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If the path is not working correctly, you could have one of the following problems:

•

Wrong physical connections

–

Make sure the LAN port light is on. If the light is off, follow the instructions in

“Basic

Setup Checklist” on page 25

.

–

Check that the corresponding lights are on for your computer’s network interface card.

•

Wrong network configuration

–

Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP/IP software are both installed and

configured on your computer.

–

Verify that the IP addresses for your router and your computer are correct and that both

addresses are on the same subnet (for example, 192.168.1.x/255.255.255.0).

Testing the Path from a Computer to the Internet

After verifying that the path between your computer and the wireless router works correctly, test

the path from your PC to the Internet.

To test the path using ping from a Windows PC:

1.

From the Windows task bar, click

Start

and select

Run

.

2.

In the field provided, type

cmd

.

A command screen will display.

3.

At the

>

prompt, type the following:

ping -n 10 <

IP address

>

where <

IP address

> is the IP address of a remote device such as your ISP’s DNS server.

4.

Press

Enter.

If the path is working correctly, replies as in the previous section will display. If you do not receive

replies:

•

Check that your PC has the IP address of your router listed as the default gateway. You can

display the default gateway by selecting

Start > Run

, and clicking

OK

. This brings up a

command window, where you can enter

ipconfig

.

•

Check to see that the network address of your PC (the portion of the IP address specified by

the netmask) is different from the network address of the remote device.

•

If your ISP assigned a host name to your PC, enter that host name as the Account Name in the

Basic Settings menu.

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Technical Specifications

Default Configuration Settings

This section provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the Wireless-G

Router Model WGR614v10.

Table 3.

Home Router Default Configuration Settings

Feature

Default Setting

Router Login

Router Login URL

http://www. routerlogin.net or

http://www

.

routerlogin.com

Login Name (case sensitive)

admin

Login Password (case sensitive)

password

Internet Connection

WAN MAC Address

Default hardware address (on label)

MTU Size

1500

Local Network

Router Lan IP address (the Gateway IP

address)

192.168.1.1

IP Subnet Mask

255.255.255.0

DHCP Server

Enabled

Time Zone

GMT - 8:00 (Pacific Time) for North America

GMT for other countries

Time Zone Adjusted for Daylight Saving

Time

Disabled

Firewall

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Inbound (communications coming in from

the Internet)

Disabled (bars all unsolicited requests except for

traffic on port 80, the http port)

Outbound (communications going out to

the Internet)

Enabled (all)

Wireless

Wireless Communication

Enabled

SSID Name

NETGEAR

Security

Disabled

Broadcast SSID

Enabled

Transmission Speed

Auto

a

Country/Region

United States (North America only; otherwise varies

by country and region)

RF Channel

11 in North America, 13 in most other regions

Operating Mode

b and g

Data Rate

Best

Output Power

Full

a. Maximum Wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual throughput will vary. Network

conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and net-

work overhead lower actual data throughput rate.

Table 3.

Home Router Default Configuration Settings (continued)

Feature

Default Setting

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Restoring the Default Password and Configuration

Settings

You can restore the factory default configuration settings that reset the router’s user name to

admin,

the password to

password,

and the IP address to

192.168.1.1

.

To restore the factory default configuration settings:

1.

Use a sharp object such as a pen or a paper clip to press and hold the restore factory settings

button, located on the rear panel of the router, for about 5 seconds, until the Power light begins

to blink (see

“Back Panel” on page 4

).

2.

Release the restore factory settings button, and wait for the router to restart, and for the Power

light to stop blinking and become solid green.

The factory default settings will be restored so that you can access the router from your Web

browser using the factory defaults.

This procedure will erase all the current configuration settings and restore the factory

defaults.

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Related Documents

This section provides links to reference documents that you can use to gain a more complete

understanding of the technologies used in your NETGEAR product.

Table 4.

Related Documents

Document

Link

Internet Networking and

TCP/IP Addressing

Preparing a Computer

for Network Access

Glossary