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Configuring a User Defined Service

.........................................................................

3-5

Configuring Service Blocking by IP Address Range

................................................

3-5

Scheduling When Blocking Will Be Enforced

.................................................................

3-6

Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access

...............................................

3-7

Configuring E-Mail Alert and Web Access Log Notifications

..........................................

3-9

Chapter 4

Maintenance

How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection

....................................................

4-2

Viewing Wireless Router Status Information

...................................................................

4-5

Viewing a List of Attached Devices

.................................................................................

4-9

Configuration File Management

.....................................................................................

4-9

Restoring and Backing Up the Configuration

.........................................................

4-10

Erasing the Configuration

.......................................................................................

4-11

Upgrading the Router Software

....................................................................................

4-11

Changing the Administrator Password

.........................................................................

4-12

Chapter 5

Advanced Configuration of the Router

Configuring Port Triggering

.............................................................................................

5-1

Configuring for Port Forwarding to Local Servers

..........................................................

5-4

Adding a Custom Service

.........................................................................................

5-5

Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry

.............................................................

5-6

Local Web and FTP Server Example

.......................................................................

5-6

Multiple Computers for Internet Game Example

......................................................

5-6

Configuring the WAN Setup Options

..............................................................................

5-7

Setting Up a Default DMZ Server

.............................................................................

5-7

Disabling the SPI Firewall

........................................................................................

5-8

Responding to Ping on the Internet WAN Port

.........................................................

5-8

Setting the MTU Size

...............................................................................................

5-9

Using the LAN IP Setup Options

....................................................................................

5-9

Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters

..........................................................

5-10

Using the Router as a DHCP server

......................................................................

5-10

Using Address Reservation

....................................................................................

5-11

Using a Dynamic DNS Service

.....................................................................................

5-12

Configuring Static Routes

.............................................................................................

5-13

Enabling Remote Management Access

.......................................................................

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Using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)

........................................................................

5-17

Chapter 6

Troubleshooting

Basic Functioning

...........................................................................................................

6-1

Power Light Not On

..................................................................................................

6-1

Power Light Stays Amber

.........................................................................................

6-2

LAN or Internet Port Lights Not On

..........................................................................

6-2

Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface

..........................................................

6-2

Troubleshooting the ISP Connection

..............................................................................

6-3

Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using a Ping Utility

.................................................

6-5

Testing the LAN Path to Your Router

.......................................................................

6-5

Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device

.....................................

6-6

Restoring the Default Configuration and Password

........................................................

6-7

Problems with Date and Time

.........................................................................................

6-7

Appendix A

Technical Specifications

Factory Default Settings

................................................................................................

A-1

General Specifications

...................................................................................................

A-3

Appendix B

Related Documents

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About This Manual

This section 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.

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