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202-10587-01
February 2010
v1.0

NETGEAR

, Inc.

350 E. Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134 USA

RangeMax Wireless-N
150 Router WPN824N
User Manual

Summary of Contents for WPN824N - RangeMax Wireless-N 150 Router

Page 1: ...202 10587 01 February 2010 v1 0 NETGEAR Inc 350 E Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 USA RangeMax Wireless N 150 Router WPN824N User Manual...

Page 2: ...urer Importer It is hereby certified that the Wireless N 150 Router Model WPN824N has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMPT AmtsblVfg 243 1991 and Vfg 46 1992 The opera...

Page 3: ...ries under the following conditions and or with the following restrictions In Italy the end user should apply for a license at the national spectrum authorities in order to obtain authorization to use...

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Page 5: ...e Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centim...

Page 6: ...g antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an electrical outlet on a circuit different from that which the radio receiver is connected Consult...

Page 7: ...Publication Details Model Number WPN824N Publication Date February 2010 Product Family Wireless Router Product Name Wireless N 150 Router Model WPN824N Home or Business Product Home Language English P...

Page 8: ...on Does Require a Login 1 9 Setting Up and Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity 1 11 Chapter 2 Safeguarding Your Network Choosing Appropriate Wireless Security 2 1 Recording Basic Wireless Settings Set...

Page 9: ...ifications 3 7 Setting the Time Zone 3 8 Chapter 4 Customizing Your Network Settings Using the LAN IP Setup Options 4 1 Configuring a Device Name 4 2 Configuring LAN TCP IP Setup Parameters 4 2 Using...

Page 10: ...twork Monitoring Tools Viewing Wireless Router Status Information 6 2 Viewing a List of Attached Devices 6 7 Managing the Configuration File 6 7 Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration 6 8 Erasing...

Page 11: ...Path to Your Router 7 9 Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device 7 10 Problems with Date and Time 7 10 Problems with Wireless Adapter Connections 7 11 Restoring the Default Configuratio...

Page 12: ...this manual are described in the following paragraphs Typographical conventions This manual uses the following typographical conventions Formats This manual uses the following formats to highlight spe...

Page 13: ...free Adobe Acrobat reader installed in order to view and print PDF files The Acrobat reader is available on the Adobe Web site at http www adobe com Danger This is a safety warning Failure to take he...

Page 14: ...stantly searching for ways to improve its products and documentation The following table indicates any changes that might have been made since the WPN824N router was introduced Table 2 1 Publication R...

Page 15: ...Wizard on page 1 6 Viewing and Configuring Basic Internet Settings on page 1 6 Setting Up and Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity on page 1 11 Using the Setup Manual For first time installation of yo...

Page 16: ...terlogin net in the address field of your browser and then press Enter A login window displays 2 Enter admin for the router user name and your password or the default password Figure 1 1 Tip You can c...

Page 17: ...available the router will proceed to the router status screen To automatically update to the new firmware click Yes to allow the router to download and install the new firmware file from NETGEAR The u...

Page 18: ...cumentation under Web Support in the main menu to view support information or the documentation for the wireless router If you do not click Logout the wireless router will wait for 5 minutes after no...

Page 19: ...language other than the default that language as well as English is stored in memory The additional language stored is the most recently selected For example if you select Deutsch German and English...

Page 20: ...to verify the Internet connection settings 1 Select Setup Wizard from the top of the main menu 2 Click Next to proceed Enter your ISP settings as needed 3 At the end of the Setup Wizard click Test to...

Page 21: ...a DHCP request from your router In most cases this setting is not required but some ISPs require it for access to ISP services such as mail or news servers Domain Name The domain name is provided by y...

Page 22: ...tion determines the Ethernet MAC address that the router will use on the Internet port Typically you would leave Use Default Address selected However some ISPs especially cable modem providers registe...

Page 23: ...rnet Connection Require A Login If you usually must use a login program such as WinPOET to access the Internet your Internet connection requires a login After you select Yes the Basic Settings screen...

Page 24: ...oint to Point Protocol over Ethernet the protocol used by most DSL services worldwide Login and Password This is the user name and password provided by your ISP This name and password are used to log...

