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202-10243-01 July 2007 v2.1 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual.
ii v2.1, July 2007 © 2007 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. Product Registrat ion, Support, and Documen t ation Register your product at http://www .NETGEAR.com/r egiste r . Registration is required befo re you can use our telephone support service.
v2.1, July 2007 iii NOTE: This product's firmware limits operation to only the chan nels allowed in a particular Region or Country . Therefore, all options described in this user's guide may not be avai lable in your version of the product.
v2.1, July 2007 iv FCC Requirement s for Operation in the United St ates FCC Information to User This product does not contain an y user serviceable components and is to be us ed with approved antennas only .
v2.1, July 2007 v FCC Declaration Of Confo rmity W e NETGEAR, Inc., 4500 Great America Parkway , Santa Clara, CA 95054, declare under our sole responsibility that the model WNR834B RangeMax NEXT W ire less Router WNR834B complies with Pa rt 15 of FCC Rules.
v2.1, July 2007 vi Product and Publication Det ails Model Number: WNR834B Publication Date: July 2007 Product Family: Wireless Router Product Name: RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Home or Busine.
vii v2.1, July 2007 Content s About This Manual Conventions, Formats and Scope ................... ................... ................ ................ ............... xi How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ................ ....
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual viii Contents v2.1, July 200 7 Chapter 3 Restricting Access From Y our Network Content Filtering Overview .............. ................ ................ ................ ................ .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Contents ix v2.1, July 2007 Configuring Port T riggering . ............. ................ ................ ................ ................ ............... 5-9 Using Universal Plug and Play .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual x Contents v2.1, July 200 7 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications Factory Default Set tings ........ ............. ................ ................ ................ ............. .........
xi v2.1, July 2007 About This Manual The user manual provides information for con figuring the features of the NETGEAR ® RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B beyond initial configuration settings. Initial configuration instructions can be found in the NETGEAR W ir e less Router Setup Manual .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual xii About This Manual v2.1, July 200 7 • Scope. This manual is written for the WNR834B r outer according to th ese specifications: For m.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual About This Manual xiii v2.1, July 2007 • Printing from PDF . Y our computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat reader installed in order to view and print PDF files. The Acrobat reader is available on the Adobe W eb site at http://www .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual xiv About This Manual v2.1, July 200 7.
1-1 v2.1, July 2007 Chapter 1 Configuring Basic Connectivity This chapter describes the parameters for your In ternet connection and your wireless local area network (LAN) connection.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-2 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v2.1, July 200 7 For installation instru ctions in a language other than Englis h, refer to the lang uage optio ns on the Resour ce CD , or refer to one of the online vers ions listed in the following table.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-3 v2.1, July 2007 2. Enter admin for the router user name and your password (or the default, pa ss w o r d ). To change the password, see “Changing the Administrator Password” on page 2-14 .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-4 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v2.1, July 200 7 3. Select Setup > Basic Settings from the menu on the left. The Basic Settin gs screen will display showing the wireless router’ s home page and suggested default settings.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-5 v2.1, July 2007 If the wireless router is connected to the Intern et, you can click the Know ledge Base link or the Documentation link un der the W eb Support menu to view support informati on or the documentation for the wireless router.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-6 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v2.1, July 200 7 No Login Required by ISP . If no login is required by you r ISP , the following parameters appear in the Basic Settings menu – Account Name (may also be called Host Name).
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-7 v2.1, July 2007 – Internet IP Address . Determines how yo ur router obta ins an IP address for Internet access. • If your ISP assigns an IP address dynamically (by DHCP), select Get Automatically .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-8 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v2.1, July 200 7 If a login is required by your ISP , the following parameters appear in the Basic Settings menu:. – Internet Servic e P r ovider . This drop-down list contains a few ISPs that need special protocols for connection.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-9 v2.1, July 2007 • Other , which selects PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet), the protocol used by most DSL services worldwide – Login and Password .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-10 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v2.1, July 200 7 • Always On . The router will log in to the Intern et immediately after booting, and will never disco nnect.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Bas ic Con ne ct ivity 1- 11 v2.1, July 2007 V iewing the Basic W ireless Settings T o view the basic wireless settings: From the main menu of the browser interf ace, un der Setup, clic k W ireless Settings.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-12 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v2.1, July 200 7 • Region . This field identifies the region where th e WNR834B can be used. It may not be legal to operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a region other than one of those identified in this field.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Bas ic Con ne ct ivity 1- 13 v2.1, July 2007 WEP connections can take sligh tly longer to establish.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-14 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v2.1, July 200 7 . Setting up a V ist a WPS Network If you have configured your router from a W indo.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Configuring Bas ic Con ne ct ivity 1- 15 v2.1, July 2007 T o add a WPS client using the built-in reg istrar: 1. Select V ista Settings under the Advanced sectio n of the main menu. The V ista Settings screen will display .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 1-16 Configuring Ba sic Connectivit y v2.1, July 200 7 Figure 1-1 1 WNR834Bv2.
