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Reference Manual for the Model RP614 v2 Web Safe Router
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Introduction
The Router’s Rear Panel
The rear panel of the Model RP614 router (
Figure Figure 1-2:
) contains port connections.
Figure 1-2: RP614 Rear Panel
Viewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following features:
•
Four Local (LAN) Ethernet ports for connecting the router to the local PCs
•
Internet (WAN) Ethernet port for connecting the router to a cable or DSL modem
•
Factory Default Reset push button
•
AC power adapter outlet
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Connecting the Router to the Internet
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Chapter 2
Connecting the Router to the Internet
This chapter describes how to set up the router on your local area network
(LAN) and connect to
the Internet. You find out how to configure your Model RP614 v2 Web Safe Router 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 begin:
1.
Have active Internet service such as that provided by an cable or DSL broadband account.
2.
Locate the Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration information for your DSL account.
3.
Connect the router to a cable or DSL modem and a computer as explained below.
Cabling and Computer Hardware Requirements
To use the RP614 v2 router on your network, each computer must have an installed Ethernet
Network Interface Card (NIC) and an Ethernet cable. 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 router.
Computer Network Configuration Requirements
The Model RP614 v2 includes a built-in Web Configuration Manager. To access the configuration
menus on the Model RP614 v2, your must use a Java-enabled web browser program which
supports HTTP uploads such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. NETGEAR
recommends using Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or above. Free browser programs
are readily available for Windows, Macintosh, or UNIX/Linux.
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Connecting the Router to the Internet
For the initial connection to the Internet and configuration of your router, you will need to connect
a computer to the router which is set to automatically get its TCP/IP configuration from the router
via DHCP.
Note:
For help with DHCP configuration, please refer to
Appendix C, “Preparing Your Network”
.
The cable or DSL modem broadband access device must provide a standard 10 Mbps (10BASE-T)
or 100 Mbps (100BASE-TX) Ethernet interface.
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 router to the Internet:
•
Host and Domain Names.
•
ISP Login Name and Password.
•
ISP Domain Name Server (DNS) Addresses.
•
Fixed IP Address which is also known as 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 provides 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.
—
For Windows 95/98/ME, open the Network control panel, select the TCP/IP entry for the
Ethernet adapter, and click Properties. Record all the settings for each tab page.
—
For Windows 2000/XP, open the Local Area Network Connection, select the TCP/IP entry
for the Ethernet adapter, and click Properties. Record all the settings for each tab page.
—
For Macintosh computers, open the TCP/IP or Network control panel. Record all the
settings for each section.
•
You may also refer to the
Model RP614 v2
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.
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Reference Manual for the Model RP614 v2 Web Safe Router
Connecting the Router to the Internet
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Worksheet to Record Your Internet Connection Information
Print this page. Fill in the configuration parameters from your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
ISP Login Name:
The login name and password are case sensitive and must be entered exactly as
given by your ISP. For AOL customers, the login name is their primary screen name. Some ISPs
use your full e-mail address as the login name. The Service Name is not required by all ISPs. If
you connect using a login name and password, then fill in the following:
Login Name: ______________________________
Password: ____________________________
Service Name: _____________________________
Fixed or Static IP Address:
If you have a static IP address, record the following information. For
example, 169.254.141.148 could be a valid IP address.
Fixed or Static Internet IP Address: ______
. ______
. ______
. ______
Gateway IP Address: ______
. ______
. ______
. ______
Subnet Mask: ______
. ______
. ______
. ______
ISP DNS Server Addresses:
If you were given DNS server addresses, fill in the following:
Primary DNS Server IP Address: ______
. ______
. ______
. ______
Secondary DNS Server IP Address: ______
. ______
. ______
. ______
Host and Domain Names:
Some ISPs use a specific host or domain name like
CCA7324-A
or
home
. If you haven’t been given host or domain names, you can use the following examples as a
guide:
•
If your main e-mail account with your ISP is
, then use
aaa
as your host name.
Your ISP might call this your account, user, host, computer, or system name.
•
If your ISP’s mail server is
mail.xxx.yyy.com
, then use
xxx.yyy.com
as the domain name.
ISP Host Name: _________________________
ISP Domain Name: _______________________
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Connecting the Router to the Internet
Connecting the Model RP614 v2 Web Safe Router
This section provides instructions for connecting the RP614 v2 router. Also, the
Model RP614 v2
Resource CD
included with your router contains an animated Installation Assistant to help you
through this procedure.
Procedure:
Connecting the Router
There are three steps to connecting your router:
1.
Connect the router to your network
2.
Log in to the router
3.
Connect to the Internet
Follow the steps below to connect your router to your network. You can also refer to the Resource
CD included with your router which contains an animated Installation Assistant to help you
through this procedure.
1.
Connect the router to your network.
a.
Turn off your computer and Cable or DSL Modem.
b.
Disconnect the Ethernet cable
(
A
)
from your computer which connects to your cable or
DSL modem.
Figure 2-1: Disconnect the cable or DSL Modem
Cable or DSL modem
A

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