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NETGEAR Wireless-N 300 Router WNR2000v2 User Manual
Using Network Monitoring Tools
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If no new firmware version is available, a message displays and the router returns to the
Firmware Update screen.
3.
To update your firmware, click
Yes
and follow the prompts.
When the upload is complete, your router automatically restarts. The update process typically
takes about 1 minute.
Updating Manually to New Router Firmware
To manually select, download, and install new software to your router:
1.
Log in to your router, select
Router Status
under Maintenance on the main menu, and make
note of the firmware version of your router.
2.
Go to the WNR2000v2 support page on the NETGEAR website at
.
Figure 6-8
Warning:
When updating firmware to the WNR2000v2 router,
do not
interrupt the Web browser by closing the window, clicking a link,
or loading a new page. If the browser is interrupted, it could corrupt
the firmware.
Figure 6-9
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3.
Compare the version number of the most recent firmware offered to the firmware version of
your router. If the version on the NETGEAR website is more recent, download the file from
the WNR2000v2 support page to your computer.
4.
Log in to your router and select
Router Upgrade
under Maintenance on the main menu.
5.
Click
Browse
, and locate the firmware image that you downloaded to your computer (the file
ends in .img or .chk).
6.
Click
Upload
to send the firmware to the router.
When the upload is complete, your router automatically restarts. The upgrade process
typically takes about 1 minute.
Warning:
When updating firmware to the WNR2000v2 router,
do not
interrupt the
Web browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new
page. If the browser is interrupted, it could corrupt the firmware.
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Enabling Remote Management Access
Using the Remote Management feature, you can allow a user on the Internet to configure, upgrade,
and check the status of your WNR2000v2 router. Select
Remote Management
under Advanced in
the main menu. The Remote Management screen displays.
To configure your router for remote management:
1.
Select the
Turn Remote Management On
check box.
Figure 6-10
Note:
Be sure to change the router’s default configuration password to a very secure
password. The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any
language, and should be a mixture of letters (both uppercase and lowercase),
numbers, and symbols. Your password can be up to 30 characters.
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2.
Under Allow Remote Access By, specify what external IP addresses will be allowed to access
the router’s remote management.
•
To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select
Everyone
.
•
To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select
IP Address Range
.
Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range.
•
To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select
Only This Computer
.
Enter the IP address that will be allowed access.
3.
Specify the port number for accessing the management interface.
Normal Web browser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater security,
enter a custom port number for the remote management Web interface. Choose a number
between 1024 and 65535, but do not use the number of any common service port. The default
is 8080, which is a common alternate for HTTP.
4.
Click
Apply
to have your changes take effect.
Note:
For enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses
as practical.
Note:
When accessing your router from the Internet, enter your router’s WAN IP address
into your browser’s address or location field, followed by a colon (:) and the
custom port number. For example, if your external address is 134.177.0.123 and
you use port number 8080, then enter
in your browser.
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Traffic Meter
Traffic Metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router’s
Internet port. With the Traffic Meter utility, you can set limits for traffic volume, set a monthly
limit, and get a live update of traffic usage.
To monitor traffic on your router, do the following:
Note:
Traffic Meter in this release only supports PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over
Ethernet) and PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) WAN protocols. If your
ISP WAN connection is DHCP or Static mode, you will not be able to set any
values on the Traffic Meter screen.

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