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Chapter 1

About This Manual

This chapter 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.

This guide uses the following typographical conventions:

This guide uses the following formats to highlight special messages:

This manual is written for the WPN824 router according to these specifications:

Table 1-1.

Typographical Conventions

italics

Emphasis, books, CDs, URL names

bold

User input

fixed

Screen text, file and server names, extensions, commands, IP addresses

Note:

This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.

Table 1-2.

Manual Scope

Product Version

RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824

Manual Publication Date

March 2005

Note:

Product updates are available on the NETGEAR, Inc. Web site at

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How to Use This Manual

The HTML version of this manual includes the following:

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Buttons,

and

, for browsing forwards or backwards through the manual one page

at a time

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A

button that displays the table of contents and an

button. Double-click on a

link in the table of contents or index to navigate directly to where the topic is described in the

manual.

•

A

button to access the full NETGEAR, Inc. online knowledge base for the

product model.

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Links to PDF versions of the full manual and individual chapters.

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How to Print this Manual

To print this manual you can choose one of the following several options, according to your needs.

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Printing a Page in the HTML View

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Each page in the HTML version of the manual is dedicated to a major topic. Use the

Print

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Printing a Chapter

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Use the

PDF of This Chapter

link at the top left of any page.

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Click the

PDF of This Chapter

link at the top right of any page in the chapter you want to

print. The PDF version of the chapter you were viewing opens in a browser window.

Note:

Your computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat reader installed in order to view

and print PDF files. The Acrobat reader is available on the Adobe Web site at

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Click the print icon in the upper left of the window.

Tip

: If your printer supports printing two pages on a single sheet of paper, you can save

paper and printer ink by selecting this feature.

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Printing the Full Manual

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Use the

Complete PDF Manual

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Click the

Complete PDF Manual

link at the top left of any page in the manual. The PDF

version of the complete manual opens in a browser window.

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Click the print icon in the upper left of the window.

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Chapter 2

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR

®

RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824. The

WPN824 router provides connection for multiple computers to the Internet through an external

broadband access device (such as a cable modem or DSL modem) that is normally intended for use

by a single computer. This chapter describes the features of the NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless

Router WPN824.

Key Features

The RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 with 4-port switch connects your local area network

(LAN) to the Internet through an external access device such as a cable modem or DSL modem.

The WPN824 router provides you with multiple 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 site addresses and address keywords, and

share high-speed cable/DSL Internet access for up to 253 computers. In addition to the Network

Address Translation (NAT) feature, the built-in firewall protects you from hackers.

With minimum setup, you can install and use the router within minutes.

The WPN824 router provides the following features:

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RangeMax™ Multi-In, Multi-Out (MIMO) technology

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802.11g wireless networking, with the ability to operate in 802.11g-only, 802.11-turbo-g-only,

or 802.11b+g modes.

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Easy, Web-based setup for installation and management.

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Content Filtering and Site Blocking Security.

Note:

This manual provides information on the complete features as of the date of

publication. Earlier versions of this product may not have all the features presented in

this manual. Go to

http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WPN824.asp

where you will

find product firmware updates for your WPN824.