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Contents

Chapter 1 

 

About This Manual

Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats  ................................................................1-1

How to Use This Manual  ................................................................................................1-2

How to Print this Manual .................................................................................................1-2

Chapter 2 

 

Introduction

About the Router  ............................................................................................................2-1

Key Features  ..................................................................................................................2-1

802.11 Standards-based Wireless Networking  ........................................................2-2

A Powerful, True Firewall  .........................................................................................2-2

Content Filtering .......................................................................................................2-2

Auto Sensing and Auto Uplink™ LAN Ethernet Connections  ..................................2-3

Protocol Support  ......................................................................................................2-3

Easy Installation and Management  ..........................................................................2-4

What’s in the Box? ..........................................................................................................2-4

The Router’s Front Panel  .........................................................................................2-5

The Router’s Rear Panel  .........................................................................................2-6

Chapter 3 

 

Connecting the Router to the Internet

Minimum Requirements ..................................................................................................3-1

Ethernet Cabling Requirements ...............................................................................3-1

Computer Hardware Requirements  .........................................................................3-1

LAN Configuration Requirements  ............................................................................3-2

Internet Configuration Requirements .......................................................................3-2

Where Do I Get the Internet Configuration Parameters? .........................................3-2

Record Your Internet Connection Information  ..........................................................3-3

Connecting the MBR814X to Your LAN ..........................................................................3-4

First, install the router. ..............................................................................................3-4

Содержание MBR814X

Страница 1: ...202 10141 01 January 2006 NETGEAR Inc 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 USA Reference Manual for the Mobile Broadband Router MBR814X...

Страница 2: ...stallation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the i...

Страница 3: ...Publication Details Model Number MBR814X Publication Date January 2006 Product Family Product Family Product Name Mobile Broadband Router MBR814X Home or Business Product Business Language English Pub...

Страница 4: ...v1 0 January 2006 iv...

Страница 5: ...Ethernet Connections 2 3 Protocol Support 2 3 Easy Installation and Management 2 4 What s in the Box 2 4 The Router s Front Panel 2 5 The Router s Rear Panel 2 6 Chapter 3 Connecting the Router to th...

Страница 6: ...ption Methods 4 9 How to Configure WEP 4 11 How to Configure WPA PSK 4 12 Chapter 5 Protecting Your Network Protecting Access to Your Mobile Broadband Router MBR814X 5 1 How to Change the Built In Pas...

Страница 7: ...Utilities and Rebooting the Router 6 14 Enabling Remote Management 6 15 Configuring Remote Management 6 15 Chapter 7 Advanced Configuration Configuring Advanced Security 7 1 Setting Up A Default DMZ...

Страница 8: ...4 Troubleshooting Internet Browsing 8 5 Troubleshooting a TCP IP Network Using the Ping Utility 8 5 Testing the LAN Path to Your Router 8 6 Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device 8 6 R...

Страница 9: ...the Appendices and on the Netgear website This guide uses the following typographical conventions This guide uses the following formats to highlight special messages Table 1 1 Typographical Conventio...

Страница 10: ...the topic is described in the manual A button to access the full NETGEAR Inc online knowledge base for the product model Links to PDF versions of the full manual and individual chapters How to Print t...

Страница 11: ...installed in order to view and print PDF files The Acrobat reader is available on the Adobe Web site at http www adobe com Click the print icon in the upper left of the window Printing the Full Manual...

Страница 12: ...Reference Manual for the Mobile Broadband Router MBR814X 1 4 v1 0 January 2006...

Страница 13: ...vides multiple Web content filtering options plus e mail browsing activity reporting and instant alerts Parents and network administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time of day...

Страница 14: ...g stateful packet inspection to defend against hacker attacks Its firewall features include Denial of Service DoS protection Automatically detects and thwarts Denial of Service DoS attacks such as Pin...

Страница 15: ...Disable IP Address Sharing by NAT The MBR814X allows several networked PCs to share an Internet account using only a single IP address which may be statically or dynamically assigned by your Internet...

Страница 16: ...based Web Management Interface Remote management The router allows you to log in to the Web management interface from a remote location via the Internet For security you can limit remote management a...

Страница 17: ...sing or damaged contact your NETGEAR dealer Keep the carton including the original packing materials in case you need to return the product for repair The Router s Front Panel The Mobile Broadband Rou...

