Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2

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Visual monitoring

The WGT624 v2 wireless router’s front panel LEDs provide an easy way to monitor its status

and activity.

Maintenance and Support

NETGEAR offers the following features to help you maximize your use of the WGT624 v2

wireless router:

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Flash memory for firmware upgrade

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Free technical support seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day

Package Contents

The product package should contain the following items:

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108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v2.

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AC power adapter.

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Vertical stand.

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Category 5 (CAT5) Ethernet cable.

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108 Mbps Wireless Router WGRT624 Resource CD (SW-10027-01)

, including:

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This guide.

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Application Notes and other helpful information.

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108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 Installation Guide.

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Registration and Warranty Card.

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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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The Router’s Front Panel

The front panel of the WGT624 v2 wireless router contains the status LEDs described below.

Figure 2-1:

WGT624 v2 Front Panel

You can use some of the LEDs to verify connections. Viewed from left to right,

Table 2-1

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

Table 2-1.

LED Descriptions

Label

Activity

Description

Power

On

Off

Power is supplied to the router.

Power is not supplied to the router.

Internet

On

Blink

The Internet (Wide Area Network) 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.

Local

On (Green)

Blink (Green)

On (Amber)

Blink (Amber)

Off

The Local (LAN) 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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The Router’s Rear Panel

The rear panel of the Model RP614 router contains the port connections listed below.

Figure 1-2: WGT624 v2 Rear Panel

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

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AC power adapter outlet

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Four Local (LAN) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports for connecting the router to the local PCs

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Internet (WAN) Ethernet port for connecting the router to a cable or DSL modem

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Factory Default Reset push button

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Wireless antenna

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Chapter 3

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 will find out how to configure your 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624

v2 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 WGT624 v2 wireless 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 (Cat 5) cable such as the one provided with your

router. The cable or DSL broadband modem must provide a standard 10 Mbps (10BASE-T) or 100

Mbps (100BASE-Tx) Ethernet interface.

Computer Network Configuration Requirements

The WGT624 v2 includes a built-in web Configuration Manager. To access the configuration

menus on the WGT624 v2, your must use a Java-enabled web browser program which supports

HTTP uploads such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. Use Internet Explorer

or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or above.

For the initial setup of your router, you will need to connect a computer to the router. This

computer has to be set to automatically get its TCP/IP configuration from the router via DHCP.