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About This Manual

This chapter describes the intended audience, scope, conventions, and formats of this manual.

Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats

This reference manual assumes that the reader has basic to intermediate computer and Internet

skills. However, basic computer network, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies tutorial

information is provided in the Appendices and on the Netgear website.

This guide uses the following typographical conventions:

This guide uses the following formats to highlight special messages:

This manual is written for the WGU624 wireless router according to these specifications.:

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Typographical Conventions

italics

Emphasis, books, CDs, URL names

bold

User input

courier font

Screen text, file and server names, extensions, commands, IP addresses

Note:

This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.

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Manual Scope

Product Version

Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624

Manual Publication Date

September 2004

Note:

Product updates are available on the NETGEAR, Inc. Web site at

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Chapter 2

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR

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Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router

WGU624. The WGU624 wireless router provides connection for multiple personal computers

(PCs) 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 PC. This chapter describes the features of the

NETGEAR Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624.

Key Features of the Router

The Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624 with 4-port switch connects your local

area network (LAN) to the Internet through an external access device such as a cable modem or

DSL modem.

The WGU624 wireless router provides you with multiple Web content filtering options, plus

browsing activity reporting and instant alerts — both via e-mail. Parents and network

administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time of day, Web site addresses and

address keywords, and share high-speed cable/DSL Internet access for up to 253 personal

computers. In addition to the Network Address Translation (NAT) feature, the built-in firewall

protects you from hackers.

With minimum setup, you can install and use the router within minutes.

The WGU624 wireless router provides the following features:

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802.11g wireless networking, with the ability to operate in 802.11g-only, 802.11-turbo-g-only,

or 802.11b+g modes.

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802.11a wireless networking

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Channel bonding combines the bandwidth of two radio channels into one communications link

(54 Mbps +54 Mbps =108 Mbps) between the router and wireless stations

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Super A and Super G modes

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Easy, Web-based setup for installation and management.

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Content Filtering and Site Blocking Security.