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Scheduling Blocking
You can specify when blocking will be enforced. The Schedule page is shown below:
1.Use the check boxes to create a schedule for blocking content:
•Days To Block. Select days to block by selecting the appropriate check boxes. Select 
Every Day to select the check boxes for all days.
•Time Of Day To Block. Select a start and end time in 24-hour format. Select All Day for 
24-hour blocking.
2.Click Apply.
3.Select your time zone in the E-Mail page. For details, see the following section, “E-Mail 
Alerts and Web Access Log Notifications”.
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E-Mail Alerts and Web Access Log Notifications
The E-mail page is shown below:
To set up e-mail alerts and log notifications:
1.To receive logs and alerts by email, you must provide your email information
•Turn E-mail Notification On. Select this check box if you want to receive e-mail logs 
and alerts from the router.
•Your Outgoing Mail Server. Enter the name of your ISP’s outgoing (SMTP) mail server 
(such as mail.myISP.com). You may be able to find this information in the configuration 
menu of your e-mail program. If you leave this box blank, log and alert messages will not 
be sent via e-mail.
•My Mail Server requires authentication. Select this check box if authentication is 
required, and enter the user name and password.
•Send To This E-mail Address. Enter the e-mail address to which logs and alerts are sent. 
This e-mail address will also be used as the From address. If you leave this box blank, log 
and alert messages will not be sent via e-mail. 
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2.Specify whether or not you want alters or logs automatically sent to the specified e-mail 
address:
•Send Alert Immediately. Select this check box to receive immediate notification of 
attempted access to a blocked site.
•Send Logs According to this Schedule. Specifies how often to send the logs: None, 
Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or When Full. 
– None. Logs will not be sent. If you turned on e-mail notification, the alert will be sent 
but not the log.
– Day for sending log. The day of the week to send the log. Relevant when the log is 
sent weekly or daily.
– Time for sending log. The time of day to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent 
daily or weekly.
If the Weekly, Daily or Hourly option is selected and the log fills up before the specified 
period, the log is automatically e-mailed to the specified e-mail address. After the log is sent, it 
is cleared from the router’s memory. If the router cannot e-mail the log file, the log buffer may 
fill up. In this case, the router overwrites the log and discards its contents. 
3.The wireless router uses Network Time Protocol (NTP) to obtain the current time and date 
from one of several network time servers on the Internet. In order to localize the time for your 
log entries, you must specify your time zone:
• Time Zone. Select your local time zone. This setting will be used for the blocking 
schedule and for time-stamping log entries.
• Automatically Adjust for Daylight Savings Time. Select this check box to automatically 
adjust for daylight savings time.
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Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access
The log is a detailed record of which websites you have accessed or attempted to access. Up to 128 
entries are stored in the log. Log entries will appear only when keyword blocking is enabled, and 
no log entries will be made for the trusted user. An example is shown below:
Log entries are described in Ta b l e 3 - 1, and Log action buttons are described in Ta b l e 3 - 2.
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Table 3-1. Log Entry Descriptions
Field Description
Action This field displays whether the access was blocked or allowed.
Destination IP The name or IP address of the website or newsgroup that you visited or 
attempted to access.
Source IP The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry.
Date and Time The date and time the log entry was recorded.
Table 3-2. Log Action Buttons
Field Description
Refresh Click this button to refresh the log screen.
Clear Log Click this button to clear the log entries.
Send Log Click this button to email the log immediately. 
						

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Chapter 4
Maintenance
This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your WGT624 v4 wireless router. 
These features can be found under the Maintenance heading in the router’s main menu.
Viewing the Router Status
The Router Status menu provides status and usage information. From the Maintenance section of 
the main menu, select Router Status to view the Router Status screen:
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This screen shows the following fields:
Table 4-1. Router Status Fields
Field Description
Account Name The host name assigned to the router.
Firmware Version The router firmware version.
Internet Port Router Internet (WAN) port,
MAC Address The Media Access Control address being used by the Internet (WAN) 
port of the router. 
