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Overview of How to Access the wireless router

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

3-5

How to Bypass the Configuration Assistant

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

3-8

How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection

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

3-9

Using the Smart Setup Wizard

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

3-12

NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Documentation

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

3-13

Chapter 4

Wireless Configuration

Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines

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

4-1

Implement Appropriate Wireless Security

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

4-2

Understanding Wireless Settings

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

4-3

Information to Gather Before Changing Basic Wireless Settings

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

4-6

Default Factory Settings

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

4-8

How to Set Up and Test Basic Wireless Connectivity

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

4-8

How to Configure WEP

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

4-10

How to Configure WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK Wireless Security

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

4-12

How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address

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

4-13

Chapter 5

Content Filtering

Content Filtering Overview

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

5-1

Blocking Access to Internet Sites

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

5-2

Blocking Access to Internet Services

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

5-3

Configuring a User Defined Service

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

5-4

Configuring Services Blocking by IP Address Range

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

5-5

Scheduling When Blocking Will Be Enforced

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

5-5

Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access

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

5-6

Configuring E-Mail Alert and Web Access Log Notifications

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

5-7

Chapter 6

Maintenance

Viewing wireless router Status Information

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

6-1

Viewing a List of Attached Devices

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

6-5

Configuration File Management

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

6-5

Restoring and Backing Up the Configuration

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

6-6

Erasing the Configuration

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

6-6

Upgrading the Router Software

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

6-7

Changing the Administrator Password

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

6-9

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Chapter 7

Troubleshooting

Basic Functioning

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

7-1

Power Light Not On

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

7-1

Lights Never Turn Off

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

7-2

LAN or WAN Port Lights Not On

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

7-2

Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface

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

7-3

Troubleshooting the ISP Connection

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

7-4

Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using a Ping Utility

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

7-5

Testing the LAN Path to Your Router

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

7-5

Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device

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

7-6

Restoring the Default Configuration and Password

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

7-7

Problems with Date and Time

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

7-8

Chapter 8

Advanced Configuration of the Router

Configuring Advanced Wireless Settings

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

8-1

Wireless Card Access List

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

8-3

Wireless Card Access Setup

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

8-4

Configuring Port Triggering and Port Forwarding

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

8-5

Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers

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

8-8

Adding a Custom Service

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

8-9

Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry

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

8-10

Local Web and FTP Server Example

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

8-10

Multiple Computers for Age of Empire,or Quake III Example

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

8-10

Configuring the WAN Setup Options

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

8-11

Connect Automatically, as Required

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

8-11

Disabling the SPI Firewall

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

8-12

Setting Up a Default DMZ Server

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

8-12

Responding to Ping on Internet WAN Port

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

8-12

Setting the MTU Size

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

8-13

Using the LAN IP Setup Options

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

8-13

Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters

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

8-14

Using the Router as a DHCP server

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

8-15

Using Address Reservation

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

8-15

Using a Dynamic DNS Service

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

8-16

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Configuring Static Routes

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

8-18

Enabling Remote Management Access

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

8-20

Using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)

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

8-22

Appendix A

Technical Specifications

Appendix B

Related Documents

About This Manual

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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:

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.

Tip:

This format is used to highlight a procedure that will save time or resources.

Warning:

Ignoring this type of note may result in a malfunction or damage to the

equipment.

Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wireless Router WPNT834

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About This Manual

v1.0, November 2005

This manual is written for the WPNT834 router according to these specifications:

How to Use This Manual

The HTML version of this manual includes the following:

•

Buttons,

and

, for browsing forwards or backwards through the manual one page

at a time

•

A

button that displays the table of contents and an

index 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.

•

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

How to Print this Manual

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

•

Printing a Page in the HTML View

.

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

Print

button on the browser toolbar to print the page contents.

•

Printing a Chapter

.

Use the

PDF of This Chapter

link at the top left of any page.

Table 1-2. Manual Scope

Product Version

RangeMax 240 Wireless Router WPNT834

Manual Publication Date

November 2005

Note:

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