Netgear Router WGR614v7 User Manual

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• Click on the My Network Places icon on the Windows desktop.  This will bring up a window 
called Network and Dial-up Connections.
• Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties. 
•The Local Area Connection Properties 
dialog box appears. 
• Verify that you have the correct Ethernet 
card selected in the Connect using: box.
• Verify that at least the following two items 
are displayed and selected in...

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• With Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) selected, 
click on Properties to open the Internet 
Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialogue box.
• Verify that 
•Obtain an IP address automatically is 
selected.
•Obtain DNS server address 
automatically is selected.
• Click OK to return to Local Area 
Connection Properties.
• Click OK again to complete the 
configuration process for Windows 2000.
Restart the PC.
Repeat these steps...

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DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4
Once you have installed the network card, you need to configure the TCP/IP environment for 
Windows NT 4.0. Follow this procedure to configure TCP/IP with DHCP in Windows NT 4.0.
• Choose Settings from the Start Menu, and then select Control Panel. 
This will display Control Panel window. 
• Double-click the Network icon in the 
Control Panel window. 
 
The Network panel...

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• Highlight the TCP/IP Protocol in the 
Network Protocols box, and click on the 
Properties button. 

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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 NETGEAR...

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• The default gateway is 192.168.1.1
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, select your...

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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 is updated...

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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 router does not support a...

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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 router automatically acquires them.
If an...

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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 changes and...