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 obtain an IP address from your Internet service provider.
IP Address The WAN (Internet) IP Address assigned to the router.
Network Mask The WAN (Internet) Subnet Mask assigned to the router.
Default Gateway The WAN (Internet) default gateway the router communicates with.
Table 5-2. Show WAN Status action buttons
Field Description
Renew Click the Renew button to renew the DHCP lease. 
						

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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 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 reset or manual clear.
Collisions The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear.
Tx B/s The current transmission (outbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports.
Rx B/s The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports.
Up Time The amount of time since the router was last restarted.
Up Time The time elapsed since this port acquired the link.
Poll Interval Specifies the intervals at which the statistics are updated in this window. Click on Stop 
to freeze the display.
Table 5-2. Show Statistics action buttons
Field Description
Set Interval Enter a time and click the button to set the polling frequency.
Stop Click the Stop button to freeze the polling information. 
						

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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 address. Note that 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.
Upgrading the Router Software
The routing software of the WGR614 v4 router is stored in FLASH memory, and can be upgraded 
as new software is released by NETGEAR. Upgrade files can be downloaded from Netgears 
website. If the upgrade file is compressed (.ZIP file), you must first extract the binary (.BIN) file 
before sending it to the router. The upgrade file can be sent to the router using your browser. 
Note: The web browser used to upload new firmware into the WGR614 v4 router must support 
HTTP uploads. NETGEAR recommends using Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 
4.0 or above.  
						

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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 to the WGR614 v4 router, it is important not to interrupt the 
web browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new page. If the browser is 
interrupted, it may corrupt the software. When the upload is complete, your router will 
automatically restart. The upgrade process will typically take about one minute.
In some cases, you may need to reconfigure the router after upgrading.
Configuration File Management
The configuration settings of the WGR614 v4 router are stored within the router in a configuration 
file. This file can be saved (backed up) to a user’s PC, retrieved (restored) from the user’s PC, or 
cleared to factory default settings. 
						

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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 configuration settings.
To save your settings, select the Backup tab. Click the Backup button. Your browser will extract 
the configuration file from the router and will prompt you for a location on your PC to store the 
file. You can give the file a meaningful name at this time, such as pacbell.cfg.
To restore your settings from a saved configuration file, enter the full path to the file on your PC or 
click the Browse button to browse to the file. When you have located it, click the Restore button to 
send the file to the router. The router will then reboot automatically. 
						

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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 configuration settings without knowing the login password or IP 
address, you must use the Default Reset button on the rear panel of the router. See “Restoring the 
Default Configuration and Password” on page 7-7.
Changing the Administrator Password
The default password for the router’s web Configuration Manager is password. Netgear 
recommends that you change this password to a more secure password. 
From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Set 
Password to bring up the menu shown below.
Figure 5-7:  Set Password menu
To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice. Click 
Apply. 
						

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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 available to the 
Internet. This is done using the Port Forwarding menu. From the Main Menu of the browser 
interface, under Advanced, click on Port Forwarding to view the port forwarding menu, shown 
below.
Figure 6-1:  Port Forwarding Menu
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Note: If you are unfamiliar with networking and routing, refer to Appendix B, 
“Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics,” to become more familiar with the terms and 
procedures used in this manual. 
						

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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 provide 
and the IP address of the computer that will provide each service. Be sure the computer’s IP 
address never changes. To configure port forwarding to a local server:
1.From the Service Name box, select the service or game that you will host on your network. 
If the service does not appear in the list, refer to the following section, “Adding a Port 
Forwarding Custom Service”.
2.Enter the IP address of the local server in the corresponding Server IP Address box.
3.Click the Add button.
Adding a Port Forwarding Custom Service 
To define a service, game or application that does not appear in the Service Name list, you must 
determine what port numbers are used by the service. For this information, you may need to 
contact the manufacturer of the program that you wish to use. When you have the port number 
information, follow these steps:
1.Click the Add Custom Service button.
2.Enter the first port number in an unused Starting Port box.
3.To forward only one port, enter it again in the Ending Port box. To specify a range of ports, 
enter the last port to be forwarded in the End Port box.
4.Enter the IP address of the local server in the corresponding Server IP Address box.
5.Type a name for the service.
6.Click Apply at the bottom of the menu.
Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry
To edit or delete a Port Forwarding entry, follow these steps.
1.In the table, select the button next to the service name.
2.Click Edit or Delete. 
						

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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 example, an Internet 
user can access your web server by directing the browser to http://172.16.1.23. The assigned IP 
address can be found in the Maintenance Status Menu, where it is shown as the WAN IP Address.
Some considerations for this application are:
• If your account’s IP address is assigned dynamically by your ISP, the IP address may change 
periodically as the DHCP lease expires.
• If the IP address of the local PC is assigned by DHCP, it may change when the PC is rebooted. 
To avoid this, you can manually configure the PC to use a fixed address.
• Local PCs must access the local server using the PCs’ local LAN address (192.168.0.33 in this 
example). Attempts by local PCs to access the server using the external IP address 
(172.16.1.23 in this example) will fail.
Multiple Computers for Half Life, KALI or Quake III Example
To set up an additional computer to play Half Life, KALI or Quake III: 
1.Click the button of an unused port in the table. 
2.Select the game again from the Service Name list. 
3.Change the beginning port number in the Start Port box.  
For these games, use the supplied number in the default listing and add +1 for each additional 
computer. For example, if youve already configured one computer to play Hexen II (using 
port 26900), the second computers port number would be 26901, and the third computer 
would be 26902. 
4.Type the same port number in the End Port box that you typed in the Start Port box. 
5.Type the IP address of the additional computer in the Server IP Address box. 
6.Click Apply.  
						

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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 game or videoconferencing host, enter its IP address as the default.
Configuring WAN Setup Options
The WAN Setup options let you configure a DMZ server, change the MTU size and enable the 
router to respond to a Ping on the WAN port. These options are discussed below.
 
Figure 6-2:  WAN Setup menu.
• Connect Automatically, as Required
Normally, this option should be Enabled, so that an Internet connection will be made 
automatically, whenever Internet-bound traffic is detected. In locations where Internet access 
is billed by the minute, if this causes high connection costs, you can disable this setting. 
If disabled, you must connect manually, using the sub-screen accessed from the Router Status 
menu “Show WAN Status” screen.
• Disable SPI Firewall 
Normally, this option should be Enabled, so that your local network will be protected by the 
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall included in the WGR614 v4. However, certain 
communications functions like VPN may require turning off the SPI feature. 
• Setting Up a Default DMZ Server