Страница 18: ...is initializing The system is ready and running Wireless On Off Indicates that the Wireless port is initialized The Wireless Access Point is turned off Internet On Green Blink Green The Internet port...

Страница 19: ...dband Router MBR814X 2 7 v1 0 January 2006 Wireless antenna AC power adapter outlet Four Local Ethernet RJ 45 ports for connecting the router to the local computers Factory Default Reset push button S...

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Страница 21: ...re not sure Observe the guidelines for placement of wireless equipment as described in Observe Performance Placement and Range Guidelines in Chapter 4 If connecting your computer to the router wireles...

Страница 22: ...ll the information needed to connect to the Internet If you cannot locate this information you can ask your ISP to provide it or you can try one of the options below If you have a computer already con...

Страница 23: ...n For example 169 254 141 148 could be a valid IP address Fixed or Static Internet IP Address ______ ______ ______ ______ Router IP Address ______ ______ ______ ______ Subnet Mask ______ ______ ______...

Страница 24: ...urely inserted in the slot in the back of the router Please refer to the applicable sections in the appendix or the user manual provided with the broadband card for additional installation information...

Страница 25: ...up 3 From the Ethernet connected computer you just set up open a browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 4 Connect to the router by typing http 192 168 0 1 in the address field of your...

Страница 26: ...verify access to network resources such as files and printers 3 Make any needed configuration changes to fit your wireless local area network WLAN such as setting up wireless security The router is n...

Страница 27: ...outer automatically connects to the Internet when one of your computers requires access It is not necessary to run a dialer or login application such as Dial Up Networking or Enternet to connect log i...

Страница 28: ...er during login If the ISP does not transfer an address you must obtain it from the ISP and enter it manually here 3 You should only disable NAT if you are sure you do not require it NAT automatically...

Страница 29: ...querade as that computer by cloning its MAC address To change the MAC address select Use this Computer s MAC address The router will then capture and use the MAC address of the computer that you are n...

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Страница 31: ...ce or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the physical placement of the wireless firewall The latency data throughput performance and notebook power consumption also vary...

Страница 32: ...are several ways you can enhance the security of your wireless network Restrict Access Based on MAC Address You can allow only trusted PCs to connect so that unknown PCs cannot wirelessly connect to...

Страница 33: ...WPA data encryption provides data security The very strong authentication along with dynamic per frame re keying of WPA make it virtually impossible to compromise Because this is a new standard wirele...

Страница 34: ...hich allows both g and b wireless stations to access this device g only allows only 802 11g wireless stations to be used b only allows 802 11b wireless stations 802 11g wireless stations can still be...

Страница 35: ...cryption but does not perform any authentication Security Encryption WEP Key These key values must be identical on all wireless devices in your network key 1 must be the same for all key 2 must be the...

Страница 36: ...nge the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby wireless router or access point Select a channel that is not being used by any other wireless networks within sever...

Страница 37: ...ons are discussed below Restricting Access to Your Network by Turning Off Wireless Connectivity You can completely turn off the wireless portion of the MBR814X For example if your notebook computer is...

Страница 38: ...e Wireless Settings menu Wireless Station Access List section click the Setup Access List button to display the list shown below 3 Select the Turn Access Control On check box to enable restricting wir...

Страница 39: ...ntication and Security Encryption Methods Note You can copy and paste the MAC addresses from the router s Attached Devices menu into the MAC Address box of this menu To do this configure each wireless...

Страница 40: ...ptions as defined by the IEEE 802 11g wireless communication standard Encryption Choices Please refer to the link to Wireless Communications in Appendix B for a full explanation of each of the followi...

Страница 41: ...ng whatever LAN address and password you have set up 2 Click the Wireless Settings link in the main menu of the MBR814X router 3 Go to the Security Encryption portion of the page 4 Select the Authenti...

Страница 42: ...ttings in the Setup section of the main menu of the MBR814X 3 Choose the WPA PSK radio button The WPA PSK menu will open 4 Enter the pre shared key in the Passphrase field 5 Click Apply to save your s...

Страница 43: ...ange the router s password and the amount of time for the administrator s login timeout NETGEAR recommends that you change this password to a more secure password The ideal password should contain no...

Страница 44: ...d of inactivity To change the login timeout period 1 In the Set Password dialog box type a number in Administrator login times out field The suggested default value is 5 minutes 2 Click Apply to save...