2-1 v2.1, July 2007 Chapter 2 Safeguarding Y our Network The RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B provides highly ef fective security features which are covered in de tail in this chapter .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-2 Safeguarding Your Network v2.1, July 200 7 There are several ways you can enhance the secur ity of your wireless network. In order of increasing effectiveness: • T urn Off the Broadcast of the W ireless Network Name SSID.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2- 3 v2.1, July 2007 The time it takes to establish a wireless connec tion can vary depending on both your security settings and router placement. WEP connections can take slightly lo nger to establish.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-4 Safeguarding Your Network v2.1, July 200 7 The available settings in this menu are: • Name (SSID ). The SSID, also known as the wireless network name, is broadcast by the wireless router so that nearby wireless devic es can discover y our network.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2- 5 v2.1, July 2007 Balancing performance fac tors (throughput, latenc y , battery consumption, and equipme nt compatibility) against the value of inf ormation on your network, se lect an appropriate security level.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-6 Safeguarding Your Network v2.1, July 200 7 Basic Wireless S ettings Setup Form Before customizing your wireless settings, print th is form and record the following information.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2- 7 v2.1, July 2007 with the correct Passphrase. Similarly , when you use WP A2-PSK, the other devices in the network will not connect unless they are also set to WP A2- PSK and are configured with the correct Passphras e.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-8 Safeguarding Your Network v2.1, July 200 7 . 4. Y ou c an manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These va lues must be identical on all computers an d Access Points in your network.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2- 9 v2.1, July 2007 5. Click Apply to save your settings. Configuring WP A-PSK, WP A2-P SK or WP A-PSK+WP A2-PSK Wireless Security T o configure WP A-PSK, WP A2-PSK or WP A-PSK+WP A2-PSK: 1.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-10 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 . T urning Off the Broadcast of Y our Wireless Network Name These additional security-related wireless features, that you can disable for additional security , are described below .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-11 v2.1, July 2007 configuring the W ireless Card Access List, s ee “Restricting W irele ss Access by MAC Add.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-12 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 T o restrict access based on MA C addresses, follow these steps: 1.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-13 v2.1, July 2007 4. If the desired computer appears in the A vailable Wi reless Cards list, you can click the radio button of that computer to capture its MAC addr ess; otherwise, you can manually enter a name and the MAC address of the authorized comput er .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-14 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 Changing the Administrator Password The default password for the router ’ s W eb Configuration Manager is password . NETGEAR recommends that you ch ange this password to a more secure password.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-15 v2.1, July 2007 configuration file after you complete the configuratio n. In the ev ent of router failure or corruption, or a lost administrator password, you can easily recreate your configura tion by restoring the configuration file.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 2-16 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 • Allow certain games and applications to functi on properly . Some games and applic ations need to allow additional inbound traffic in orde r to function.
