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Contents
How to Set Up and Test Basic Wireless Connectivity
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4-7
How to Configure WEP
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4-9
How to Configure WPA-PSK Wireless Security
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4-11
How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address
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4-11
Chapter 5
Doing Basic Router Housekeeping
Changing the Administrator Password
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5-1
Configuration File Management
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5-2
Restoring and Backing Up the Configuration
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5-2
Erasing the Configuration
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5-3
Upgrading the Wireless Router Software
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5-3
Chapter 6
Troubleshooting Common Problems
Basic Functioning
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6-1
Power Light Not On
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6-1
Lights Never Turn Off
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6-2
LAN or Internet (WAN) Port Lights Not On
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6-2
Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface
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6-2
Troubleshooting the ISP Connection
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6-3
Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using a Ping Utility
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6-5
Testing the LAN Path to Your Router
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6-5
Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device
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6-6
Restoring the Default Configuration and Password
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6-7
Appendix A
Technical Specifications
Glossary
List of Glossary Terms
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G-1
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About This Guide
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Chapter 1
About This Guide
This chapter describes the intended audience, scope, conventions, and formats of this manual.
Audience, Conventions, and Formats
This reference manual assumes that the reader has basic computer and Internet skills. However,
basic computer network, Internet, and firewall technologies tutorial information is provided in the
Appendices and on the Netgear Web site.
This guide uses the following format to highlight special messages:
This guide uses the following typographical conventions:
Note:
This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.
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:
Product updates are available on the NETGEAR Web site at
.
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Getting to Know Your NETGEAR Wireless Router
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Chapter 2
Getting to Know Your NETGEAR Wireless Router
NETGEAR routers provide connections for multiple computers to the Internet through an external
broadband access device such as a cable modem or DSL modem that is normally intended for use
by a single computer. This chapter introduces the NETGEAR Router.
Package Contents
The product package should contain the following items:
•
Router.
•
AC power adapter.
•
Vertical stands.
•
A Category 5 (CAT5) Ethernet cable.
•
The Setup CD, including:
—
This guide.
—
Application Notes and other helpful information.
•
Registration, Warranty Card, and Support Information Card.
If any of the parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the
carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to return the router for repair.
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Getting to Know Your NETGEAR Wireless Router
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The Front Panel
The front panel of the router includes these status lights.
Figure 2-1:
router Front Panel
You can use the status lights to verify connections. Viewed from left to right, the table below
describes the lights on the front panel of the router.
Table 2-1.
Status Light Descriptions
Label
Activity
Description
Power
On Green Solid
Off
Power is supplied to the router.
Power is not supplied to the router.
Test
Blinking
Off
The router is performing its diagnostic test.
The router successfully completed its diagnostic test.
Internet
On
Blink
The Internet port has detected a link with an attached device.
Data is being transmitted or received by the Internet port.
LAN
On (Green)
Blink (Green)
On (Yellow)
Blink (Yellow)
Off
The LAN (local area network) 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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