Netgear Router WGR614v8 User Manual

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To restore your settings from a saved configuration file, enter the full path to the file on your 
computer, or click Browse to browse to the file. When you have located it, click Restore to send 
the file to the router. The router then reboots automatically.
Erasing the Configuration
Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network or if you 
have forgotten the password) you...

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The Checking for Firmware Updates screen appears at login unless you clear the Check for 
Updated Firmware Upon Log-in check box.
A screen is also provided for upgrading the router. From the main menu of the browser interface, 
under Maintenance, select Router Upgrade to display the Router Upgrade screen.
From this screen, you can check for new software versions by clicking the Check button. If a new 
version...

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Upgrading Automatically to New Router Software
If you have selected Check for New Version Upon Log-in, your router alerts you to the new 
software when you log in. Otherwise, you can click the Check button in the Router Upgrade 
screen to search for new software.
If the router discovers a newer version of software, the message on the left displays when you log 
in. If no new software is available, the message...

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Upgrading Manually to New Router Software
To manually select, download, and install new software to your router:
1.Under Maintenance on the main menu, select Router Status. Note the version number of your 
router firmware.
2.Go to the WGR614v8 support page on the NETGEAR website at
http://www.netgear.com/support.
3.Check the most recent firmware version offered against the firmware version shown on your...

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Enabling Remote Management Access
Using the Remote Management feature, you can allow a user on the Internet to configure, upgrade, 
and check the status of your Wireless-G Router. From the main menu of the browser interface, 
under Advanced, select Remote Management.
To configure your router for remote management:
1.Select the Turn Remote Management On check box.
Figure 6-9
Note: Be sure to change the router’s...

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2.Under Allow Remote Access By, specify what external IP addresses will be allowed to access 
the router’s remote management.
• To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select Everyone. 
• To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP Address Range.
Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range. 
• To allow access from a single IP address on the...

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Chapter 7
Troubleshooting
This chapter provides information about troubleshooting your Wireless-G Router Model 
WGR614v8. After each problem description, instructions are provided to help you diagnose and 
solve the problem. As a first step, please review the Quick Tips.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•“Troubleshooting Quick Tips” on page 7-1”
•“Troubleshooting Basic Functions” on page 7-3
•“Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface” on page 7-4
•“Troubleshooting...

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4.Turn on the wireless router and wait 1 minute.
5.Turn on the computers. 
Make sure that the Ethernet cables are securely plugged in.
• The Internet status light on the wireless router is on if the Ethernet cable connecting the 
wireless router and the modem is plugged in securely and the modem and wireless router are 
turned on. 
• For each powered-on computer connected to the wireless router by an Ethernet cable, the...

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Troubleshooting Basic Functions
After you turn on power to the router, the following sequence of events should occur:
1.When power is first applied, verify that the Power light  is on.
2.After approximately 10 seconds, verify that:
a.The Power light is solidly on.
b.The Internet light is on.
c.A numbered LAN port light is on for any local port that is connected to a computer. This 
indicates that a link has been established to...

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If the error persists, you might have a hardware problem and should contact Technical Support at 
www.netgear.com/support.
The Internet or Ethernet port lights are not on.
If either the Ethernet port lights or the Internet light does not come on when the Ethernet 
connection is made, check the following:
• Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at the router and at the modem or 
computer.
• Make sure that...