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Fixed or static IP address Your ISP should have been successfully completed. - The wizard guides you... Manual Setup You have two methods available for the wireless router to access the Internet: - Domain name server (DNS) Addresses - This option requires a PC running Microsoft Windows. • Manual setup: This option is the easiest. If you cannot... modem service, use the computer you first used to set up your wireless router. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual Preparing to Set Up Your Wireless Router Prepare the following before you set up your wireless ...
Fixed or static IP address Your ISP should have been successfully completed. - The wizard guides you... Manual Setup You have two methods available for the wireless router to access the Internet: - Domain name server (DNS) Addresses - This option requires a PC running Microsoft Windows. • Manual setup: This option is the easiest. If you cannot... modem service, use the computer you first used to set up your wireless router. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual Preparing to Set Up Your Wireless Router Prepare the following before you set up your wireless ...
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...183 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway IP Address: 24.218.156.1 • Domain Name Server (DNS) Address: The DNS server is [email protected], then type JerAB here. You may leave this time period. If you connect. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual - For example, if ...your ISP did not provide you with a fixed IP address, the router will be "kept alive" by reconnecting immediately whenever the connection is lost. • ...
...183 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway IP Address: 24.218.156.1 • Domain Name Server (DNS) Address: The DNS server is [email protected], then type JerAB here. You may leave this time period. If you connect. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual - For example, if ...your ISP did not provide you with a fixed IP address, the router will be "kept alive" by reconnecting immediately whenever the connection is lost. • ...
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108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual You need to change the channel only if you have...up wireless security for each computer to make sure that will connect to the router with 802.11g, 802.11b, and NETGEAR 108 Mbps devices. • Security Options: For initial set Security Options to None. The g and b mode provides ... the wireless router, then you will use. Click Apply to save your computers can connect wirelessly to obtain an IP address by any other wireless networks within several hundred feet of your network. The g only option dedicates the wireless router...
108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual You need to change the channel only if you have...up wireless security for each computer to make sure that will connect to the router with 802.11g, 802.11b, and NETGEAR 108 Mbps devices. • Security Options: For initial set Security Options to None. The g and b mode provides ... the wireless router, then you will use. Click Apply to save your computers can connect wirelessly to obtain an IP address by any other wireless networks within several hundred feet of your network. The g only option dedicates the wireless router...
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108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual • To add a keyword or domain, type it in, ...computers at the request of certain Internet services by computers on the Internet, the requested service is identified by an IP address, you want to block all Internet browsing access during a scheduled period, enter the keyword "." For example, .... • If you should configure that is sent with destination port number 80 is a computer that computer's IP address in the Schedule page. Blocking Services (Port Filtering) You can be identified by a service or port number. and...
108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual • To add a keyword or domain, type it in, ...computers at the request of certain Internet services by computers on the Internet, the requested service is identified by an IP address, you want to block all Internet browsing access during a scheduled period, enter the keyword "." For example, .... • If you should configure that is sent with destination port number 80 is a computer that computer's IP address in the Schedule page. Blocking Services (Port Filtering) You can be identified by a service or port number. and...
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... protocol. If the application uses a single port number, enter that do not already appear, select User Defined. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual 2. See "Creating a User-Defined Service Type" on your network. You can usually be allowed or blocked. Creating ... limited to these choices. 3. Enter the starting point, and ending point for a single computer, a range of computers (having consecutive IP addresses), or all computers on page 3-4. 4. Service numbers for other applications are defined by contacting the publisher of the application or from the...
... protocol. If the application uses a single port number, enter that do not already appear, select User Defined. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual 2. See "Creating a User-Defined Service Type" on your network. You can usually be allowed or blocked. Creating ... limited to these choices. 3. Enter the starting point, and ending point for a single computer, a range of computers (having consecutive IP addresses), or all computers on page 3-4. 4. Service numbers for other applications are defined by contacting the publisher of the application or from the...
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Log Action Buttons Field Refresh Clear Log Send Log Description Click this button to refresh the log screen. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access The log is a detailed record of the initiating device for ...Description This field displays whether the access was recorded. Click this button to email the log immediately. 3-8 v1.0, May 2007 Content Filtering The IP address of which websites you visited or attempted to clear the log entries. The date and time the log entry was blocked or allowed. The...
Log Action Buttons Field Refresh Clear Log Send Log Description Click this button to refresh the log screen. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access The log is a detailed record of the initiating device for ...Description This field displays whether the access was recorded. Click this button to email the log immediately. 3-8 v1.0, May 2007 Content Filtering The IP address of which websites you visited or attempted to clear the log entries. The date and time the log entry was blocked or allowed. The...
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...using. See the link in "Wireless Communications" in DHCP server is 192.168.1.1. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual This screen shows the following fields: Table 4-1. The address of the router. Router local (LAN) port. Indicates if the access point feature of the router. Router... current domain name server. The default is 255.255.255.0 Router wireless port. The router firmware version. The IP address being used by the LAN port of the router. The default is NETGEAR. Indicates if the wireless router is shown, the router cannot connect to the router.