3-1 v2.1, July 2007 Chapter 3 Restricting Access From Y our Network This chapter describes how to u se the content filtering and reporting features of the RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834 B to p rotect your network. Y ou can find these features by clicking on the Content Filtering heading in the main menu of the browser interface.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-2 Restricting Access From Your Network v2.1, July 200 7 • If the keyword XXX is specified, the URL www .badstuff.com/xxx.html is blocked. • If the keyword .com is specified, only W eb site s with other domain suffixes (such as .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-3 v2.1, July 2007 – Block all access to Internet browsing duri ng a sche duled period by entering a dot ( . ) as the keyword and then set a schedule in the Schedule menu.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-4 Restricting Access From Your Network v2.1, July 200 7 2. Enable service block ing by se lecting either Per Schedule or Always, then click Apply . T o block by schedule, be sure to specify a time period in the Schedule menu.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-5 v2.1, July 2007 • Enter the S tarting Port and Ending Port numbers. If the application uses a s ingle port num ber , enter that number in both boxes.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-6 Restricting Access From Your Network v2.1, July 200 7 a. Days to Block .Select days to block by checking the appropriate box es. Select Every Day to select the checkboxes for all days. Click Apply .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-7 v2.1, July 2007 Ta b l e 3 - 1 describes the log entries.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-8 Restricting Access From Your Network v2.1, July 200 7 2. T urn email notification on by selecting the T urn E-mail Notification On radio box to receive email logs and alerts from the router .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-9 v2.1, July 2007 If you select the W eekly , Daily or Hourly optio ns and the log fills up before the specified period, the log is automatica lly emailed to the sp ecified email a ddress.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 3-10 Restricting Acc ess From Your Ne twork v2.1, July 200 7.
4-1 v2.1, July 2007 Chapter 4 Customizing Y our Network Settings This chapter describes how to configure advanc ed networking features of the RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B, including LAN, W AN, and routing settings.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-2 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v2.1, July 200 7 . Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters The router is shipped precon figured to use privat e IP address es on the LAN side and to act as a DHCP server .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-3 v2.1, July 2007 – When set to Both or In Only , the router incorporates the RIP information that it receives. – When set to None, the router does not send any RIP packets and ignores any RIP packets received.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-4 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v2.1, July 200 7 • Secondary DNS Server (if you entered a Second ary DNS address in the Basic Set.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-5 v2.1, July 2007 Using a Dynamic DNS Service If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) gives you a permanently assigned IP address, you can register a domain name and have that name linked wi th your IP address by pu blic Domain Name Servers (DNS).
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-6 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v2.1, July 200 7 T o configure Dynamic DNS: 1. Register for an account with one of the dyn amic DNS service providers whose names appear in the Select Service Provider box.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-7 v2.1, July 2007 Disabling the SPI Firewall The Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) Firewall protects your network and computers against attacks and intrusions.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-8 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v2.1, July 200 7 Setting the MTU Size The normal MTU value fo r most Ethernet networks is 1500 bytes, 1492 by tes for PPPoE connections, or 1450 for PP TP connections.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-9 v2.1, July 2007 1. Click Add to open the Add S tatic Routes menu. 2. In the Route Name box, type a name for this static route. (This is for identification purposes only .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-10 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v2.1, July 200 7 When you first configure d your router , two implic it static routes were crea ted. A default route was created with your ISP as the gateway , and a second static route was created to your local network for all 192.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-11 v2.1, July 2007 The WNR834B rou ter supports two mod es of the W ireless Repeating function: • In W ireless Repeater mode, the WNR834B router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote AP .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-12 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v2.1, July 200 7 The figure below shows a wireless repeating sce nario with the WNR834B router in .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-13 v2.1, July 2007 A computer on any wireless or wired LAN se gment of the WNR834B should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printe rs with any other wireless or wired PC or server connected to any of the other APs.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 4-14 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v2.1, July 200 7.
