Netgear Router WGT624 V2 User Manual
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Maintenance6-1 M-10153-01 Chapter 6 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2. These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. Viewing Wireless Router Status Information The Router Status menu provides a limited amount of status and usage information. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, click on Maintenance, then select System Status to view the System Status screen, shown below. Figure 6-1: Router Status screen
Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 6-2Maintenance M-10153-01 This screen shows the following parameters: Table 6-1. Menu 3.2 - Wireless Router Status Fields Field Description Account Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router. Firmware Version This field displays the router firmware version. Internet Port These parameters apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router. MAC Address This field displays the Media Access Control address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. IP Address This field displays the IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. If no address is shown, the router cannot connect to the Internet. IP Subnet Mask This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. DHCP If set to None, the router is configured to use a fixed IP address on the WAN. If set to Client, the router is configured to obtain an IP address dynamically from the ISP. LAN Port These parameters apply to the Local (WAN) port of the router. MAC Address This field displays the Media Access Control address being used by the LAN port of the router. IP Address This field displays the IP address being used by the Local (LAN) port of the router. The default is 192.168.0.1 DHCP Identifies if the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the LAN attached devices. IP Subnet Mask This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Local (LAN) port of the router. The default is 255.255.255.0 Wireless Port These parameters apply to the Wireless port of the router. MAC Address This field displays the Media Access Control address being used by the Wireless port of the router. Name (SSID) This field displays the wireless network name (SSID) being used by the wireless port of the router. The default is Wireless. Region This field displays the geographic region where the router being used. It may be illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of the world. Channel Identifies if the channel the wireless port is using. See “Wireless Channels” on page D-7 for the frequencies used on each channel.
Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 Maintenance6-3 M-10153-01 Click on the “Show WAN Status” button to display the WAN status, as shown below. Figure 6-2: Connection Status screen This screen shows the following statistics:. WAN Status action buttons are described in Table 6-2 Table 6-1. 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 6-2. Show WAN Status action buttons Field Description Renew Click the Renew button to renew the DHCP lease.
Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 6-4Maintenance M-10153-01 Click on the “Show Statistics” button to display router usage statistics, as shown below. Figure 6-3: Router Statistics screen This screen shows the following statistics: Show Statistics action buttons are described in Ta b l e 6 - 2 Table 6-1. 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 6-2. 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.
Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 Maintenance6-5 M-10153-01 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 6-4: 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 WGT624 v2 wireless router is stored in FLASH memory, and can be upgraded as new software is released by NETGEAR. Note: The web browser used to upload new firmware into the WGT624 v2 wireless router must support HTTP uploads. Use Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or above. Do not interrupt the upgrade process once it has started. Note: Be sure to check the NETGEAR web site for documentation updates which are available at http://www.netgear.com/docs.
Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 6-6Maintenance M-10153-01 From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Router Upgrade heading to display the menu shown below. Figure 6-5: Router Upgrade menu Note: When uploading software to the WGT624 v2 wireless 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. To check for new firmware: 1.Click Check.If the WGT624 v2 finds new firmware is available, follow the on-screen prompts to download in install the new firmware. To upload firmware from your hard drive: 1.In the Router Upgrade menu, click the Browse button and browse to the location of the binary (.BIN) upgrade file. 2.Click Upload. In some cases, you may need to reconfigure the router after upgrading. Configuration File Management The configuration settings of the WGT624 v2 wireless 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.
Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 Maintenance6-7 M-10153-01 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 6-6: 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.
Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 6-8Maintenance M-10153-01 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 8-7. 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 6-7: Set Password menu To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice. Click Apply.
Advanced Configuration 6-1 M-10153-01 Chapter 6 Advanced Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2. 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 . 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.
Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2 6-2 Advanced Configuration M-10153-01 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.