Netgear Router WGR614 V4 User Manual

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December 2003 Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Macintosh Computers  ......................................... C-17
Verifying the Readiness of Your Internet Account ....................................................... C-18
Are Login Protocols Used?  ................................................................................... C-18
What Is Your Configuration Information?  .............................................................. C-18
Obtaining ISP Configuration Information for...

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About This Manual1
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Chapter 1 
About This Manual
This chapter describes the intended audience, scope, conventions, and formats of this manual.
Audience, Versions, Conventions
This reference manual assumes that the reader has basic to intermediate computer and Internet 
skills. However, basic computer network, Internet, and firewall technologies tutorial information is 
provided in the Appendices and on the Netgear website.
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How to Use this Manual
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versions of the full manual and individual chapters. 
Figure 1 -1:  HTML version of this manual
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How to Print this Manual
To print this manual you man choose one of the following several options, according to your 
needs.
•Printing a “How To” Sequence of Steps in the HTML View. Use the Print button  on 
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Introduction2-1
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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR® 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v4. The 
WGR614 v4 router provides connection for multiple personal computers (PCs) to the Internet 
through an external broadband access device (such as a cable modem or DSL modem) that is 
normally intended for use by a single PC. This chapter describes the features of the NETGEAR 54 
Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v4.
Key Features of the Router
The 54 Mbps Wireless Router...

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802.11g Wireless Networking
The WGR614 v4 router includes an 802.11g wireless access point, providing continuous, 
high-speed 54 Mbps access between your wireless and Ethernet devices. The access point 
provides:
• 802.11g standards compliant wireless networking at up to 54 Mbps.
• 802.11g wireless networking, with the ability to operate in 802.11g-only or 802.11b+g modes, 
providing backwards compatibility with...

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Security
The WGR614 v4 router is equipped with several features designed to maintain security, as 
described in this section.
• PCs Hidden by NAT 
NAT opens a temporary path to the Internet for requests originating from the local network. 
Requests originating from outside the LAN are discarded, preventing users outside the LAN 
from finding and directly accessing the PCs on the LAN.
• Port Forwarding with NAT...

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• Automatic Configuration of Attached PCs by DHCP 
The WGR614 v4 router dynamically assigns network configuration information, including 
IP, gateway, and domain name server (DNS) addresses, to attached PCs on the LAN using the 
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). This feature greatly simplifies configuration 
of PCs on your local network.
• DNS Proxy 
When DHCP is enabled and no DNS addresses are specified,...