5-1 v2.1, July 2007 Chapter 5 Fine-T uning Y our Network This chapter describes how to modify the config uration of the RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B to allow specific applications to access th e Internet or to be ac cessed from the Internet, and how to make adjustments to enhance your network’ s performance.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-2 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 How Y our Computer Communicat es With A Remote Computer Through Y our Router When a comput.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-3 v2.1, July 2007 4. The W eb se rver at www .example.com c omposes a return message with the requested W eb page data. The return message contains the following address and port information: • The source address is the IP address of www .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-4 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 “When you initiate a session with destination port 6667, you must also allo w incoming traffic on port 1 13 to reach the originatin g computer .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-5 v2.1, July 2007 How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Process In both of the preceding examples, your computer initiates an application session with a serve r computer on the Internet.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-6 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 How Port Forwarding Differs From Port T riggering The following points sy nopsize the dif .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-7 v2.1, July 2007 1. From the main menu of the browser interface, un der Advanced, click on Port Forwarding /Port T rigge rin g to view the port forwarding menu .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-8 Fine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 2. Click Add Custom Service. 3. In the Service Name box, type a descriptive name. 4. In the Service T ype box, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-9 v2.1, July 2007 1. Assign your W eb server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP Address Reservation, as explained in “ U sing Address Reservation” on page 4-4 .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-10 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 T o set up Port Triggering: 1. In the main menu, under Advanced, Select Po rt Forwarding/Port T riggering. 2. Select the Port T riggering radio button.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -11 v2.1, July 2007 5. Click Add Service. 6. In the Service Name box, type a descriptive service name. 7. Under Service User , sele ct Any (d efault) to allow this service to be used by any computer on the Internet.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-12 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 Using Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, su ch as Internet appliances and computers, to access the network and connect to other devices as needed.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -13 v2.1, July 2007 • Advertisement Period The Advertisement Period is ho w often the router will broadcast its UPnP information. This value can range from 1 to 1 440 minutes.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-14 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 • Identify critical wireless links. If your network has several wireless devices, de cide which wireless devices need the highest data rate, and locate the router near them.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -15 v2.1, July 2007 Configuring Quality of Service (QoS) QoS is an advanced feature that ca n be used to prioritize some type s of traffic ahead of others. The WNR834B router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-16 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications The WNR834B router supports W i-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) to prioritize wireless voice and video traffic over the wire less link.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -17 v2.1, July 2007 2. Click Add Priority Rule. The Qo S Priority Rules menu opens.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-18 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 5. From the Priority drop-down list, select the prior ity that this traf fic sh ould receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -19 v2.1, July 2007 QoS for a MAC Address T o create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address, follow these steps: 1. Open the QoS Setup menu, shown in Figu re 5-6 on page 5-15 .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-20 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 1. Open the QoS Setup menu, shown in Figu re 5-6 on page 5-15 . 2. Select the radio button next to the QoS policy to be edited or deleted. 3.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -21 v2.1, July 2007 If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU to 1400. If you are willing to experiment, you can gradually reduce the MTU from the maxi mum value of 1500 until the problem goes away .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-22 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 Next, consider the th roughput of your network de vices. Where possible, make the heaviest-traffic connections using higher-speed technologies, with no lower - speed bottlenecks in the path.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -23 v2.1, July 2007 Overview of Home and Small Office Networking T echnologies Common connection t ypes and thei.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 5-24 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v2.1, July 200 7 • Wir ed E thernet As gigabit-speed Ethernet ports (10/1 00/1000 Mbps) become common on newer computers, wired Ethernet remains a good choice for speed, economy , and sec urity .
6-1 v2.1, July 2007 Chapter 6 Using Network Monitoring T ools This chapter describes how to use the maintena nce features of your RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B. These features can be found by clicking on the Main tenance heading in the main menu of the browser interface.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-2 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v2.1, July 200 7 Ta b l e 6 - 1 describes the route r status fields. Figure 6-1 T able 6-1. Wire le s s Ro ut e r Status Fields Field Description Account Name The Host Name assigned to the router .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-3 v2.1, July 2007 DHCP If set to None, the router is configured to use a fixed IP address on the W AN. If set to DHCP Client, the router is configured to obtain an IP address dynamically from the ISP .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-4 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v2.1, July 200 7 2. Click Connection S tatus to di splay the connection status. Ta b l e 6 - 2 describes the connection status settings. 3. Click Show Statistics to disp lay router usage statistics.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-5 v2.1, July 2007 Ta b l e 6 - 3 describes the router statistics. V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices table contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the local network.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-6 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v2.1, July 200 7 For each device, the table shows the IP addr ess, NetBIOS Host Name or Device Name (if available), and the Ethernet MAC address. T o fo rce the router to look for attached devices, click Refresh.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-7 v2.1, July 2007 T o save your settings, click Back Up. Y our brow ser will extract the configuration file from the router and prompt you for a lo cation on your comput er to store the file.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-8 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v2.1, July 200 7 Upgrading the Router Sof tware The routing software (also called firmware) of the WNR834B router is stored in FLASH memory , and can be upgraded as n ew software is released by NETGEAR.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-9 v2.1, July 2007 A menu is also provid ed for upgrading the router . From the main menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenanc e heading, select Router Up grade to display the up grade menu.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-10 Using Network Monitori ng Tools v2.1, July 200 7 If the router discovers a newer version of software , the message on the left will appear when you log in. If no new firmware is available, the message on th e right will appear .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-1 1 v2.1, July 2007 7. Click Upload to send the firmware to the router . . When the upload is complete, your router will automa tically restart. The upgrade process typically takes about one minute.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 6-12 Using Network Monitori ng Tools v2.1, July 200 7 T o configure your router for remote management: 1.
