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202-10090-02 v 1.4 April 2005 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95 054 USA Reference Manual for the 108 Mbp s Wireless Firewall Router WG T624 v3.
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Contents v 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Content s Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ......... ............. ................. ............ ............ 1-1 How to Use This Manual ............. ................. .
202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 vi Contents Scheduling When Blocking Will Be Enforced ........... ................. ................ ................ ..... 4-4 Configuring E-Mail Alert and Web Access Log Notifications .............. ....................
Contents vii 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Power LED Not On ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ ............ 7-1 LEDs Never Turn Off .... ............. ................ ............. ...........
202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 viii Contents Appendix C Prep aring Y our Network Preparing Y our Computers for TCP/IP Net working ...... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ....... ... . C-1 Configuring Windows 95, 98, and Me for TCP/ IP Networking .
Contents ix 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Overview of WEP Parameters ........... ................ ................. ............. ................ ....... D-5 Key Size ... ................ ............. ................. ............ ............. ...
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About This Manual 1-1 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter describes the intended audience, sc ope, conventions, and formats of this manual. Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Format s This reference manual assumes that the reader h as basic to interme diate computer and Internet skills.
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Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 1-4 About This Manual 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005.
Introduction 2-1 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Chapter 2 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR ® WG T624 v3 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 2-2 Introduction 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • Flash memory for firmware upgrade.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Introduction 2-3 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • The WG T624 v3 prevents objec tiona ble content from reaching y ou r PC s. The router allows you to control access to Inte rnet content by sc reening for keywords within web addresses.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 2-4 Introduction 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • IP Address Sharing by NA T The WG T624 v3 wireless router allows several ne.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Introduction 2-5 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • V isual monitoring The WG T624 v3 wireless router’ s front panel LEDs provide an easy way to monitor its status and activity .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 2-6 Introduction 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 The Router ’ s Front Panel The front panel of th e WG T624 v3 wireless router co ntains the status LEDs described below . Figure 2-1: WG T624 v3 Front Panel Y ou can use some of the LEDs to verify connections.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Introduction 2-7 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 The Router ’ s Rear Panel The rear panel of the WG T624 v3 wi reless router contains the port connections listed below .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 2-8 Introduction 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005.
Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settings 3-1 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Chapter 3 Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settings This chapter describes how to use the Smart W i z ard Installation Assistant on the Resource CD to configure your wireless router’ s Internet connection and wireless parameters.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 3-2 Configuring the Inter net and Wireless Settings 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Initial Configuration 1. Insert the Resource CD into the CD drive on your PC. Th e foll owing screen appears: Figure 3-1: Smart W i zard Inst allation Assist ant S t artup screen 2.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Configuring th e In tern et an d Wireless Se ttin gs 3-3 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 If you want to change your Internet or wireless settings later , see “Changing Y our Configuration” on page 3 -6 .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 3-4 Configuring the Inter net and Wireless Settings 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 3.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Configuring th e In tern et an d Wireless Se ttin gs 3-5 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 4.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 3-6 Configuring the Inter net and Wireless Settings 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Changing Y our Configuration Y ou can change your Internet and wireless settings after they have been configured by the Smart W izard Configuration Assistant.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Configuring th e In tern et an d Wireless Se ttin gs 3-7 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Click an item in the leftmost column. The current set tings or information for th at area appear in the center column.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 3-8 Configuring the Inter net and Wireless Settings 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 If you have a fixed (static, pe rmanent) IP address, your ISP will have provided you with an IP address.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Configuring th e In tern et an d Wireless Se ttin gs 3-9 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Usually , select Use Default MAC Address.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 3-10 Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settin gs 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Wireless Settings T o change the Internet settings, c lick W ireless Settings on the left menu bar .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Configuring th e Inter n et an d Wireless Se ttin gs 3-11 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Note : Failure to follow these guide lines can result in significant performance degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the router .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 3-12 Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settin gs 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • Security Encryption (WEP) Key : If WEP is enabled, you can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys.
