NETGEAR WGXB102 Router-Mode Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Router Mode Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers,

access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can

automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network.

From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click UPnP. Set up UPnP

according to the guidelines below.

Figure 7-21.

UPnP menu

Turn UPnP On:

UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration. The default

setting for UPnP is disabled. If disabled, the wireless range extender does not allow any device to

automatically control the resources, such as port forwarding (mapping), of the wireless range

extender.

Note:

If you use applications such as multi-player gaming, peer-to-peer connections, real time

communications such as instant messaging, or remote assistance (a feature in Windows XP), you

should enable UPnP.

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Advertisement Period

: The Advertisement Period is how often the WGX102 broadcasts its UPnP

information. This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes. The default period is 30 minutes.

Shorter durations ensure that control points have current device status at the expense of additional

network traffic. Longer durations may compromise the freshness of the device status but can

significantly reduce network traffic.

Advertisement Time To Live

: The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps)

for each UPnP packet sent. The time to live hop count is the number of steps a broadcast packet is

allowed to propagate for each UPnP advertisement before it disappears. The number of hops can

range from 1 to 255. The default value for the advertisement time to live is 4 hops, which should

be fine for most home networks. If you notice that some devices are not being updated or reached

correctly, then it may be necessary to increase this value a little.

UPnP Portmap Table

: The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each UPnP device that

is currently accessing the WGX102 and which ports (Internal and External) that device has

opened. The UPnP Portmap Table also displays what type of port is opened and if that port is still

active for each IP address.

Router Mode Content Filtering Overview

The 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 provides you with Web content

filtering options, plus browsing activity reporting and instant alerts via e-mail. Parents and

network administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time of day, Web

addresses and Web address keywords. You can also block Internet access by applications and

services, such as chat or games.

To configure these features of your wireless range extender, click on the subheadings under the

Content Filtering heading in the main menu of the browser interface. The subheadings are

described below:

Router Mode Blocking Access to Internet Sites

The Wireless Range Extender allows you to restrict access based on Web addresses and Web

address keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list.

Keyword application examples:

•

If the keyword “XXX” is specified, the URL <http://www.badstuff.com/xxx.html> is blocked.

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If the keyword “.com” is specified, only Web sites with other domain suffixes (such as .edu or

.gov) can be viewed.

•

If you want to block all Internet browsing access during a scheduled period, enter the keyword

“.” and set the schedule in the Schedule menu.

The Block Sites menu is shown in the figure below:

Figure 7-22:

Block Sites menu

•

To enable keyword blocking, select either “Per Schedule” or “Always”, then click

Apply

. If

you want to block by schedule, be sure that a time period is specified in the Schedule menu.

•

To add a keyword or domain, type it in the Keyword box, click Add Keyword, then click

Apply

.

•

To delete a keyword or domain, select it from the list, click Delete Keyword, then click

Apply

.

•

To specify a Trusted User, enter that PC’s IP address in the Trusted User box and click

Apply

.

You may specify one Trusted User, which is a PC that is exempt from blocking and logging.

Since the Trusted User is identified by an IP address, you should configure that PC with a

fixed IP address.

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Router Mode Blocking Access to Internet Services

The Wireless Range Extender allows you to block the use of certain Internet services by PCs on

your network. This is called services blocking or port filtering. The Block Services menu is shown

below:

Figure 7-23:

Block Services menu

Services are functions performed by server computers at the request of client computers. For

example, Web servers serve Web pages, time servers serve time and date information, and game

hosts serve data about other players’ moves. When a computer on your network sends a request for

service to a server computer on the Internet, the requested service is identified by a service or port

number. This number appears as the destination port number in the transmitted IP packets. For

example, a packet that is sent with destination port number 80 is an HTTP (Web server) request.

To enable service blocking, select either Per Schedule or Always, then click

Apply

. If you want to

block by schedule, be sure that a time period is specified in the Schedule menu.

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To specify a service for blocking, click Add. The Add Services menu appears, as shown below:

Figure 7-24:

Add Services menu

From the Service Type list, select the application or service to be allowed or blocked. The list

already displays several common services, but you are not limited to these choices. To add any

additional services or applications that do not already appear, select User Defined.

Configuring a User Defined Service

To define a service, first you must determine which port number or range of numbers is used by

the application. The service numbers for many common protocols are defined by the Internet

Engineering Task Force (IETF) and published in RFC1700, “Assigned Numbers.” Service

numbers for other applications are typically chosen from the range 1024 to 65535 by the authors of

the application. This information can usually be determined by contacting the publisher of the

application or from user groups of newsgroups.

Enter the Starting Port and Ending Port numbers. If the application uses a single port number, enter

that number in both boxes.

If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP, select the appropriate protocol. If you are

not sure, select Both.

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