Reference Manual for the Model DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway

Introduction

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You can use the LEDs to verify various conditions.

Table 1-1

lists and describes each LED on the

front panel of the router. These LEDs are green when lit.

Table 1-1.

LED Descriptions

Label

Activity

Description

Power

On

Off

Power is supplied to the router.

Power is not supplied to the router.

Test

On

Off

The system is initializing.

The system is ready and running.

Internet

Blink -- Amber

On -- Green

Blink -- Green

Indicates ADSL training.

The Internet port has detected a link with an attached device.

Data is being transmitted or received by the Internet port.

Wireless

On

Indicates that the Wireless port is initialized.

LAN

On (Green)

Blink (Green)

On (Amber)

Blink (Amber)

Off

The Local port has detected link with a 100 Mbps device.

Data is being transmitted or received at 100 Mbps.

The Local port has detected link with a 10 Mbps device.

Data is being transmitted or received at 10 Mbps.

No link is detected on this port.

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Introduction

The Gateway’s Rear Panel

The rear panel of the DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway (

Figure 1-2

) contains port

connections.

Figure 1-2:

DG824M Rear Panel

Viewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following elements:

•

AC power adapter outlet

•

Factory Default Reset push button

•

Wireless antenna

•

Four Local Ethernet RJ-45 ports for connecting the gateway to the local computers

•

ADSL port for connecting the gateway to an ADSL line

Connecting the Gateway to the Internet

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Chapter 2

Connecting the Gateway to the Internet

This chapter describes how to set up the gateway on your Local Area Network (LAN), connect to

the Internet, how to configure your DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway for Internet access

using the Setup Wizard, or how to manually configure your Internet connection.

What You Will Need Before You Begin

You need to prepare these three things before you can establish an Internet connection through

your gateway:

1.

The gateway connected to an ADSL line and a computer properly connected to the gateway as

explained below.

2.

Active Internet service such as that provided by an ADSL account.

3.

The Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration information for your DSL account.

Cabling Requirements

The built-in ADSL modem of the DG824M gateway connects to the Internet via your telephone

line using standard twisted-pair telephone cables.

Note:

Do not connect the DG824M to the ADSL line through a microfilter unless the microfilter

is specifically designed for this purpose. Doing so will prevent the built-in DSL modem in the

DG824M from establishing a connection to the Internet. If you have any doubts about this, it is

recommended that you connect the DG824 directly to the ADSL line.

The DG824M gateway connects to your LAN via twisted-pair Ethernet cables.

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Connecting the Gateway to the Internet

Computer Hardware Requirements

To use the DG824M gateway on your network, each computer must have an installed Ethernet

Network Interface Card (NIC) and an Ethernet cable, or a 802.11b wireless adapter. If the

computer will connect to your network at 100 Mbps, you must use a Category 5 (CAT5) cable such

as the one provided with your gateway.

LAN Configuration Requirements

For the initial connection to the Internet and configuration of your gateway, you will need to

connect a computer to the gateway which is set to automatically get its TCP/IP configuration from

the gateway via DHCP.

Note:

Please refer to

Appendix C, “Preparing Your Network

for assistance with DHCP

configuration.

Internet Configuration Requirements

Depending on how your ISP set up your Internet account, you will need one or more of these

configuration parameters to connect your gateway to the Internet:

•

VPI/VCI parameters

•

Multiplexing Method

•

Host and Domain Names

•

ISP Login Name and Password

•

ISP Domain Name Server (DNS) Addresses

•

Fixed or Static IP Address

Where Do I Get the Internet Configuration Parameters?

There are several ways you can gather the required Internet connection information.

•

Your ISP should have provided you with all the information needed to connect to the Internet.

If you cannot locate this information, you can ask your ISP to provide it or you can try one of

the options below.

•

If you have a computer already connected using the active Internet access account, you can

gather the configuration information from that computer.

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Connecting the Gateway to the Internet

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For Windows 95/98/ME, open the Network control panel, select the TCP/IP entry for the

Ethernet adapter, and click Properties.

•

For Windows 2000/XP, open the Local Area Network Connection, select the TCP/IP entry

for the Ethernet adapter, and click Properties.

•

For Macintosh computers, open the TCP/IP or Network control panel.

•

You may also refer to the

DG824M

Resource CD

for the NETGEAR Router ISP Guide which

provides Internet connection information for many ISPs.

Once you locate your Internet configuration parameters, you may want to record them on the page

below according to the instructions in

“Record Your Internet Connection Information” on page

2-4

.