Content Filtering 4-1 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Chapter 4 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to u se the content filtering features of the WG T624 v3 108 Mbps W i reless Firewall Router to protect your network. These features can be found by clicking on the Content Filtering heading in the Ma in Menu of the browser interface.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 4-2 Content Filtering 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 T o enable ke yword blocking, sele ct either “Per Schedule” or “Always”, then click Apply . If you want to block by sch edule, be sure that a time period is specified in the Schedule menu.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Content Filtering 4-3 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Services are functions performed by server computers at the request of client computers.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 4-4 Content Filtering 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Enter the S tarting Port and Ending Port numbers. If the ap plication uses a single port number , enter that number in both boxes.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Content Filtering 4-5 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • Tim e of Day to Block . Select a start and end time in 23:59 forma t . Select All day for 24 hour blocking. Click Apply .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 4-6 Content Filtering 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • Y our outgoing mail server Enter the name of your ISP ’ s outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP .com). Y ou may be able to find th is information in the co nfiguration menu of your e-mail p rog ram.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Content Filtering 4-7 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Figure 4-6: Logs menu Log entries are described in T able 4-1 T able 4-1. Log entry descripti ons Field Description Number The index number of the cont ent filter log entries.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 4-8 Content Filtering 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Log action buttons are described in Ta b l e 4 - 2 T able 4-2. Log action but tons Field Description Refresh Click this button to refresh the log screen.
Maintenance 5-1 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Chapter 5 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintena nce features of your WG T624 v3 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router. These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenance hea ding in the Main Menu of the browser interface.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 5-2 Maintenance 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 This screen shows the following parameters: T able 5-1. Menu 3.2 - Wireless Router St atus Fields Field Description Account Name This field displays th e Host Name assigne d to the router .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Maintenanc e 5-3 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Click on the “Show W AN Status” button to display the W AN status, as shown below . Figure 5-2: Connectio n St atus screen This screen shows the following statistics:.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 5-4 Maintenance 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Click on the “Show S tatistics” button to displa y router usage statistics , as shown below . Figure 5-3: Router S t atistics screen This screen shows the following statistics: T able 5-1.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Maintenanc e 5-5 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Show S tatistics action buttons are described in Ta b l e 5 - 2 V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices me nu contains a table of all IP devic es that the router ha s discovered on the local network.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 5-6 Maintenance 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 From the Main Menu of the brows er interface, under the Maintena nce heading, select the Ro uter Upgrade heading to displa y the menu sh own below .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Maintenanc e 5-7 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Configuration File Management The configuration settings of the WG T624 v3 wireless router are stored within the router in a configuration file.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 5-8 Maintenance 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Erasing the Configuration It is sometimes desirable to restore the router to the factory default settings. This can be done by using the Erase function, which will restore al l factory settings.
Advanced Configuration 6-1 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Chapter 6 Advanced Configuration This chapter describes how to config ure the advanced features of your W G T624 v3 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router. These features can be found under the Advanced heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 6-2 Advanced Configuration 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Use the Port Forwarding menu to configure the router to forward in coming protocols to co mputers on your local network.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Advanced Configur ation 6-3 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Local Web and FTP Server Example If a local PC with a private IP address of 192. 168.1.33 acts as a web and FTP server , configure the Ports menu to forward HTTP (port 80) and F TP (port 21) to local address 192.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 6-4 Advanced Configuration 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Some online games and videocon ferencing app lications are incompatible with NA T .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Advanced Configur ation 6-5 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Port T riggering Rules Menu The Port T riggering Rules Me nu lists the current rules: • Enable - Indicates if the rule is enabled or disabled .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 6-6 Advanced Configuration 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • Incoming (Response) Port Range - enter the range of port numb ers used by the remote system when it responds to the PC's request.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Advanced Configur ation 6-7 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Configuring W AN Setup Options The W AN Setup options let you configure a DMZ server , change the MTU size and enable the wireless router to respond to a Ping on the W AN port.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 6-8 Advanced Configuration 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • Setting Up a Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is help ful when using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompat ible with NA T .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Advanced Configur ation 6-9 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Under MTU Size, enter a new size between 64 an d 1500.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 6-10 Advanced C onfiguration 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 T o configure Dynamic DNS: 1. Register for an account with one of the dyn amic DNS service providers whose names appear in the ‘Select Service Prov ider ’ box .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Advanced Config uration 6-11 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Using LAN IP Setup Options The LAN IP Setup feature is under the Advanced heading of the main menu. This feature allows configuration of LAN IP services such as DHCP and RIP .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 6-12 Advanced C onfiguration 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • IP Subnet Mask This is the LAN Subnet Mask of the router.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Advanced Config uration 6-13 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 If another device on your network will be the DHCP server , or if you will manually configure the network settings of all of your computers, clear the ‘Use router as DHCP server ’ check box.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 6-14 Advanced C onfiguration 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 T o reserve an IP address: 1. Click the Add button. Figure 6-6: Addres s Rese rva ti o n sc ree n 2. In the IP Address box, type the IP ad dress to assign to the PC or server .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Advanced Config uration 6-15 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 How to Configure S t atic Routes S tatic Routes provide additional ro uting information to your router .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 6-16 Advanced C onfiguration 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 3. Select Private if you want to li mit access to the LAN only . The st atic route will not be reported in RIP . 4. Select Active to make this route ef fective.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Advanced Config uration 6-17 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Enabling Remote Management Access Using the Remote Manageme nt page , you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure, upgrade an d check the status of your WG T624 v3 wireless router.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 6-18 Advanced C onfiguration 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 b. T o allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP address range. Enter a beginning and end ing IP address to define the allo wed range.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Advanced Config uration 6-19 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, su ch as Internet appliances and computers, access the network and connect to other devices as needed.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 6-20 Advanced C onfiguration 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 UPnP Portmap T able : The UPnP Portmap T able displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is currently accessing the router and which ports (Interna l and External) th at devic e ha s opened.
