Netgear Wireless N 150 Router Wnr612 User Guide

July 2010 
202-10614-01 
v1.0
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Wireless-N 150 Router 
WNR612v2 
User Manual 

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Configuring Your Internet Connection
Logging In to Your Wireless Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Selecting a Language for Your Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Using the Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Viewing or Manually Configuring Your ISP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Chapter 2 Wireless...

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Using the Router as a DHCP Server  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using Address Reservation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using a Dynamic DNS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Configuring the WAN Setup Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Disabling Port Scan and DOS Protection . . . . . ....

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Chapter 7 Troubleshooting
Quick Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Troubleshooting Basic Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Login Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Checking the Internet Service Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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1.   Configuring Your Internet Connection
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Note:  For help with installation and initial setup, see the  Wireless-N 150 
Router WNR612v2 Installation Guide included in the package. 
This chapter describes how to configure your Wireless-N 150 Router WNR61\
2v2 Internet  connection. This chapter includes:
•     Logging In to Your Wireless Router on page  7
•     Selecting a Language for Your Screen Display on page  8
•     Using the Setup...

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Logging In to Your Wireless Router 
You can log in to the wireless router to view or change its settings, an\
d to access the 
Knowledge Base and documentation. 
To log in to the wireless router:
1. 
If you have not set up wireless connections yet, connect your computer t\
o the wireless 
router with an Ethernet cable.
2.  In the address field of your Internet browser, 
enter...

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Selecting a Language for Your Screen Display
Using the Select Language drop-down list, located in the upper right cor\
ner of the Router 
Manager screen, you can change the language.
The language is set to English by default. The default language is alway\
s stored in memory. 
When you select another language, it is stored in memory in addition to \
English. The 
additional language stored is the most...

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Using the Setup Wizard
The Setup Wizard can check your Internet connection for servers and prot\
ocols to determine 
your ISP configuration. This feature is not the same as the Smart Wizard\
 on the 
Resource 
CD  that is used for installation. You can also manually specify your Intern\
et connection 
settings in the Basic Settings screen.
To use the Setup Wizard:
1.  From the top of the router main...

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3. Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. If you enter or change a DNS address, 
restart the computers on your network so that these settings take effect.
4. If no login is required, you can specify the MAC Address setting.
5. Click Apply to save your settings.
6. Click Test to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within 
1 minute, see 
Checking the...