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NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834M Reference Manual
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Advanced Configuration of the Router
v1.3, May 2006
c.
If no Device Name appears, you can type a descriptive name for the computer that you are
adding.
d.
When you have finished entering the MAC address, return to the Wireless Access List
menu by clicking the
Add
button.
e.
Repeat steps a - d for each wireless computer.
f.
Click the
Turn Access Control On
box to enable Access Control.
g.
Click the
Apply
button to save changes and return to the Wireless Settings page.
Wireless Card Access Setup
The Wireless Card Access Setup screen is invoked by clicking
Add
on the Wireless Card Access
List menu (see
“Wireless Card Access List” on page 6-3
):
Program the Wireless Card Access Setup menu as follows:
•
Available Wireless Cards
—the Available Wireless Cards list displays any available wireless
computers and their MAC addresses.
If the wireless computer appears in the Available Wireless Cards list, you can click on the
radio button of that computer to capture its MAC address. If your wireless computer is not
displayed, make sure that the computer is configured correctly, and then click on the
Refresh
button to update the available list of wireless computers. If the wireless computer is still not
displayed, then follow the instructions below on how to manually setup the wireless
computer's MAC address.
Figure 6-3
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•
Wireless Card Entry
—if no wireless computers appear in the Available Wireless Cards list,
you can manually enter the Device Name and MAC address of the authorized wireless
computer.
Configuring Port Triggering and Port Forwarding
Port Triggering is an advanced feature that can be used to easily enable gaming and other Internet
applications. Port Forwarding is typically used to enable similar functionality, but it is static and
has some limitations.
Port Triggering opens an incoming port temporarily and does not require the server on the Internet
to track your IP address if it is changed by DHCP, for example.
Port Triggering monitors outbound traffic. When the router detects traffic on the specified
outbound port, it remembers the IP address of the computer that sent the data and triggers the
incoming port. Incoming traffic on the triggered port is then forwarded to the triggering computer.
Using the Port Triggering page, you can make local computers or servers available to the Internet
for different services (for example, FTP or HTTP), to play Internet games (like Quake III), or to
use Internet applications (like CUseeMe).
Port forwarding is designed for FTP, Web Server or other server-based services. Once port
forwarding is set up, requests from the Internet will be forwarded to the proper server. Port
triggering will only allow requests from the Internet after a designated port is 'triggered'. Port
triggering applies to chat and Internet games.
Note:
The MAC address is a twelve character key containing the characters 0-9, A-F
only and separated by colons (for example., 00:09:AB:CD:EF:01) that can
usually be found on the bottom of the wireless device.
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 also enable UPnP according to the instructions at
“Using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)” on page 6-22
.
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•
Port Triggering Timeout
—Enter a value up to 9999 minutes. The Port Triggering Timeout
value controls the inactivity timer for the designated inbound port(s). The inbound port(s)
close when the inactivity timer expires.
•
For Internet Games or Applications
—Before starting, you need to know which service,
application or game you will be configuring. Also, you need to have the outbound port
(triggering port) address for this game or application.
Figure 6-4
Note:
If the Disable Port Triggering box is checked after configuring port triggering, port
triggering is disabled. However, any port triggering configuration information you
added to the router is retained even though it will not be used.
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Follow these steps to set up a computer to play Internet games or use Internet applications:
1.
Select
Port Forwarding / Port Triggering
from the Advanced section of the main menu.
2.
Select the service type by clicking the
Port Triggering
radio button. The Port Triggering
screen is displayed as shown in
Figure 6-4
.
3.
Click
Add Service
.
4.
Enter a service name in the Service Name box.
5.
Under Service User, select
Any
(default) to allow this service to be used by everyone in your
network. Otherwise, select
Single address
and enter the IP address of one computer to restrict
the service to a particular computer.
6.
Select the Service Type.
7.
Enter the outbound port number in
Triggering Port
box.
8.
Enter the inbound connection port information such as Connection Type, Starting Port and
Ending Port boxes. This information can be obtained from the game or applications manual or
the product’s support Web site.
9.
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
Figure 6-5
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Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers
Although the router causes your entire local network to appear as a single machine to the Internet,
you can make a local server (for example, a Web server or game server) visible and available to the
Internet. This is done using the Port Forwarding menu.
Use the Port Forwarding menu to configure the router to forward incoming protocols to computers
on your local network. In addition to servers for specific applications, you can also specify a
Default DMZ Server to which all other incoming protocols are forwarded. The DMZ Server is
configured in the WAN Setup menu as discussed in
“Configuring the WAN Setup Options” on
page 6-11
.
Before starting, you need to determine which type of service, application or game you will
provide, and the IP address of the computer that will provide the service. Be sure the computer’s IP
address never changes.
To configure port forwarding to a local server:
1.
From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click on
Port Forwarding /
Port Triggering
to view the port forwarding menu, shown below.
Note:
To assure that the same computer always has the same IP address, use the reserved
IP address feature of your WNR834M router. See
“Using Address Reservation” on
page 6-15
for instructions on how to use reserved IP addresses.
Figure 6-6

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