Troubleshooting 7-1 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your WG T624 v3 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router. After each problem description, in structio ns are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 7-2 Troubleshooting 202-10090-0 2 v 1.4, July 2005 • Check that you are using th e 12 V DC 1A power adapter supplied by NETGEAR for th is product. If the error persists, you have a hardware problem and sh ould contact technica l support.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Troubleshooting 7- 3 202-10090-0 2 v 1.4, July 2005 T roubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface If you are unable to acce.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 7-4 Troubleshooting 202-10090-0 2 v 1.4, July 2005 T roubleshooting the ISP Connection If your router is unable to access the Internet, you should first determine whether the router is able to obtain a W AN IP address from the ISP .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Troubleshooting 7- 5 202-10090-0 2 v 1.4, July 2005 OR Configure your router to spoof your PC’ s MAC address.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 7-6 Troubleshooting 202-10090-0 2 v 1.4, July 2005 If the path is working, you see this message: Reply from < IP address &g.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Troubleshooting 7- 7 202-10090-0 2 v 1.4, July 2005 — If your ISP assigned a host name to your P C, enter that host name as the Account Name in the Basic Settings menu. — Y our ISP could be rejecting the Ethe rnet MAC addresses of all but one of your PCs.
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Technical Specifications A-1 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides technica l specifications for the WG T624 v3 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 A-2 Technical Specifications 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Electromagnetic Emissions Meets requirements of: FCC Part 15 Class .
Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-1 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Appendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics This chapter provides an o verview of IP networks, routing, and ne tworking. Related Publications As you read this document, you may be dire cted to various RFC documents for further information.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 B-2 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Routing Information Protocol One of the protocol s used by a rout er to build an d maintain a picture of the network is the Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-3 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Figure 7-1: Three Ma in Address Classes The five address classes are: • Class A Class A addresses can hav e up to 16,777,214 hosts on a sin gle network.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 B-4 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 This addressing structure allows IP addresses to uniquely identify each physical network and each node on each ph ysical network .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-5 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Subnet addressing al lows us to split one IP network ad dress into smaller multiple physical networks known as su bnetworks.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 B-6 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 The following table lists the additional subnet mask bits in dotted-decimal notation.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-7 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • So that hosts recognize local IP broadcast packets When a device broadcasts to its segment neighb ors, it uses a destination address of the local network address with al l ones for the host address.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 B-8 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 The following figure illustrates a single IP address operati on.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics B-9 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 If a device sends data to anothe r station on the network and the destination MAC address is not yet recorded, ARP is used.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 B-10 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 IP Configuration by DHCP When an IP-based local area networ k is installed, each PC must be configured with an IP address.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-11 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 St ateful Packet Inspection Unlike simple Internet .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 B-12 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Category 5 Cable Quality Category 5 distributed cable that meets ANSI/EIA/ TIA-568-A building wiring standards can be a maximum of 328 feet (ft.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Network, Routing, Fi rewall, and Basics B-13 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Figure B-1: S traight-Through T wisted-Pair Cable Figure B-2 illustrates crossover twisted pair cable.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 B-14 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Note : Flat “silver satin” tele phone cable may h ave the same RJ-45 plug.