Page 25: ...Idle Timeout Your Internet connection is logged out if there is no data transfer during the specified time interval Domain Name Server DNS Address If you know that your ISP does not automatically tra...

Page 26: ...ble descriptive name In the Name SSID field you can enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters The default SSID is NETGEAR 4 For the remaining settings accept the defaults The default channel i...

Page 27: ...um speed of up to 54 Mbps for b g networks Up to 65 Mbps Neighbor Friendly Mode Will not interfere with neighboring wireless networks Up to 150 Mbps Performance Mode Maximum Wireless N speed up to 150...

Page 28: ...less adapter of your computer to have the same SSID and channel that you specified in the router and disable encryption Check that your computer has a wireless link and can obtain an IP address by DHC...

Page 29: ...1 Backing Up Your Configuration on page 2 22 Understanding Your Firewall on page 2 23 Choosing Appropriate Wireless Security Unlike wired networks wireless networks allow anyone with a compatible adap...

Page 30: ...a slow computer To configure the wireless network you can Manually specify your SSID and your wireless security settings The WPN824N router provides two screens for configuring the wireless settings W...

Page 31: ...ons Security Type Description None No wireless security Recommended only for troubleshooting wireless connectivity Do not run an unsecured wireless network unless it is your intention to provide free...

Page 32: ...n page 2 11 Restrict access based on MAC address You can restrict access to only trusted computers so that unknown computers cannot wirelessly connect to the WPN824N router MAC address filtering adds...

Page 33: ...P Authentication is used circle one Shared Key or Auto WEP Encryption Key Size Choose one 64 bit or 128 bit Again the encryption key size must be the same for the wireless adapters and the wireless ro...

Page 34: ...A2 PSK and are configured with the correct passphrase Use the procedures described in the following sections to specify the WPN824N router Store this information in a safe place Changing Wireless Secu...

Page 35: ...ndwidth for data transmission For more information about the wireless channel frequencies see the online document that you can access from Wireless Networking Basics in Appendix B Mode The default mod...

Page 36: ...ing publicly available tools WEP offers the following options Automatic With the Automatic option the router will try both Open System and Shared Key authentication Normally this setting is suitable I...

Page 37: ...ur keys to activate 5 Click Apply to save your settings Configuring WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK Wireless Security Wi Fi Protected Access with Pre Shared Key WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK data encryption provides extr...

Page 38: ...or the security type The third option WPA PSK TKIP WP2 PSK AES is the most flexible since it allows clients using either WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK 3 In the Passphrase field enter a word or group of 8 63 pri...

Page 39: ...lect Wireless Settings under Advanced in the main menu The advanced Wireless Settings screen displays The available settings in this screen are Enable Wireless Router Radio If you disable the wireless...

Page 40: ...ort Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS you can use this feature to configure the router s network name SSID and security settings and at the same time connect a wireless client securely and easily to the route...

Page 41: ...hile the light is blinking you have 2 minutes to enable WPS on the client that you are trying to connect to the router 2 On the wireless client follow its specific networking instructions to enable WP...

Page 42: ...and the client establish a wireless connection The 2 minute window period expires for establishing a WPS connection If the connection is not established no WPS security settings will be specified in...

Page 43: ...r setup method 4 On the wireless client obtain its security PIN or follow its specific networking instructions to generate a client security PIN 5 In the Add WPS Client screen of the WPN824N router en...

Page 44: ...n 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 en...

Page 45: ...he Wireless Settings screen for WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK security and record that information See Configuring WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK Wireless Security on page 2 9 When you change security settings all existi...

Page 46: ...correct SSID and wireless security settings to access the wireless router The MAC address is a network device s unique 12 character physical address containing the hexadecimal characters 0 9 a f or A...

Page 47: ...List The screen changes back to the list screen 6 Repeat step 3 through step 5 for each additional device you want to add to the list 7 Select the Turn Access Control On check box 8 Click Apply to sa...

Page 48: ...rk from the Setup menu The Guest Network Settings screen appears 2 Select any of the following Wireless settings Enable Guest Network When this check box is selected the guest network is enabled and g...