IP Address 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.
DHCP If DHCP is set to None, the router uses a fixed IP address on the WAN. If 
set to Client, the router is configured to obtain an IP address dynamically 
from the ISP.
IP Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
Domain Name Server The address of the current domain name server.
LAN Port Router local (LAN) port.
MAC Address The Media Access Control address being used by the LAN port of the 
router. 
IP Address The IP address being used by the Local (LAN) port of the router. The 
default is 192.168.1.1.
DHCP Identifies if the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the LAN 
attached devices.
IP Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask used by the Local (LAN) port of the router. The 
default is 255.255.255.0
Wireless Port Router wireless port.
Name (SSID) The wireless network name (SSID) used by the wireless port of the 
router. The default is NETGEAR.
Region 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 The channel the wireless port is using. See the link in “Wireless 
Communications” in Appendix B for information about the frequencies 
used on each channel.
Mode The current mode (g & b, g only, or Auto 108 Mbps).
Wireless AP Indicates if the access point feature of the router is enabled. If it is 
disabled, then wireless devices cannot connect to the network.
Broadcast Name Indicates if the wireless router is broadcasting its SSID. 
						

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Viewing a List of Attached Devices
The Attached Devices page 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:
For each device, the table shows the IP address, NetBIOS host name (if available), and Ethernet 
MAC address.
Upgrading the Router Firmware
The router firmware is stored in FLASH memory, and can be upgraded as new firmware is 
released by NETGEAR. The upgrade process will typically take about one minute. Additionally, 
some upgrades will require you to reset your router to its factory default settings.
To upgrade the router firmware:
1.Before you begin, make sure that you have:
• A computer with a Web browser that supports HTTP uploads. For example, you can use 
Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or later. 
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Note: Rebooting the router empties the table data until the router rediscovers the devices. 
To force the router to look for attached devices, click Refresh.
Note: Be sure to check the NETGEAR website for documentation updates, which are 
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• Your router configuration settings (see “Configuration File Management” on page 4-5). 
After some firmware updates you will need to reset the wireless router to its factory 
default settings. If this is the case then you will need to configure the router.
2.Connect to the router, and select Router Upgrade from the router’s main menu. 
3.To check for new firmware, click Check.If the wireless router finds new firmware is available, 
follow the onscreen prompts to download and install the new firmware.
4.To upload firmware from your computer onto the router, click Browse in the Router Upgrade 
page, and browse to the location of the binary (.chk) upgrade file. 
5.Click Upload.
When the upload is complete, your router will automatically restart. 
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Wa r n i n g :  When uploading software to the wireless router, do not 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. 
Note: In some cases, you may need to reset to factory default and reconfigure the router 
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Configuration File Management
The configuration settings of the wireless router are stored within the router in a configuration file. 
This file can be saved (backed up) onto a computer, retrieved (restored) from the computer, or 
cleared to the factory default settings.
From the Maintenance section of the main menu, click Backup Settings. 
Three options are available, and are described in the following sections.
Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration
You can save and retrieve a file containing your router’s configuration settings.
• To save your settings:
Click Backup. Your browser will extract the configuration file from the router and prompt you 
for a location on your computer 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 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 will then reboot 
automatically.
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Erasing the Configuration
You can restore the router to the factory default settings with the Erase function. After an erase, the 
router’s password will be password, the LAN IP address will be 192.168.1.1, and the router’s 
DHCP client will be enabled.
• To erase the configuration, click Erase on the Backup Settings page.
• To restore the factory default configuration settings without knowing the login password or IP 
address, use the Reset button on the rear panel of the router. See “Restoring the Default 
Configuration and Password” on page 6-7.
Changing the Administrator Password
The default password for the router is password. NETGEAR recommends that you change this 
password to a more secure password. 
To change the administrator password:
1.From the router’s main menu, below the Maintenance heading, select Set Password.
2.To change the password, enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice. 
3.Click Apply.
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