Preparing Your Ne twork C-1 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Appendix C Prep aring Y our Network This appendix describes how to prepare you r ne twork to connect to the Internet through the WG T624 v3 108 Mbps W ireless Firewall Router and how to verify the read iness of broadband Internet service from an Inte rnet service provider (ISP).
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 C-2 Preparing Your Networ k 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 In your IP network, each PC and the firewall must be assigned a unique IP addresses.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Preparing Your Ne twork C-3 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Y ou must have an Ethernet adapter , the TCP/IP protocol, and Client for Mi crosoft Networks. If you need to install a ne w adapter , follow these steps: a.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 C-4 Preparing Your Networ k 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 If you need Clie nt for Micro soft Networks: a. Click the Add button. b. Select Client, and then click Ad d. c. Select Microsoft.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Preparing Your Ne twork C-5 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 V erify the following settings as shown: • Client for Microsoft Network exists • Ethernet adapter is present • TCP/IP is present • Primary Network Logon is set to W indows logon Click on the Properties button.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 C-6 Preparing Your Networ k 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Selecting Windows’ I n ternet Access Method 1. On the W indows taskbar , click the Start button, point to Settings, and th en click Control Panel.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Preparing Your Ne twork C-7 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 2. Ty p e winipcfg , and then click OK. The IP Configuration window opens, which lists (a mong other things), your IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 C-8 Preparing Your Networ k 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP , 2000, or NT4 Y ou will find there are many similarities in th e procedures for different W indows systems when using DHCP to config ure TCP/IP .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Preparing Your Ne twork C-9 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • Now you should be at the Local Area Network Connection S tatus window . This box displays the co nn ection status, duration, speed, and activity statistics.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 C-10 Preparing Your Network 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 DHCP Configuration of TC P/IP in Windows 2000 Once again, after you have installed the network card, TCP/IP for W indows 2000 is configured.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Preparing Your Ne twork C-11 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • Click on the My Network Places icon on the W indows desktop. This will bring up a window called Network and Dial-up Co nnections.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 C-12 Preparing Your Network 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • W ith Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) selected, click on Pr operties to open the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Propert ies dialogue box.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Preparing Your Ne twork C-13 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4 Once you have installed the network card, you need to co nfigure the TCP/IP environment for W indows NT 4.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 C-14 Preparing Your Network 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • Highlight the TCP/IP Pr otocol in the Network Pro tocols box, and click on the Properties button.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Preparing Your Ne twork C-15 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 V erifying TCP/IP Properties fo r Windows XP , 2000, and NT4 T o check your PC’ s TCP/IP configuration: 1. On the W indows taskbar , click the S tart button, and then click Run.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 C-16 Preparing Your Network 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • The default gateway i s 192.168.1.1 4. Ty p e exit Configuring the Macintos h for TCP/IP Networking Beginning with Macintosh Operating Sy stem 7, TCP/ IP is already installed on the Macintosh.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Preparing Your Ne twork C-17 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 2. If not already selected, select Built- in Ethernet in the Configure list. 3. If not already selected, Select Using DHCP in the TCP/IP tab.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 C-18 Preparing Your Network 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 V erifying the Readiness of Y our Internet Account For broadband acc.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Preparing Your Ne twork C-19 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • An IP address and subnet mask • A gateway IP address, which i.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 C-20 Preparing Your Network 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 If an IP address appears under Installed Gatewa ys, write down the address. This is the ISP’ s gateway address. Select the address and then click Re move to remove the gateway address.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Preparing Your Ne twork C-21 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Rest arting the Network Once you’ve set up your computers to work with the firewall, you must reset the network for the devices to be able to communicat e correctly .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 C-22 Preparing Your Network 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005.