Page 49: ...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 Changing the Administrator Password The default password...

Page 50: ...ion file after you complete the configuration If the router fails or becomes corrupted or an administrator password is lost you can easily re create your configuration by restoring the configuration f...

Page 51: ...ed in Blocking Access to Internet Sites on page 3 1 Blocking services Block the use of certain Internet services by specific computers on your network This feature is described in Blocking Access to I...

Page 52: ...Overview The Wireless N 150 Router Model WPN824N provides you with Web content filtering options plus browser activity reporting and instant alerts through e mail Parents and network administrators ca...

Page 53: ...g a dot as the keyword and then set a schedule in the Schedule screen 3 Add a keyword or domain by entering it in the keyword field and clicking Add Keyword The keyword or domain name then appears the...

Page 54: ...es 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 destinati...

Page 55: ...otocols are defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force IETF and published in RFC1700 Assigned Numbers Service numbers for other applications are typically chosen from the range 1024 to 65535 by th...

Page 56: ...ocking is enforced To schedule blocking 1 Select Schedule under Content Filtering in the main menu The Schedule screen displays 2 Configure the schedule for blocking keywords and services a Days to Bl...

Page 57: ...ly when keyword blocking is enabled and no log entries are made for the trusted user Select Logs under Content Filtering in the main menu The Logs screen displays Table 3 1 describes the log entries F...

Page 58: ...t Filtering in the main menu The E mail screen displays 2 To receive e mail logs and alerts from the router select the Turn E mail Notification On check box a Enter the name of your ISP s outgoing SMT...

Page 59: ...iod the log is automatically e mailed to the specified e mail address After the log is sent the log is cleared from the router s memory If the router cannot e mail the log file the log buffer might fi...

Page 60: ...Using the LAN IP Setup Options Using a Dynamic DNS Service on page 4 5 Configuring the WAN Setup Options on page 4 6 Configuring Static Routes on page 4 8 Using the LAN IP Setup Options The LAN Setup...

Page 61: ...f your network has a requirement to use a different IP addressing scheme you can make those changes in this screen The LAN IP settings are IP Address The LAN IP address of the router IP Subnet Mask Th...

Page 62: ...addressing scheme you should define a range between 192 168 1 2 and 192 168 1 254 although you might wish to save part of the range for devices with fixed addresses The router delivers the following...

Page 63: ...n to the computer or server Choose an IP address from the router s LAN subnet such as 192 168 1 x 3 Enter the MAC address of the computer or server 4 Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the...

Page 64: ...t can connect to the Dynamic DNS service provided by DynDNS org You must first visit their website at www dyndns org and obtain an account and host name which you specify in the router Then whenever y...

Page 65: ...u can select the Use Wildcards check box to activate this feature For example the wildcard feature causes yourhost dyndns org to be aliased to the same IP address as yourhost dyndns org 8 Click Apply...

Page 66: ...ice that you have configured in the Port Forwarding Port Triggering screen Instead of discarding this traffic you can have it forwarded to one computer on your network This computer is called the defa...

Page 67: ...from functioning Open NAT provides a much less secured firewall but allows almost all Internet applications to function For more information about NAT see How Your Computer Accesses a Remote Computer...

Page 68: ...st is likely to be denied by the company s firewall In this case you must define a static route telling your router that 134 177 0 0 should be accessed through the ISDN router at 192 168 1 100 In this...

Page 69: ...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...

Page 70: ...on page 5 15 Overview of Home and Small Office Networking Technologies on page 5 16 Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network By default the WPN824N router blocks any inbound traffic from the Inter...

Page 71: ...e with the following address and port information The source address is your computer s IP address The source port number is 5678 the browser session The destination address is the IP address of www e...

Page 72: ...browser session that made the initial request Your router then sends this reply message to your computer which displays the Web page from www example com 6 When you finish your browser session your r...

Page 73: ...AT assigned source port as in the 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...

Page 74: ...P address of your router The remote computer composes a Web page request message with the following destination information The destination address is the IP address of www example com which is the ad...

Page 75: ...orwarding to Local Servers Using the port forwarding feature you can allow certain types of incoming traffic to reach servers on your local network For example you might make a local Web server FTP se...

