Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto WGR614v9 del fabbricante NETGEAR
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July 2008 208-10146-03 v1.0 NETGEAR , Inc. 350 E. Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA Router Setup Manual.
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Getting to Know Your Wireless Ro uter 1 v1.0, July 2008 Getting to Know Y our Wireless Router Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR® WGR614 v9 W ireless-G Router. Before you begin installing your router , check the package contents (see Unpacking Y our New Router ).
Router Setu p Manual 2 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, July 200 8 T o prep are your router for inst allation: 1. Carefully peel of f the protective film covering the sides of your router. 2. Select an area suitable for installation (near an AC powe r outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your wired computers).
Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 3 v1.0, July 2008 Router Front Panel Y ou can use the status lights on the front of the router to verify various conditions. Figure 2 T able 1. St atus Light Description s Item Function Activity Des cription 1 Power On Power is supplied to the router.
Router Setu p Manual 4 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, July 200 8 Router Back Panel The rear panel of the WGR614v9 router contains the items in the list that follows the figure. The back of the router includes: 1. AC power adapter outlet 2.
Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 5 v1.0, July 2008 Bottom Label V iew the label on the bottom of the router to id entify the serial number , port connectors, status lights, and default login information. What Y ou Need Before Y ou Begin Prepare the following before y ou set up your router: • Internet service.
Router Setu p Manual 6 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, July 200 8 T wo Setup Methods: Smart Wizard Setup or Manual Setup Y ou have two methods available for set ting up your rout er: • Smart W izard s etup .
Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 7 v1.0, July 2008 Manual Setup There are two steps to setting up your router: 1. Connect the rout er to the ADSL or cable mod e m, and connect a computer to the router (see “Connecting Y our Router” ).
Router Setu p Manual 8 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, July 200 8 e. Securely insert the free end of the cable ( 1 ) into a LAN port on the router , such as LAN port 4 ( 3 ). f. Securely insert the yellow cable ( 5 ) that came with your router i nto the yellow Internet port of the router ( 4 ), and the other end into the mod em ( 2 ).
Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 9 v1.0, July 2008 2. Star t your network in the correct sequence. a. First, plug in and turn on the cable or DSL modem. W ait 2 minutes. b. Now , plu g the power adapter into your rout er and into a power outlet.
Router Setu p Manual 10 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, July 200 8 • LAN . A LAN light ( 5 ) should be lit. Green indicates your computer is communicating at 100 Mbps; amber indicates 10 Mbps.
Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 11 v1.0, July 2008 A login window similar to the on e shown in Figure 10 display s: 2. When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password, both in lowercase letters.
Router Setu p Manual 12 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, July 200 8 Up dating Y our Firmware NETGEAR is always improving the operability and features included with your router . T o make it easy for you to receive the best , most up-to-date features of your router , NETGEAR prov ides a variety of methods for upd ating your product.
Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 13 v1.0, July 2008 select Cancel , you can check for new firmware la ter; see “T o ma nually check for new router firmware:” on page 13 . 3. If new firmware is available and you want to download it, click Y es and save the file to a location on your h ard disk.
Router Setu p Manual 14 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, July 200 8 4. From the Product Selection dro p-down menu, select WGR614v9 . The Product Support page for your router displays. 5. Under Downloads , check the most recent firmware ve rsion of fered against the firmware version shown on your Rou ter Statu s screen.
Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 15 v1.0, July 2008 3. Do one of the following: • Click Ye s . The wizard then guides y ou through your basic settings (continue with step 8). • Click No. I W ant T o Configure the Router Myself , and then continue with the next st ep.
Router Setu p Manual 16 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, July 200 8 Implementing Appropri ate Wireless Security Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can extend beyond your walls and can be received by anyone with a compatible adapte r .
Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 17 v1.0, July 2008 Product Registration, Support, and Document ation Register your product at http://www .NETGEAR.com/r egister . Registration is required before you can use NETGEAR’ s telephone support service.
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Help with Troubleshooting 19 v1.0, July 2008 Help with T roubleshooting This section gives information about troubleshooting your router. Y ou can find help with th e following problems: • “Common.
Router Setu p Manual 20 Help wit h Troubles hooting v1.0, July 200 8 on page 3 ). The label on the bottom of the router id entifies the number of each LAN port (see “Bottom Label” on page 5 ). Make sure t hat the network settings of the computer are correct: 1.
Router Setup Manual Help with Troubleshooting 21 v1.0, July 2008 If a port’ s light is lit, a link has been establis hed to the connected device. If a LAN port is connected to a 100 Mbps device, verify that the port’ s light is green. If the port is 10 Mbps, the light is amber .
Router Setu p Manual 22 Help wit h Troubles hooting v1.0, July 200 8 I Am Unable to Log In to the Router If you are unable to log in t o the router, check the following: • If you are using an Ethernet-c onnected computer , check the Et hernet conn ection betwee n the computer and the router as described in the previous section.
Router Setup Manual Help with Troubleshooting 23 v1.0, July 2008 you have a static IP address, your router automa tically requests an IP address from your service provider . T o check t he Internet IP address fr om the browser interface : 1. Log in to the router.
Router Setu p Manual 24 Help wit h Troubles hooting v1.0, July 200 8 If you cannot connec t after several minutes, you might be usin g an incorrect service name, user name, or password.
Router Setup Manual Help with Troubleshooting 25 v1.0, July 2008 T esting the Path from a PC to Y o ur Router Y ou can ping the router to verify that the LAN pa th from your computer to your router is se t up correctly . 1. From the W indows toolbar , click St a r t and select Run .
Router Setu p Manual 26 Help wit h Troubles hooting v1.0, July 200 8 • Check that your PC has the IP address of your router listed as the de fault gateway . If the IP configuration of your PC is assigned by DHCP , this information is not visible in your PC’ s Network Control Panel.
Default Configuration 27 v1.0, July 2008 Default Configuration Default Configuration Settings This section provides factory default settings and technical sp ecifications for the WGR614v9 W irele ss-G Router.
Router Setu p Manual 28 Default Configuration v1.0, July 200 8 Restoring the Default Password and Configuration Settings Y ou can restore the factory default configuration se ttings that reset the router’ s user name to admin, the password to password, and the IP address to 1 92.
Related Documents 29 v1.0, July 2008 Related Document s This table provides link s to reference document s that you can use to gain a more complete understanding of the technolog ies used in your NETGE AR product. T a ble 3. Reference Do cument s Document Link TCP/IP Networking Basics http://documentation.
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31 Registration and Certifications Product Registrat ion, Support, and Documen t ation Register your product at http://www .NETGEAR.com/r egister . Y ou must register befo re you can use our telephone support service. Product updates and W eb support are always available by going to http://www .
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il NETGEAR WGR614v9 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del NETGEAR WGR614v9 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso NETGEAR WGR614v9 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul NETGEAR WGR614v9 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il NETGEAR WGR614v9, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del NETGEAR WGR614v9.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il NETGEAR WGR614v9. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo NETGEAR WGR614v9 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