Wireless Networking Basics D-1 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Appendix D Wireless Networking Basics This chapter provides an overview of W ireless networking. Wireless Networking Overview The WG T624 v3 wireless router conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 D-2 Wireless Networking Bas ics 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Ad Hoc Mode (Peer- to-Peer Wo rkgroup) In an ad hoc network, com.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Wireless Networking Basics D-3 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 • Shar ed Key . W ith Shared Key authentication, on ly those PCs that possess the correct authentication key can join the ne twork.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 D-4 Wireless Networking Bas ics 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 2. The access point auth enticates the station. 3. The station associates with the access point and joins the network.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Wireless Networking Basics D-5 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 This process is illustrated below . Figure 7-5: Shared key aut hentication Overview of WEP Parameters Before enabling WEP on an 802.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 D-6 Wireless Networking Bas ics 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Key Size The IEEE 802.1 1 st andard su pports two types of WEP en cryption: 40-bit and 128-bit. The 64-bit WEP data encryption meth od allows for a five-character (40-bit) input.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Wireless Networking Basics D-7 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 WEP Configuration Options The WEP settings must match on a ll 802.1 1 devices that are within the same wireless network as identified by the SSID.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 D-8 Wireless Networking Bas ics 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Note: The availab le channels supported by the wireless products in va rious coun tries are different. For example, Channels 1 to 1 1 are supported in the U.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Wireless Networking Basics D-9 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 WP A and WP A2 offer the following benefits: • Enhanced data pr.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 D-10 Wireless Networking B asics 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 How Does WP A Comp are to WP A2 (IEEE 802.1 1i)? WP A is forward compatible with the WP A2 security specification.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Wireless Networking Basics D-11 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 The primary information conveyed in the Beacon frames is the authentication method and the cipher suite. Possible authentication methods in clude 802.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 D-12 Wireless Networking B asics 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 WP A/WP A2 Authentication: Enterprise-level User Authentication via 802.1x/EAP and RADIUS Figure 4-6: WP A/WP A2 Overview IEEE 802.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Wireless Networking Basics D-13 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Figure 4-7: 802.1x Authen tica tion Sequence The AP sends Beacon Frames with WP A/WP A2 inform ation element to the stations in the service set.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 D-14 Wireless Networking B asics 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 3. The client sends an EAP-response packet containing the identity to the authentication server .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Wireless Networking Basics D-15 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 T emporal Key Integrit y Protocol (TKIP) WP A uses TKIP to provi.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 D-16 Wireless Networking B asics 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Is WP A/WP A2 Perfect? WP A/WP A2 is not without its vuln erabilities. Specifically , it is susceptible to denial of service (DoS) attacks.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Wireless Networking Basics D-17 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Changes to Wireles s Access Point s W ireless access points must.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 D-18 Wireless Networking B asics 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Microsoft has worked with many wireless vendors to embed the WP A driver update in the wireless adapter driver .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Glossary -1 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Glossary Use the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual. 802.1 1 St andard 802.1 1, or IEEE 802.1 1, is a type of radio technology used for wireless local area networks (WLANs).
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 -2 Glossary 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 802.1 1e St andard 802.1 1e is a proposed IEEE standard to define quality of service (QoS) mechanis ms for wireless gear that gives support to bandwidth-sen sitive applications such as voice and video.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Glossary -3 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 A bridge connects devices that all use the same kind of protocol.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 -4 Glossary 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 ISA bus W i-Fi radios. Client devices usually co mmunicate with hub devices like access points and gateways.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Glossary -5 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 DNS (Dom ain Name Syst em) A program that translates URLs to IP addres ses by accessing a database maintained on a collection of Internet servers.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 -6 Glossary 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Gatewa y In the wireless world, a gateway is an access point wi th additional software capab ilities such as providing NA T and DHCP . Gateways may also provide VPN support , roami ng, firewalls, various levels of security , etc.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Glossary -7 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 IP (Internet Protocol) address A 32-bit number that identifies each se nder or receiver of information that is sent across the Internet.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 -8 Glossary 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 In a wireless mesh example, each of the spheres be low represent a mesh router . Corporate servers and printers may be shared by attach ing to each mesh router .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Glossary -9 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 PHY defines parameters such as data rates, modula tion method, signaling para meters, transmitter/receiver synchronization, etc.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 -10 Glossary 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Satellite broa dband A wireless high-speed Internet connection provided by satellit es. Some satellite bro adband connections are two-way—up and down.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Glossary -11 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 For example, when a web page is downloaded fro m a web server , the TCP program layer in that server divides the file into packets, numb ers the packet s, and then forwards them individual ly to the IP program layer .
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 -12 Glossary 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 node equipped with WEP . W archalkers also draw identi fiers above the symbols to indicate the password that can be used to access the node, which can eas ily be obtained with snif fer software.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 Glossary -13 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 with the benefit of easier administration and use. This is similar to 802.1x support and requires a RADIUS server in order to implement.
Referenc e Manual fo r the 108 Mbps Wire less Firewa ll Router W GT624 v3 -14 Glossary 202-10090-02 v 1.4, July 2005 Wi-Fi Protected Access in "Mixed Mode" Deployment In a large network with many clients, a likely scenario is that access points will be upgraded before all the W i-Fi clients.
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