Page 76: ...g Server IP Address fields enter the last digit of the IP address of your local computer that will provide this service 4 To the right of Server IP Address click Add The service appears in the list in...

Page 77: ...number If the application uses only a single port enter the same port number in the Ending Port field If the application uses a range of ports enter the ending port number of the range in the Ending P...

Page 78: ...me with a Dynamic DNS service and configure your router to use the name as described in Using a Dynamic DNS Service on page 4 5 To access your Web server from the Internet a remote user must know the...

Page 79: ...up port triggering 1 Select Port Forwarding Port Triggering under Advanced in the main menu The Forwarding Port Triggering screen displays see Figure 5 1 on page 5 7 2 Select the Port Triggering radio...

Page 80: ...ring Services screen displays 6 In the Service Name field enter a descriptive service name 7 In the Service User field select Any the default to allow this service to be used by any computer on the In...

Page 81: ...h as Internet appliances and computers to access the network and connect to other devices as needed UPnP devices can automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the netwo...

Page 82: ...fic Longer durations might compromise the freshness of the device status but can significantly reduce network traffic Advertisement Time To Live The time to live for the advertisement is measured in h...

Page 83: ...ment carefully For best results place your router Near the center of the area in which your computers will operate In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected computers...

Page 84: ...in the data path has a lower MTU setting than the other devices the data packets must be split or fragmented to accommodate the one with the smallest MTU The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is...

Page 85: ...odem 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 asy...

Page 86: ...ity and you can configure an individual network password to prevent neighbors from connecting The Powerline HD family of products can coexist on the same network with older generation XE family produc...

Page 87: ...popular due to the availability of inexpensive mass storage Table 5 2 shows the time to transfer 1 gigabyte 1 GB of data using various networking technologies Table 5 2 Theoretical Transfer Time for 1...

Page 88: ...el WPN824N This chapter includes the following sections Viewing Wireless Router Status Information Viewing a List of Attached Devices on page 6 7 Managing the Configuration File in Chapter 6 Updating...

Page 89: ...ual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6 2 v1 0 February 2010 Viewing Wireless Router Status Information To view router status and usage information 1 Select Router Status under Maintenance in the main me...

Page 90: ...dress on the WAN If set to DHCP Client the router is configured to obtain an IP address dynamically from the ISP IP Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask being used by the Internet WAN port of the router For...

Page 91: ...Click the link to the online document Wireless Networking Basics in Appendix B for the frequencies used on each channel Mode Indicates the wireless communication mode Up to 54 Mbps Up to 65 Mbps Up t...

Page 92: ...igure 6 2 Table 6 2 Connection Status Settings Item Description IP Address The IP address that is assigned to the router Subnet Mask The subnet mask that is assigned to the router Default Gateway The...

Page 93: ...rt The statistics for the WAN Internet and LAN Ethernet ports For each port the screen displays the following Status The link status of the port TxPkts The number of packets transmitted on this port s...

Page 94: ...name if available and the Ethernet MAC address To force the router to look for attached devices click Refresh Managing the Configuration File The configuration settings of the WPN824N router are store...

Page 95: ...Under some circumstances for example if you move the router to a different network or if you have forgotten the password you might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory default setti...

Page 96: ...firmware every time you log in you can use Router Upgrade under Maintenance in the main menu See Checking for New Firmware in the Router Upgrade Screen Check for and update your firmware manually You...

Page 97: ...Update screen 3 To update your firmware click Yes and follow the prompts When the upload is complete your router automatically restarts The update process typically takes about 1 minute Updating Manua...

Page 98: ...ebsite is more recent download the file from the WPN824N support page to your computer 4 Log in to your router and select Router Upgrade under Maintenance on the main menu 5 Click Browse and locate th...

Page 99: ...router for remote management 1 Select the Turn Remote Management On check box 2 Under Allow Remote Access By specify what external IP addresses will be allowed to access the router s remote management...

Page 100: ...1024 and 65535 but do not use the number of any common service port The default is 8080 which is a common alternate for HTTP 4 Click Apply to have your changes take effect Customizing the Blue Dome L...

