Netgear Router WGR614 V4 User Manual

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v4
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Click on the “Show WAN Status” button to display the WAN status, as shown below.
Figure 5-2:  Connection Status screen
This screen shows the following statistics:.
WAN Status action buttons are described in Table 5-2
Table 5-1. Connection Status Fields 
Field Description
Connection Time The length of time the router has been connected to your Internet service provider’s 
network.
Connection Method The method used to...

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Click on the “Show Statistics” button to display router usage statistics, as shown below.
Figure 5-3:  Router Statistics screen
This screen shows the following statistics:
Show Statistics action buttons are described in Ta b l e  5 - 2
Table 5-1. Router Statistics Fields 
Field Description
Port The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (local) ports. For each port, the screen 
displays:
Status The link status of...

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Viewing a List of Attached Devices
The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the 
local network. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, 
select Attached Devices to view the table, shown below.
Figure 5-4:  Attached Devices menu
For each device, the table shows the IP address, NetBIOS Host Name (if available), and Ethernet 
MAC...

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From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Router 
Upgrade heading to display the menu shown below. 
Figure 5-5:  Router Upgrade menu
To upload new firmware:
1.Download and unzip the new software file from NETGEAR. 
2.In the Router Upgrade menu, click the Browse button and browse to the location of the binary 
(.BIN) upgrade file
3.Click Upload.
Note: When uploading software...

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From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Settings 
Backup heading to bring up the menu shown below. 
Figure 5-6:  Settings Backup menu
Three options are available, and are described in the following sections.
Restoring and Backing Up the Configuration
The Restore and Backup options in the Settings Backup menu allow you to save and retrieve a file 
containing your router’s...

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Erasing the Configuration
It is sometimes desirable to restore the router to the factory default settings. This can be done by 
using the Erase function, which will restore all factory settings. After an erase, the routers 
password will be password, the LAN IP address will be 192.168.0.1, and the routers DHCP client 
will be enabled.
To erase the configuration, click the Erase button.
To restore the factory default...

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Chapter 6 
Advanced Configuration
This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your 54 Mbps Wireless Router 
WGR614 v4. These features can be found under the Advanced heading in the Main Menu of the 
browser interface.
Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers
Although the router causes your entire local network to appear as a single machine to the Internet, 
you can make a local server (for example, a web server or game server) visible and...

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Use the Port Forwarding menu to configure the router to forward 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 Security Menu.
Before starting, youll need to determine which type of service, application or game youll...

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Local Web and FTP Server Example
If a local PC with a private IP address of 192.168.0.33 acts as a web and FTP server, configure the 
Ports menu to forward HTTP (port 80) and FTP (port 21) to local address 192.168.0.33 
In order for a remote user to access this server from the Internet, the remote user must know the IP 
address that has been assigned by your ISP. If this address is 172.16.1.23, for...

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Some online games and videoconferencing applications are incompatible with NAT. The WGR614 
v4 router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work properly with them, 
but there are other applications that may not function well. In some cases, one local PC can run the 
application properly if that PC’s IP address is entered as the default in the PORTS Menu. If one 
local PC acts as a...