpip index htm Wireless Networking Basics http documentation netgear com reference enu wireless index htm Preparing Your Network http documentation netgear com reference enu wsdhcp index htm Virtual Private Networking VPN http documentation netgear com reference...

Page 89: ... transmitter FCC Declaration of Conformity We NETGEAR Inc 350 East Plumeria Drive Santa Clara CA 95134 declare under our sole responsibility that the Product Name Model complies with Part 15 Subpart B of FCC CFR47 Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference tha...

Page 90: ...ss B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI Statement This equipment is in the Class B 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 Cou...

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Page 93: ... 72 C cables checking 76 client WPS 20 21 clients adding 51 compatibility protocol and standards 87 compliance wireless 89 configuration file 49 configuring advanced security 24 DMZ server 42 Dynamic DNS 41 LAN IP settings 37 NAT 44 port forwarding 61 port triggering 63 See also adding Connection Status screen 52 connection types 72 CTS RTS Threshold 25 custom service port forwarding 62 D data pac...

Page 94: ...et mask 38 ISP settings 10 K keywords blocking by 30 L LAN IP setup 37 LAN path troubleshooting 81 LAN port QoS for 70 language screen display 8 local network default settings 85 local servers port forwarding to 61 location router 14 logging in 7 29 login settings 85 logout automatic 7 logs sending 35 time stamping entries 33 viewing 34 M MAC addresses attached devices 53 QoS for 69 71 restricting...

Page 95: ... statistics 51 S scheduling blocking 33 screen display language 8 selecting 8 security PIN 25 service numbers 32 services blocking 31 settings default See default factory settings Setup Wizard 9 SMTP server 35 specifications technical 85 speed requirements 73 spoofing MAC addresses 79 standards compatibility 87 static IP address 9 static routes 44 statistics router 51 status connection 52 status v...

Page 96: ...eless clients adding 51 wireless connection type 72 wireless mode 17 wireless network range and interference 14 wireless radio 25 wireless security 15 Wireless settings 15 16 wireless settings 15 advanced 24 default listed 86 WLAN 52 WLAN statistics 51 WMM Wi Fi Multimedia 68 WPA 19 WPA WPA2 19 WPA2 19 WPS 20 WPS button 20 WPS PIN 21 ...

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