Страница 45: ...om your LAN to Internet locations or services that you specify as off limits Denial of Service DoS protection Automatically detects and thwarts Denial of Service DoS attacks such as Ping of Death SYN...

Страница 46: ...yword box click Add Keyword then click Apply Some examples of Keyword application follow If the keyword XXX is specified the URL http www badstuff com xxx html is blocked If the keyword com is specifi...

Страница 47: ...les LAN to WAN determine what outside resources local users can have access to A firewall has two default rules one for inbound traffic and one for outbound The default rules of the MBR814X are Inboun...

Страница 48: ...ing Because the MBR814X uses Network Address Translation NAT your network presents only one IP address to the Internet and outside users cannot directly address any of your local computers However by...

Страница 49: ...are Service From this list select the application or service to be allowed or blocked The list already displays many common services but you are not limited to these choices Use the Services menu to a...

Страница 50: ...Match traffic of this type which matches the parameters and action will be logged Not match traffic of this type which does not match the parameters and action will be logged Inbound Rule Example All...

Страница 51: ...er s IP address constant Local computers must access the local server using the computer s local LAN address 192 168 0 11 in the example in Figure 5 6 above Attempts by local computers to access the s...

Страница 52: ...select the application or service to be allowed or blocked The list already displays many common services but you are not limited to these choices Use the Add Custom Service feature to add any additi...

Страница 53: ...elected you must enter the Start and Finish fields Single address enter the required address in the Start field Log You can select whether the traffic will be logged The choices are Never no log entri...

Страница 54: ...mber appears as the destination port number in the transmitted IP packets For example a packet that is sent with destination port number 80 is an HTTP Web server request The service numbers for many c...

Страница 55: ...duling Firewall Services The MBR814X router uses the Network Time Protocol NTP to obtain the current time and date from one of several Network Time Servers on the Internet How to Set Your Time Zone In...

Страница 56: ...servers If you would prefer to use a particular NTP server as the primary server enter its IP address under Use this NTP Server 5 Click Apply to save your settings How to Schedule Firewall Services I...

Страница 57: ...re 5 11 3 To block Internet services based on a schedule select Every Day or select one or more days If you want to limit access completely for the selected days select All Day Otherwise to limit acce...

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Страница 59: ...red or reverted to factory default settings The procedures below explain how to do these tasks How to Back Up the Configuration to a File 1 Log in to the router at its default LAN address of http 192...

Страница 60: ...store the router to the factory default settings This can be done by using the Erase function 1 To erase the configuration from the Maintenance menu Settings Backup link click the Erase button on the...

Страница 61: ...er interface under the Maintenance heading select the Router Upgrade heading to display the Router Upgrade dialog box 4 Click Browse to locate the binary BIN or IMG upgrade file 5 Click Upload Note NE...

Страница 62: ...ovides a variety of status and usage information which is discussed below Viewing Router Status and Usage Statistics From the main menu under Maintenance select Router Status to view a screen similar...

Страница 63: ...ess If no address is shown the router cannot connect to the Internet DHCP If None the router uses a fixed IP address on the broadband If Client the router gets an IP address dynamically from the ISP I...

Страница 64: ...arameters Port Status Click the Port Status button on the Router Status page to display the broadband Status as shown below Figure 6 4 Table 6 1 Port Status Fields Field Description Connection Status...

Страница 65: ...Figure 6 5 Table 6 1 More Info Status Fields Field Description IP Address The IP Address assigned to the WAN port by the Internet Service Provider Subnet Mask The Network Mask assigned to the WAN port...

Страница 66: ...rt the screen displays Status The link status of the port TxPkts The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear RxPkts The number of packets received on this port since res...

Страница 67: ...hat if the router is rebooted the table data is lost until the router rediscovers the devices To force the router to look for attached devices click the Refresh button Viewing Selecting and Saving Log...

Страница 68: ...Reference Manual for the Mobile Broadband Router MBR814X 6 10 v1 0 January 2006 An example of the logs file is shown below Figure 6 8...

Страница 69: ...n Date and Time The date and time the log entry was recorded Description or Action The type of event and what action was taken if any Source IP The IP address of the initiating device for this log ent...

Страница 70: ...is entry shows an administrator logging in and out from IP address 192 168 0 2 Tue 2002 05 21 19 00 06 Login screen timed out IP 192 168 0 2 This entry shows a time out of the administrator login Wed...

