Netgear Wireless N 150 Router Wnr612 User Guide

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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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To add or edit a static route:
1. 
Select  Static Routes under Advanced in the main menu. The Static Routes screen 
displays.
2.  Click  Add to expand the Static Routes screen.
3. In the Route Name field, enter a name for this static route. (This is for identification\
 
purposes only.) 
4.  Select the  Private check box if you want to limit access to the LAN only. If Private is 
selected, the static route is...

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5.   Maintenance
5
This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your wirel\
ess router.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•     Upgrading the Firmware on page  44
•     Backing Up, Restoring, and Erasing Your Settings  on page
  45
•     Viewing Wireless Router Status Information  on page
  47
•     Viewing a List of Attached Devices  on page
  50
•     Enabling Remote Management Access  on page
  51
•     Traffic Meter  on page
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Upgrading the Firmware
The wireless router’s firmware (routing software) is stored in flas\
h memory. By default, when 
you log in to your wireless router, it automatically checks the NETGEAR \
website for new 
firmware and alerts you if there is a newer version. 
Note:  To turn off the automatic firmware check at log in, clear the 
Check 
for Updated Firmware Upon Log-in check box on the Router 
Upgrade screen.
If the...

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Manually Checking for Firmware Upgrades
You can use the Router Upgrade screen to manually check the NETGEAR webs\
ite for newer 
versions of firmware for your product.
Note:  You can also check for upgrades from the NETGEAR website at 
http://www.netgear.com/support
.
To manually check for new firmware and install it on your wireless route\
r:
1.  Under Maintenance on the wireless router main menu, select Router Upgrad\...

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Backing Up the Configuration to a File
1. 
From the main menu, under Maintenance, select Backup Settings to display\
 this screen:
2. Click  Backup  to save a copy of the current settings.
3.  Store the .cfg file on a computer on your network.
Restoring the Configuration from a File
1. In the main menu, under Maintenance, select Backup Settings.
2.  Enter the full path to the file on your network, or click the  Browse...

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Viewing Wireless Router Status Information
To view router status and usage information, select Router Status under \
Maintenance in the 
main menu. The Router Status screen displays.
The following table describes the router status fields.
Table 3.  Router Status Screen Fields
 
FieldDescription
Hardware Version The hardware version of the router.
Firmware Version The wireless router firmware version.
GUI Language Version...

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Viewing Statistics
On the Router Status screen, click the Show Statistics button to display wireless router 
usage statistics, as shown in the following screen.
The Show Statistics screen displays the following statistics:
LAN Port
MAC AddressThis field displays the Ethernet MAC address being used by the local (L\
AN) 
port of the wireless router.
IP Address This field displays the IP address being used by the local (LAN)...

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Viewing the Connection Status
On the Router Status screen, click the Connection Status button to display wireless router 
connection status.
This screen shows the following statistics:
TxPkts
The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual cle\
ar.
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...

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Viewing a List of Attached Devices
The Attached Devices screen contains a table of all IP devices that the \
router has discovered 
on the local network. Select Attached Devices under Maintenance in the m\
ain menu to view 
the table.
For each device, the table shows the IP address, NetBIOS host name or de\
vice name (if 
available), and the Ethernet MAC address. To force the router to look f\
or attached devices, 
click...