Netgear Router WGT624 V3 User Manual

202-10090-01, April 2005
202-10090-01 
April 2005
NETGEAR, Inc.
4500 Great America Parkway 
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
Reference Manual for the 
108 Mbps Wireless 
Firewall Router 
WGT624
 v3 

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Trademarks
NETGEAR is a trademark of Netgear, Inc. 
Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.
Statement of Conditions
In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to 
make changes to the products described in...

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Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) Statement
This equipment is in the second category (information equipment to be used in a residential area or an adjacent area 
thereto) and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Data Processing 
Equipment and Electronic Office Machines aimed at preventing radio interference in such residential areas.
When used near a radio or TV receiver, it may become the cause of radio...

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Contents
Chapter 1  
About This Manual
Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats  ................................................................ 1-1
How to Use This Manual  ................................................................................................ 1-2
How to Print this Manual ................................................................................................. 1-3
Chapter 2  
Introduction
Key Features...

202-10090-01, April 2005 viContents Scheduling When Blocking Will Be Enforced  ................................................................. 4-4
Configuring E-Mail Alert and Web Access Log Notifications  .......................................... 4-5
Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access  ............................................... 4-6
Chapter 5  
Maintenance
Viewing Wireless Router Status Information ................................................................... 5-1
Viewing a...

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202-10090-01, April 2005 Power LED Not On ................................................................................................... 7-1
LEDs Never Turn Off  ................................................................................................ 7-2
Local or Internet Port LEDs Not On  ......................................................................... 7-2
Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface  .......................................................... 7-3...

202-10090-01, April 2005 viiiContents Appendix C  
Preparing Your Network
Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking  ....................................................... C-1
Configuring Windows 95, 98, and Me for TCP/IP Networking  ....................................... C-2
Install or Verify Windows Networking Components ................................................. C-2
Enabling DHCP to Automatically Configure TCP/IP Settings  ................................. C-4
Selecting Windows’ Internet...

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202-10090-01, April 2005 Overview of WEP Parameters  ................................................................................ D-5
Key Size  .................................................................................................................. D-6
WEP Configuration Options  .................................................................................... D-7
Wireless Channels...

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