7-1 v2.1, July 2007 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter provides information about troublesh ooting your RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B. After each prob lem description, instruction s are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-2 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 200 7 5. T urn on the computers. Make sure the Ethernet cables are secu rely plugged in.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7-3 v2.1, July 2007 a. The power light is solidly on. b. The Internet light is lit. c. A numbered LAN port light is lit for any local port that is connected to a computer . This indicates that a link has been esta blished to the connected de vice.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-4 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 200 7 • Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at the router and at the modem or computer . • Make sure that power is turned on to th e connected m odem or com puter .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7-5 v2.1, July 2007 If the router does not save cha nges you have made in the W eb Configuration Interface, check the following: • When entering configuration settin gs , be sure to click Apply before moving to an other menu or tab, or your changes co uld be lost.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-6 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 200 7 Inform your ISP that yo u have bought a new network device, and ask them to use the router’ s MAC address. or Configure your router to spoof your com puter ’ s MAC addres s.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7-7 v2.1, July 2007 T o ping the router from a running W indows PC: 1. From the W indows toolbar , click Start, and then select Run. 2. In the field provided, type ping followed by the IP address of the router , as in this example: ping www.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-8 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 200 7 • Check that your computer has the IP address of your router listed as the default gateway . If the IP configuration of your computer is assigned by DHCP , this information will not be visible in your computer’ s Networ k Control Panel.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7-9 v2.1, July 2007 Solving Wireless Connection Problems The first steps in solving wireless connection problems are: 1. Using your wireless card’ s setup utility program, make sure your wirele ss card can find your wireless router.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-10 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 200 7 Setting Up and T esting Basic Wireless Connectivity Follow the instructions below to set up and te st basic wireless conne ctivity . Once you have established basic wireless connectivity , you can enable security settin gs appropriate to your needs.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7-11 v2.1, July 2007 2. For the wireless network name (SSID), use the default name or c hoose a suitable descriptive name. In the SSID box, you can enter a v alue of up to 32 alphanumeric cha racters.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-12 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 200 7 8. In the main menu of the WNR834B rout er , under the heading Advanced, click W ireless Settings . 9. Make sure the checkboxes are selected for Enable W i reles s Router Radio and Enable SSID Broadcast.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Troubleshooting 7-13 v2.1, July 2007 • Use the Default Reset button on the rear panel of the router . Use this method for cases when the administration password or IP address is not known.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual 7-14 Troubleshooting v2.1, July 200 7.
A-1 v2.1, July 2007 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides tech nical specifications for the WNR834B wireless router. Factory Default Settings When you first receive your WNR8 34B, the default factory settings are in effect, as shown below .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual A-2 Technical Specifications v2.1, July 200 7 General Specifications Wireless Wireless Router Radio Enabled Wireless Access List (MAC Filtering) All wireless stations allowed SSID NETGEAR 802.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual Technical Specifications A-3 v2.1, July 2007 Operating temperature: 0 ° to 40 ° C (32º to 104º F) Operating humidity: 90% maximum relat.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual A-4 Technical Specifications v2.1, July 200 7 Electromagnetic Emissions Designed to conform to th e following standards: FCC Part 15 Class.
B-1 v2.1, July 2007 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents you c an use to gain a more comple te understanding of the technolog ies used in your NET GEAR product. In addition, you can find initial setu p instructions for your wireless rout er in the NETGEAR W ir eless Router Setup M anual .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual B-2 Related Documents v2.1, July 200 7.
Index-1 v2.1, July 2007 Index A Account Name 1-6 , 6-2 B backup configuration 6-6 Basic Wireless Connectivity 7-10 Basic Wireless S et tings 2-10 Big Pond 1-8 C configuration backup 6-6 erasing 6-7 re.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B User Manual Index-2 v2.1, July 200 7 M MAC address 2-11 , 7-8 spoofing 1-7 , 7-6 metric 4-9 MTU 4-8 MTU size 5-20 N NAT 4-7 , 5-2 Network Time Protoco.
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