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2.

Click

Next

. The following screen lets you select the method for adding the WPS client (a

wireless device or computer).

You can use either the push button or PIN method.

3.

Select either

Push Button

or

PIN Number

.

•

To use the push-button method, either click the

WPS

button on this screen, or press

the

WPS

button on the side of the router. Within 2 minutes, go to the wireless client

and press its

WPS

button to join the network without entering a password.

•

To use the PIN method, select the

PIN Number

radio button, enter the client security

PIN, and click

Next

.

Within 2 minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to join the network

without entering a password.

The router attempts to add the WPS-capable device. The WPS LED

on the front of

the router blinks green. When the router establishes a WPS connection, the LED is solid

green, and the router WPS screen displays a confirmation message.

4.

Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 to add another WPS client to your network.

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Setup Menu



To display the Setup menu:

Select

Advanced > Setup

to display the Setup menu.

The following selections are available:

•

Internet Setup

. Go to the same Internet Setup screen that you can access from the

dashboard on the Basic Home screen. See

Internet Setup

on page

22.

•

Wireless Setup

. Go to the same Wireless Settings screen that you can access from

the dashboard on the Basic Home screen. See

Basic Wireless Settings

on page

28.

•

Guest Network

. This is a shortcut to the same Guest Network screen that you can

access from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen. See

Guest Networks

on

page

31.

•

WAN Setup

. Internet (WAN) setup. See

WAN Setup

on page

37.

•

LAN Setup

. Local area network (LAN) setup. See

LAN Setup

on page

40.

•

QoS Setup

. Quality of Service (QoS) setup. See

Quality of Service (QoS) Setup

on

page

43.

WAN Setup

The WAN Setup screen lets you configure a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server, change the

Maximum Transmit Unit (MTU) size, and enable the router to respond to a ping on the WAN

(Internet) port.



To view or change the WAN settings:

Select

Advanced > Setup > WAN Setup

:

The following settings are available:

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•

Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection

. DoS protection protects your LAN against

denial of service attacks such as Syn flood, Smurf Attack, Ping of Death, Teardrop

Attack, UDP Flood, ARP Attack, Spoofing ICMP, Null Scan, and many others. This

should be disabled only in special circumstances.

•

Default DMZ Server

. This feature is sometimes helpful when you are playing online

games or videoconferencing. Be careful when using this feature because it makes the

firewall security less effective. See the following section,

Default DMZ Server

, for

more details.

•

Respond to Ping on Internet Port

. If you want the router to respond to a ping from

the Internet, select this check box. Use this setting only as a diagnostic tool because it

allows your router to be discovered. Do not select this check box unless you have a

specific reason.

•

Disable IGMP Proxying

. IGMP proxying allows a computer on the local area network

(LAN) to receive the multicast traffic it is interested in from the Internet. If you do not

need this feature, you can select this check box to disable it.

•

MTU Size (in bytes)

. The normal MTU (Maximum Transmit Unit) value for most

Ethernet networks is 1500 bytes, or 1492 bytes for PPPoE connections. For some

ISPs, you might need to reduce the MTU. This is rarely required. Only reduce the

MTU if you are sure that it is necessary for your ISP connection. See

Change the

MTU Size

on page

39.

•

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 Internet applications

to function.

Default DMZ Server

The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and

videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Network Address Translation

(NAT). The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work

correctly with them, but there are other applications that might not function well. In some

cases, one local computer can run the application correctly if the IP address for that computer

is entered as the default DMZ server.

WARNING:

DMZ servers pose a security risk. A computer designated as the

default DMZ server loses much of the protection of the firewall and

is exposed to exploits from the Internet. If compromised, the DMZ

server computer can be used to attack other computers on your

network.

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The router usually detects and discards Incoming traffic from the Internet that is not a

response to one of your local computers or a service that you have configured in the Port

Forwarding/Port Triggering screen. Instead of discarding this traffic, you can have the router

forward the traffic to one computer on your network. This computer is called the default DMZ

server.



To set up a default DMZ server:

1.

On the WAN Setup screen, select the

Default DMZ Server

check box.

2.

Type the IP address.

3.

Click

Apply

.

Change the MTU Size

The maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the largest data packet a network device transmits.

When one network device communicates across the Internet with another, the data packets

travel through many devices along the way. If a device in the data path has a lower MTU

setting than the other devices, the data packets have to be split or “fragmented” to

accommodate the device with the smallest MTU.

The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is often just the default value. In some

situations, changing the value fixes one problem but causes another. Leave the MTU

unchanged unless one of these situations occurs:

•

You have problems connecting to your ISP or other Internet service, and the technical

support of either the ISP or NETGEAR recommends changing the MTU setting. These

web-based applications might require an MTU change:

-

A secure website that does not open, or displays only part of a web page

-

Yahoo email

-

MSN portal

-

America Online’s DSL service

•

You use VPN and have severe performance problems.

•

You used a program to optimize MTU for performance reasons, and now you have

connectivity or performance problems.

Note:

An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication

problems. For instance, you might not be able to access certain

websites, frames within websites, secure login pages, or FTP or

POP servers.

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 maximum value of 1500

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until the problem goes away. The following table describes common MTU sizes and

applications.

Table 2.

Common MTU Sizes

MTU

Application

1500

The largest Ethernet packet size and the default value. This setting is typical for

connections that do not use PPPoE or VPN, and is the default value for NETGEAR

routers, adapters, and switches.

1492

Used in PPPoE environments.

1472

Maximum size to use for pinging. (Larger packets are fragmented.)

1468

Used in some DHCP environments.

1460

Usable by AOL if you do not have large email attachments, for example.

1436

Used in PPTP environments or with VPN.

1400

Maximum size for AOL DSL.

576

Typical value to connect to dial-up ISPs.



To change the MTU size:

1.

Select

Advanced > Setup > WAN Setup

.

2.

In the MTU Size field, enter a value from 64 to 1500.

3.

Click

Apply

to save the settings.

LAN Setup

The LAN Setup screen allows configuration of LAN IP services such as Dynamic Host

Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP).

The router is shipped preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN side and to act

as a DHCP server. The router’s default LAN IP configuration is:

•

LAN IP address.

192.168.1.1

•

Subnet mask.

255.255.255.0

These addresses are part of the designated private address range for use in private networks

and are suitable for most applications. If your network requires a different IP addressing

scheme, you can change these settings in the LAN Setup screen.