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The Router’s Front Panel
The front panel of the WGU624 wireless router contains the status LEDs described below.
Figure 2-1:
WGU624 Front Panel
You can use some of the LEDs to verify connections. Viewed from left to right, the table below
describes the LEDs on the front panel of the router.
Table 2-1.
LED Descriptions
Label
Activity
Description
Power
On
Amber Blink
Off
Power is supplied to the router.
Power is supplied to the router and it is performing its diagnostic test.
Power is not supplied to the router.
802.11a
On
The 802.11a wireless interface is enabled.
802.11g
On
The 802.11g wireless interface is enabled.
0OWER
)NTERNET
0ORT
7IRELESS
812.33G
,!/
0ORT 4
7IRELESS
812.33A
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The Router’s Rear Panel
The rear panel of the WGU624 wireless router contains the port connections listed below.
Figure 1-2: WGU624 Rear Panel
Viewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following features:
AC power adapter outlet
Four Local (LAN) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports, the fourth can be used with a DMZ server
Internet (WAN) Ethernet port for connecting the router to a cable or DSL modem
Factory Default Reset push button
Wireless antenna
Internet
On
Blink
The Internet (WAN) port has detected a link with an attached device.
Data is being transmitted or received by the Internet port.
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.
Table 2-1.
LED Descriptions
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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 Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router
WGU624 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.
Network capability to connect the router to a cable or DSL modem and a computer as
explained below.
Cabling and Computer Hardware Requirements
To use the WGU624 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 (10BASE-Tx) Ethernet interface.
Computer Network Configuration Requirements
The WGU624 includes a built-in Web Configuration Manager. To access the configuration menus
on the WGU624, your must use a Java-enabled Web browser program that 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 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.
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Note:
For help with DHCP configuration, please use the Windows TCP/IP Configuration
Tutorials on the
Double 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGU624 Resource CD
, or refer to
Appendix C, “Preparing Your Network”
.
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
Double 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGU624 Resource CD
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:
Login Name: ______________________________
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
or
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
, 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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