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Chapter 1

About This Manual

This chapter describes the intended audience, scope, conventions, and formats of this manual.

Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats

This reference manual assumes that the reader has basic to intermediate computer and Internet

skills. However, basic computer network, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies tutorial

information is provided in the Appendices and on the Netgear website.

This guide uses the following typographical conventions:

This guide uses the following formats to highlight special messages:

This manual is written for the MR814 v3 router according to these specifications.:

Table 1-1.

Typographical Conventions

italics

Emphasis, books, CDs, URL names

bold

User input

SMALL

CAPS

Screen text, file and server names, extensions, commands, IP addresses

Note:

This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.

Table 1-2.

Manual Scope

Product Version

MR814 v3 Cable/DSL Wireless Router

Manual Publication Date

June 2004

Note:

Product updates are available on the NETGEAR Web site at

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How to Use This Manual

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How to Print this Manual

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Chapter 2

Introduction

This chapter describes the features of the NETGEAR MR814 v3 Cable/DSL Wireless Router.

Key Features of the Router

The MR814 v3 Cable/DSL Wireless Router with 4-port switch connects your local area network

(LAN) to the Internet through an external access device such as a cable modem or DSL modem.

The MR814 v3 router provides you with multiple Web content filtering options, plus browsing

activity reporting and instant alerts -- both via e-mail. Parents and network administrators can

establish restricted access policies based on time-of-day, Web site addresses and address

keywords, and share high-speed cable/DSL Internet access for up to 253 personal computers. In

addition to the Network Address Translation (NAT) feature, the built-in firewall protects you from

hackers.

With minimum setup, you can install and use the router within minutes.

The MR814 v3 router provides the following features:

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802.11b Standards-based wireless networking

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WPA-PSK wireless security.

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Easy, web-based Smart Wizard configuration assistant

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Content Filtering and Site Blocking Security

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Built in 4-port 10/100 Mbps Switch

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Ethernet connection to a wide area network (WAN) device, such as a cable modem or DSL

modem

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Extensive Protocol Support

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Login capability

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Front panel LEDs for easy monitoring of status and activity

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Flash memory for firmware upgrade