Netgear Router WGR614v9 User Manual

Wireless-G Router WGR614v9 Reference Manual
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Specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by setting the starting IP address and ending IP 
address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet as the router’s LAN IP 
address. Using the default addressing scheme, you should define a range between 192.168.1.2 and 
192.168.1.254, although you might wish to save part of the range for devices with fixed addresses.
The router delivers the...

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4.Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the table. 
To edit or delete a reserved address entry: 
1.Click the button next to the reserved address you want to edit or delete. 
2.Click Edit or Delete.
Using a Dynamic DNS Service
If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) gave you a permanently assigned IP address, you can 
register a domain name and have that name linked with your IP address by public...

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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 service...

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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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•The Gateway IP Address field specifies that all traffic for these addresses should be 
forwarded to the ISDN router at 192.168.1.100. 
•A Metric value of 1 will work since the ISDN router is on the LAN. 
•Private is selected only as a precautionary security measure in case RIP is activated.
Select Sta tic Routes under Advanced in the main menu. The Static Routes screen displays.
To add or edit a static...

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5.Type the IP address of the final destination. 
6.Type the IP subnet mask for this destination.
If the destination is a single host, type 255.255.255.255. 
7.Type the gateway IP address, which must be a router on the same LAN segment as the 
Wireless-G Router. 
8.Type a number between 1 and 15 as the metric value. 
This represents the number of routers between your network and the destination. Usually, a...

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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...