Netgear Router WGR614 V4 User Manual

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Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP, 2000, and NT4
To check your PC’s TCP/IP configuration:
1.On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Run.
The Run window opens.
2.Ty p e  cmd and then click OK.
A command window opens
3.Ty p e  ipconfig /all 
Your IP Configuration information will be listed, and should match the values below if you are 
using the default TCP/IP settings that...

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• The default gateway is 192.168.0.1
4.Ty p e  exit 
Configuring the Macintosh for TCP/IP Networking
Beginning with Macintosh Operating System 7, TCP/IP is already installed on the Macintosh. On 
each networked Macintosh, you will need to configure TCP/IP to use DHCP.
MacOS 8.6 or 9.x
1.From the Apple menu, select Control Panels, then TCP/IP.
The TCP/IP Control Panel opens:
2.From the “Connect via” box,...

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2.If not already selected, select Built-in Ethernet in the Configure list.
3.If not already selected, Select Using DHCP in the TCP/IP tab.
4.Click Save.
Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Macintosh Computers
After your Macintosh is configured and has rebooted, you can check the TCP/IP configuration by 
returning to the TCP/IP Control Panel. From the Apple menu, select Control Panels, then TCP/IP.
The panel...

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Verifying the Readiness of Your Internet Account
For broadband access to the Internet, you need to contract with an Internet service provider (ISP) 
for a single-user Internet access account using a cable modem or DSL modem. This modem must 
be a separate physical box (not a card) and must provide an Ethernet port intended for connection 
to a Network Interface Card (NIC) in a computer. Your firewall does...

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• An IP address and subnet mask
• A gateway IP address, which is the address of the ISP’s router
• One or more domain name server (DNS) IP addresses
• Host name and domain suffix
For example, your account’s full server names may look like this:
mail.xxx.yyy.com 
In this example, the domain suffix is 
xxx.yyy.com.
If any of these items are dynamically supplied by the ISP, your firewall automatically...

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If an IP address appears under Installed Gateways, write down the address. This is the ISP’s 
gateway address. Select the address and then click Remove to remove the gateway address.
6.Select the DNS Configuration tab.
If any DNS server addresses are shown, write down the addresses. If any information appears 
in the Host or Domain information box, write it down. Click Disable DNS.
7.Click OK to save your...

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Restarting the Network
Once you’ve set up your computers to work with the firewall, you must reset the network for the 
devices to be able to communicate correctly. Restart any computer that is connected to the firewall.
After configuring all of your computers for TCP/IP networking and restarting them, and 
connecting them to the local network of your WGR614 v4 router, you are ready to access and...

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Appendix D
Wireless Networking Basics
This chapter provides an overview of Wireless networking.
Wireless Networking Overview
The WGR614 v4 router conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 
802.11g standard for wireless LANs (WLANs). The 802.11g standard is backwards compatible 
with the 802.11b standard. 802.11g and 802.11b devices can operate on the same wireless network 
but the 802.11b devices will operate at the slower speeds...

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Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup)
In an ad hoc network, computers are brought together as needed; thus, there is no structure or fixed 
points to the network - each node can generally communicate with any other node. There is no 
Access Point involved in this configuration. This mode enables you to quickly set up a small 
wireless workgroup and allows workgroup members to exchange data or share...