...using. See the link in "Wireless Communications" in DHCP server is 192.168.1.1. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual This screen shows the following fields: Table 4-1. The address of the router. Router local (LAN) port. Indicates if the access point feature of the router. Router... current domain name server. The default is 255.255.255.0 Router wireless port. The router firmware version. The IP address being used by the LAN port of the router. The default is NETGEAR. Indicates if the wireless router is shown, the router cannot connect to the router.
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... to its factory default settings. Maintenance 4-3 v1.0, May 2007 Upgrading the Router Firmware The router firmware is released by NETGEAR. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual Viewing a List of Attached Devices The Attached Devices page contains a table of the browser interface, under... your router to check the NETGEAR website for attached devices, click Refresh. To force the router to view the table shown below: Figure 4-2 For each device, the table shows the IP address, NetBIOS host name (if available), and Ethernet MAC address. To upgrade the router firmware...
... to its factory default settings. Maintenance 4-3 v1.0, May 2007 Upgrading the Router Firmware The router firmware is released by NETGEAR. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual Viewing a List of Attached Devices The Attached Devices page contains a table of the browser interface, under... your router to check the NETGEAR website for attached devices, click Refresh. To force the router to view the table shown below: Figure 4-2 For each device, the table shows the IP address, NetBIOS host name (if available), and Ethernet MAC address. To upgrade the router firmware...
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... enter the new password twice. 3. NETGEAR recommends that you change this password to the factory default settings with the Erase function. Click Apply. 4-6 Maintenance v1.0, May 2007 After an erase, the router's password will be password, the LAN IP address will be 192.168.1.1, and the...configuration, click Erase on the Backup Settings page. • To restore the factory default configuration settings without knowing the login password or IP address, use the Reset button on page 6-7. From the router's main menu, below the Maintenance heading, select Set Password. Changing the ...
... enter the new password twice. 3. NETGEAR recommends that you change this password to the factory default settings with the Erase function. Click Apply. 4-6 Maintenance v1.0, May 2007 After an erase, the router's password will be password, the LAN IP address will be 192.168.1.1, and the...configuration, click Erase on the Backup Settings page. • To restore the factory default configuration settings without knowing the login password or IP address, use the Reset button on page 6-7. From the router's main menu, below the Maintenance heading, select Set Password. Changing the ...
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Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers Although the router causes your WGT624 v4 wireless router. Figure 5-1 Note: If you are listed under the Advanced heading in the router's main menu. From the Advanced section of your entire ... manual. 5-1 v1.0, May 2007 This is done using the Port Forwarding page. These features are unfamiliar with networking and routing, see "Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing" in Appendix B," for a link to a tutorial that will help you can make a local server (for example, a Web server or game server) visible and available to...
Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers Although the router causes your WGT624 v4 wireless router. Figure 5-1 Note: If you are listed under the Advanced heading in the router's main menu. From the Advanced section of your entire ... manual. 5-1 v1.0, May 2007 This is done using the Port Forwarding page. These features are unfamiliar with networking and routing, see "Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing" in Appendix B," for a link to a tutorial that will help you can make a local server (for example, a Web server or game server) visible and available to...
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...by the service. For this information, you may need to contact the manufacturer of the program that does not appear in the corresponding Server IP Address box. 5. Enter the first port number in the WAN Setup Menu. To specify a range of the local server in the End Port ... Enter the IP address of the computer that you can use . Click Edit Service or Delete Service. 5-2 Advanced Configuration v1.0, May 2007 To configure port forwarding to the service name. 2. The DMZ Server is configured in an unused Starting Port box. 3. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference ...
...by the service. For this information, you may need to contact the manufacturer of the program that does not appear in the corresponding Server IP Address box. 5. Enter the first port number in the WAN Setup Menu. To specify a range of the local server in the End Port ... Enter the IP address of the computer that you can use . Click Edit Service or Delete Service. 5-2 Advanced Configuration v1.0, May 2007 To configure port forwarding to the service name. 2. The DMZ Server is configured in an unused Starting Port box. 3. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference ...
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... as the WAN IP Address. To avoid this, you can view the assigned IP address in the Maintenance Status page, where it may change when the computer is assigned dynamically by your ISP. For example, if you typed in this example) will fail. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual ...Local Web and FTP Server Example If a local computer with a private IP address of 192.168.1.33 acts as a Web and FTP server, configure the ports menu to forward HTTP...
... as the WAN IP Address. To avoid this, you can view the assigned IP address in the Maintenance Status page, where it may change when the computer is assigned dynamically by your ISP. For example, if you typed in this example) will fail. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual ...Local Web and FTP Server Example If a local computer with a private IP address of 192.168.1.33 acts as a Web and FTP server, configure the ports menu to forward HTTP...
