Netgear Router WGR614v8 User Manual

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From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, select Dynamic DNS to display 
the Dynamic DNS screen.
To configure Dynamic DNS:
1.Register for an account with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose names appear 
in the Service Provider list. For example, for DynDNS.org, select www.dyndns.org.
2.Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box. 
3.Select the name of your Dynamic DNS...

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Configuring the WAN Setup Options
The WAN Setup options let you configure a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server, change the 
Maximum Transmit Unit (MTU) size, and enable the wireless router to respond to a ping on the 
WAN (Internet) port. From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click WAN 
Setup to view the WAN Setup screen.
Disabling the SPI Firewall 
The Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)...

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them, but there are other applications that might not function well. In some cases, one local 
computer can run the application correctly if that computer’s IP address is entered as the default 
DMZ server.
Incoming traffic from the Internet is usually discarded by the router unless the traffic is a response 
to one of your local computers or a service that you have configured in the Port Forwarding/Port...

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Configuring NAT Filtering
Network Address Translation (NAT) determines how the router processes inbound traffic. Secured 
NAT provides a secured firewall to protect the computers on the LAN from attacks from the 
Internet, but might prevent some Internet games, point-to-point applications, or multimedia 
applications from functioning. Open NAT provides a much less secured firewall, but allows almost 
all...

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134.177.0.0 network, your router forwards your request to the ISP. The ISP forwards your request 
to the company where you are employed, and the request is likely to be denied by the company’s 
firewall.
In this case you must define a static route, telling your router that 134.177.0.0 should be accessed 
through the ISDN router at 192.168.1.100. 
In this example:
•The Destination IP Address and IP Subnet...

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2.In the Route Name field, type a name for this static route. (This is for identification purposes 
only.) 
3.Select the Private check box if you want to limit access to the LAN only. If Private is selected, 
the static route is not reported in RIP. 
4.Select the Active check box to make this route effective. 
5.Type the IP address of the final destination. 
6.Type the IP subnet mask for this destination....

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In the scenario shown, the following conditions must be met for both APs:
• Both APs must use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode (see information 
about WEP in “Configuring WEP Wireless Security” on page 2-7”).
• Both APs must be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all the AP LAN IP addresses are in the 
same network.
• All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) must be configured to...

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If this check box is selected, the router communicates wirelessly only with other APs whose 
MAC addresses are listed in this screen. The router still communicates with wire-connected 
LAN devices. 
Setting Up the Base Station
The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be daisy 
chained. You must know the wireless settings for both units. You must know the MAC address...

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Setting Up a Repeater Unit
Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless 
connection to the base station.
To configure a Wireless-G Router as a repeater unit:
1.If you are using the same model of wireless router for both the base station and repeaters, you 
must change the LAN IP address for each repeater to a different IP address in the same subnet 
(see...

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