Страница 71: ...il program Enter the e mail address to which logs and alerts are sent This e mail address will also be used as the From address If you leave this box blank log and alert messages will not be sent via...

Страница 72: ...814X router has a diagnostics feature You can use the diagnostics menu to perform the following functions from the router Ping an IP Address to test connectivity to see if you can reach a remote host...

Страница 73: ...rnet select Everyone To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet select IP address range Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range To allow access from a sin...

Страница 74: ...ll type your router s WAN IP address in your browser s Address in IE or Location in Netscape box followed by a colon and the custom port number For example if your external address is 134 177 0 123 an...

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Страница 77: ...are discussed below Setting Up A Default DMZ Server The Default DMZ Server feature is helpful when using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with NAT The router...

Страница 78: ...default LAN address of http 192 168 0 1 with its default User Name of admin default password of password or using whatever Password and LAN address you have chosen for the router 2 From the main menu...

Страница 79: ...d Do not select this box unless you have a specific reason to do so MTU Size The normal MTU Maximum Transmit Unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes or 1492 Bytes for PPPoE connections For...

Страница 80: ...evice to know which other addresses are local to it and which must be reached through a gateway or router RIP Direction RIP Router Information Protocol allows a router to exchange routing information...

Страница 81: ...orking and TCP IP Addressing in Appendix B for an explanation of DHCP and information about how to assign IP addresses for your network Use Router as DHCP server If another device on your network will...

Страница 82: ...P addresses should be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings To reserve an IP address 1 Click the Add button 2 In the IP Address box type the IP address to assign to the computer or se...

Страница 83: ...ng information after it has been configured for Internet access and you do not need to configure additional static routes You must configure static routes only for unusual cases such as multiple route...

Страница 84: ...like Figure 7 4 below In this example The Destination IP Address and IP Subnet Mask fields specify that this static route applies to all 134 177 x x addresses The Router IP Address fields specifies t...

Страница 85: ...e to make this route effective e Type the Destination IP Address of the final destination f Type the IP Subnet Mask for this destination If the destination is a single host type 255 255 255 255 g Type...

Страница 86: ...ent Period is how often the Router will advertise broadcast its UPnP information This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes The default period is for 30 minutes Shorter durations will ensure that con...

Страница 87: ...orts Internal and External that device has opened The UPnP Portmap Table also displays what type of port is opened and if that port is still active for each IP address 3 To save cancel or refresh the...

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Страница 89: ...Internet Go to Troubleshooting the ISP Connection on page 8 4 I can t remember the router s configuration password I want to clear the configuration and start over again Go to Restoring the Default C...

Страница 90: ...rned on the Test LED turns on for about 10 seconds and then turns off If the Test LED does not turn on or if it stays on there is a fault within the router If you experience problems with the Test LED...

Страница 91: ...on page 8 7 Make sure your browser has Java JavaScript or ActiveX enabled If you are using Internet Explorer click Refresh to be sure the Java applet is loaded Try quitting the browser and launching i...

Страница 92: ...properly and re connect the power to the router If the problem persists the wireless coverage in your area may be poor or the PC card may be defective Obtaining an Internet IP Address If your router i...

Страница 93: ...r is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names such as www addresses to numeric IP addresses Typically your ISP will provide the addresses of one or two DNS servers for your use If you ent...

Страница 94: ...Request timed out If the path is not functioning correctly you could have one of the following problems Wrong physical connections Make sure the LAN port LED is on If the LED is off follow the instru...

Страница 95: ...t access by only allowing traffic from the MAC address of your broadband modem but some ISPs additionally restrict access to the MAC address of a single PC connected to that modem If this is the case...

Страница 96: ...log is stamped with the date and time of day Problems with the date and time function can include Date shown is January 1 2000 Cause The router has not yet successfully reached a Network Time Server...

Страница 97: ...ead Spectrum DSSS Range Depending on various environmental conditions maximums are Outdoor environment Indoor environment 1Mbps 1650 ft 503 m 1Mbps 500 ft 152 m 2Mbps 1320 ft 402 m 2Mbps 400 ft 122 m...

Страница 98: ...Environmental Specifications Operating temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Operating humidity 90 maximum relative humidity noncondensing Electromagnetic Emissions Meets requirements of FCC Part 15 Clas...

Страница 99: ...king and TCP IP Addressing http documentation netgear com reference enu tcpip index htm Wireless Communications http documentation netgear com reference enu wireless index htm Preparing a Computer for...

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