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Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Media Router WGT634U

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Introduction

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Share printers

at home in a

combined

wireless and

wired network.

Use the Windows

Printers and Fax

features to locate

available printers in

the combined

wireless and wired

network in your

home.

Use the Windows

Add a Printer

wizard to add

access to a network

printer from the

notebook PC you

are using to

wirelessly connect

to the network.

From the File menu

of an application

such as Microsoft

Word, use the Print

Setup feature to

direct your print

output to the printer

in the network.

•

The notebook computer I

am using to connect to the

wireless network needs to

be configured with the

Windows Client and File

and Print Sharing.

•

The notebook computer I

am using to connect to the

wireless network needs to

be configured with the

same Windows Workgroup

or Domain settings as the

other Windows computers

in the combined wireless

and wired network.

•

Any Windows networking

security access rights such

as login user name/

password that have been

assigned in the Windows

network must be provided

when Windows prompts for

such information.

•

If so-called Windows ‘peer’

networking is being used,

the printer needs to be

enabled for sharing.

Windows Domain settings are

usually managed by corporate

computer support groups.

Windows Workgroup settings

are commonly managed by

individuals who want to set up

small networks in their homes, or

small offices.

For assistance with setting up

Windows networking, refer to the

PC Networking Tutorial on the

108 Mbps Wireless Media

Router WGRT634U Resource

CD (230-10043-02)

and the Help

information provided in the

Windows system you are using.

For assistance with setting up

printers in Windows, refer to the

Help and Support information

that comes with the version of

the Windows operating systems

you are using.

Table 2-1.

A Road Map for How to Get There From Here ...

If I Want To ... ?

What Do I Do?

What’s Needed?

How Do I?

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Connecting the Router to the Internet

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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 Media Router WGT634U

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:

Have active Internet service such as that provided by an cable or DSL broadband account.

Locate the Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration information for your DSL account.

Connect the router to a cable or DSL modem and a computer as explained below.

Cabling and Computer Hardware Requirements

To use the WGT634U Wireless Media 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 WGT634U includes a built-in Web Configuration Manager. To access the configuration

menus on the WGT634U, you 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.

Note:

For help with DHCP configuration, please use the Windows TCP/IP Configuration

Tutorials on the

108 Mbps Wireless Media Router WGRT634U Resource CD (230-10043-02)

, or

refer to

Appendix C, “Preparing Your Network”

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Connecting the Router to the Internet

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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

108 Mbps Wireless Media Router WGRT634U Resource CD

(230-10043-02)

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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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. 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:

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

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

[email protected]

, 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: _______________________

For Wireless Access:

For configuration of the wireless network, record the following:

Wireless Network Name (SSID): __________________

Encryption (circle one): WEP 64, or WEP 128

WEP passphrase or key: ____________________

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Connecting the Router to the Internet

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First, Connect the WGT634U to the Internet

Follow the steps below to connect your WGT634U to the Internet.

ONNECT

THE

WIRELESS

ROUTER

BETWEEN

YOUR

COMPUTER

MODEM

Turn off your computer and broadband modem (cable or DSL).

Disconnect the Ethernet cable from your computer (point

in the diagram below).

Figure 3-1:

Disconnect the Ethernet cable from your computer

Securely insert the Ethernet cable into the Internet port (

on the WGT634U. Your cable

or DSM modem is now connected directly to the WAN port of the WGT634U Wireless

Media Router.

Figure 3-2:

Connect the Ethernet cable to the router

Broadband modem

Internet Port

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