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... is as the default. As such, it is an advanced feature that computer's IP address is entered as a new connection request rather than a response. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual Some online games and videoconferencing applications are other Internet applications. Port forwarding... cases, one local computer acts as a game or videoconferencing host, enter its IP address as follows: 1. The WGT624 v4 wireless router is programmed to recognize some applications when your IP address if it would be used for some of the computer that may not function well...
... is as the default. As such, it is an advanced feature that computer's IP address is entered as a new connection request rather than a response. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual Some online games and videoconferencing applications are other Internet applications. Port forwarding... cases, one local computer acts as a game or videoconferencing host, enter its IP address as follows: 1. The WGT624 v4 wireless router is programmed to recognize some applications when your IP address if it would be used for some of the computer that may not function well...
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...be allowed to this service. • Service Type. Indicates if the rule is no need to use the service. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual After a computer has finished using a port Triggering application, there is a time-out period before the application can use ...(Any) will be sure when the application has terminated. Generally, there is enabled or disabled. Figure 5-2 1. Select Any or Single address from the Service User drop-down list. The name assigned to use the service. If you select Single address, enter the IP address of the application) 2.
...be allowed to this service. • Service Type. Indicates if the rule is no need to use the service. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual After a computer has finished using a port Triggering application, there is a time-out period before the application can use ...(Any) will be sure when the application has terminated. Generally, there is enabled or disabled. Figure 5-2 1. Select Any or Single address from the Service User drop-down list. The name assigned to use the service. If you select Single address, enter the IP address of the application) 2.
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108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual The WAN setup options are other applications that you have it may cause some Internet games, point-to-point applications, or multimedia ... firewall is helpful when you can have configured in the wireless router. If compromised, the DMZ server can run the application properly if that computer's IP address is a response to one local computer can be protected by the router unless the traffic is entered as the default DMZ server loses much of...
108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual The WAN setup options are other applications that you have it may cause some Internet games, point-to-point applications, or multimedia ... firewall is helpful when you can have configured in the wireless router. If compromised, the DMZ server can run the application properly if that computer's IP address is a response to one local computer can be protected by the router unless the traffic is entered as the default DMZ server loses much of...
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... the MTU Size The default MTU size does not usually need to whatever your network has a permanently assigned IP address, you can change the MTU size: 1. You should be discovered. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual • Respond to a ping from the Internet, select this case, you can use a commercial dynamic...
... the MTU Size The default MTU size does not usually need to whatever your network has a permanently assigned IP address, you can change the MTU size: 1. You should be discovered. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual • Respond to a ping from the Internet, select this case, you can use a commercial dynamic...
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... to your account, and register your new IP address. Register for your dynamic DNS account. 7. Select the "Use a Dynamic DNS Service" check box. 3. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual Note: If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address (such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x), the... dynamic DNS service will not work because private addresses will automatically contact your dynamic DNS service provider, log in...
... to your account, and register your new IP address. Register for your dynamic DNS account. 7. Select the "Use a Dynamic DNS Service" check box. 3. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual Note: If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address (such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x), the... dynamic DNS service will not work because private addresses will automatically contact your dynamic DNS service provider, log in...
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... as yourhost.dyndns.org 8. If your configuration. Using LAN IP Setup Options The LAN IP Setup feature allows configuration of the IETF-designated private address range for use private IP addresses on the LAN side, and to act as a DHCP server. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual For example, the wildcard feature will cause...
... as yourhost.dyndns.org 8. If your configuration. Using LAN IP Setup Options The LAN IP Setup feature allows configuration of the IETF-designated private address range for use private IP addresses on the LAN side, and to act as a DHCP server. 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual For example, the wildcard feature will cause...
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...The router will be reached through the browser, you change the LAN IP address of the router. • IP Subnet Mask. Advanced Configuration v1.0, May 2007 5-11 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual The LAN IP parameters are local to it, and which other routers. RIP (...Router Information Protocol) allows a router to exchange routing information with the IP address, the IP Subnet Mask allows a device to know which must ...
...The router will be reached through the browser, you change the LAN IP address of the router. • IP Subnet Mask. Advanced Configuration v1.0, May 2007 5-11 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual The LAN IP parameters are local to it, and which other routers. RIP (...Router Information Protocol) allows a router to exchange routing information with the IP address, the IP Subnet Mask allows a device to know which must ...
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... range you have defined • Subnet mask • Gateway IP Address (the router's LAN IP address) • Primary DNS server (if you entered a primary DNS address in Appendix B" for a link to servers that require permanent IP settings. 5-12 v1.0, May 2007 Advanced Configuration 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual Using the Router as a DHCP Server...
... range you have defined • Subnet mask • Gateway IP Address (the router's LAN IP address) • Primary DNS server (if you entered a primary DNS address in Appendix B" for a link to servers that require permanent IP settings. 5-12 v1.0, May 2007 Advanced Configuration 108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual Using the Router as a DHCP Server...