Page 101: ...This is the default setting The LEDs blink when wireless data is being transmitted The left LED shows incoming data and the right LED shows outgoing data Guest Network status The LEDs are both on whe...

Page 102: ...ng allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router s Internet port With the Traffic Meter utility you can set limits for traffic volume set a monthly limit and get a l...

Page 103: ...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...

Page 104: ...ternet Service Connection on page 7 6 Troubleshooting Your Network Using the Ping Utility on page 7 8 Problems with Date and Time on page 7 10 Problems with Wireless Adapter Connections on page 7 11 R...

Page 105: ...AC address to the router s wireless card access list Make sure that the network settings of the computer are correct LAN connected computers must be configured to obtain an IP address automatically us...

Page 106: ...our 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 p...

Page 107: ...he Internet light is still amber 1 minute after turning on power to the router 1 The Internet is not accessible Confirm that you have the correct internet setting 2 Clear the router s configuration to...

Page 108: ...rd Make sure that the Caps Lock is off when entering this information Make sure your computer s IP address is on the same subnet as the router If your are using the recommended addressing scheme your...

Page 109: ...et review the topics in this section Obtaining an Internet IP Address Troubleshooting PPPoE Troubleshooting Internet Browsing Obtaining an Internet IP Address If your wireless router is unable to acce...

Page 110: ...device and ask them to use the wireless router s MAC address or Configure your router to spoof your computer s MAC address On the Basic Settings screen in the Router MAC Address section select Use thi...

Page 111: ...ateway 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 i...

Page 112: ...ng you see this message Request timed out If the path is not functioning correctly you could have one of the following problems Wrong physical connections For a wired connection make sure that the num...

Page 113: ...ess of your computer the portion of the IP address specified by the subnet mask is different from the network address of the remote device Check that your cable or DSL modem is connected and functioni...

Page 114: ...ity program is installed that can provide helpful information about your wireless network You can find this program in your Windows Program menu or as an icon in your system tray Other wireless card m...

Page 115: ...r name to admin the password to password and the IP address to 192 168 1 1 You can erase the current configuration and restore factory defaults in two ways Use the Erase function of the router To use...

Page 116: ...v1 0 February 2010 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 hardware probl...

Page 117: ...terlogin 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 De...

Page 118: ...ode 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 Outbo...

Page 119: ...t UK Australia 240V 50 Hz input Europe 230V 50 Hz input Japan 100V 50 60 Hz input All regions output 12V DC 1 0A output Physical Dimensions 28 x 175 x 119 mm 1 1 x 6 89 x 4 68 in Weight 0 26 kg 0 57 l...

Page 120: ...TGEAR Wireless Router Setup Manual Table B 1 Reference Documents Document Link TCP IP Networking Basics http documentation netgear com reference enu tcpip index htm Wireless Networking Basics http doc...

Page 121: ...up configuration file 6 8 backing up transfer time 5 18 basic settings 2 6 Big Pond 1 10 blocking access 3 1 inbound traffic 5 1 bold text xi broadband Internet 5 16 broadcast status 6 4 C cables che...

Page 122: ...Dynamic DNS 4 5 dynamic IP addresses 1 7 DynDNS org 4 5 E electromagnetic emissions A 3 e mailing logs 3 7 encryption 2 1 encryption keys 2 9 environmental specifications A 3 erasing configuration 6 8...

Page 123: ...logging in 1 2 login required 1 9 login settings A 1 logout automatic 1 4 logs sending 3 7 time stamping entries 3 8 viewing 3 6 M MAC addresses attached devices 6 7 current 6 3 entering 1 8 restricti...

Page 124: ...anagement 6 12 renewing connection status 6 5 requirements speed 5 17 reserved IP adresses 4 4 Resource CD 1 1 restarting network 7 1 restoring configuration 6 8 default factory settings 7 12 restorin...

Page 125: ...graphical conventions xi U Universal Plug and Play UPnP 5 12 up time system 6 6 updating firmware 1 3 6 3 6 9 URLs typography for xi usage statistics 6 6 V version firmware 6 3 6 9 RIP Router Informat...

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