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202-10171-01 May 2006 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Manual.
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v1.0, May 2006 iii European Union St atement of Compliance Hereby , NETGEAR, Inc. declares that th is wireless route r is in compl iance with the essential re quirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Èesky [Czech] NETGEAR, Inc.
v1.0, May 20 06 iv A printed copy of the EU Declaration of Conformity certificate for this product is provided in the WNR834B product package. Bestätigung des Hers tellers/Importeurs Es wird hiermit .
v1.0, May 2006 v test transmitte rs) in accordance with the regulat ions may , ho wever , be subject to certain re strictions. Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions.
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vii v1.0, May 2006 Content s NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Manual Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ......... ................. ................ ................ ..... 1-1 How to Use This Manual .
viii v1.0, May 2006 Chapter 4 Content Filtering Content Filtering Overview .......... ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ .. 4-1 Blocking Access to Internet Sites ................. ................ ...
ix v1.0, May 2006 Setting the MTU Size ................... ............. ... ................ ............. ................ ............. 6-13 Using the LAN IP Setup Op tions ........................ ................ ................ ................
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About This Manual 1-1 v1.0, May 2006 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.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 1-2 About This Manual v1.0, May 2006 This manual is written for the WNR834B ro uter according to these specifications: How to Use Thi.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual About This Manual 1-3 v1.0, May 2006 – Click the PDF of This Chapter link at the top right of any pa ge in the chapter you want to print. The PDF version of the chap ter you were viewing op ens in a browser window .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 1-4 About This Manual v1.0, May 2006.
2-1 v1.0, May 2006 Chapter 2 Introduction This chapter lists the package contents for th e RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B , describes the front and rear panel layouts, and describes your NETGEAR main tenance and supp ort benefits.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 2-2 Introduction v1.0, May 2006 The Front of the Wireless Router Y ou can use the status lights on the front of the wireless router to verify various conditions. Figure 2-2 Ta b l e 2 - 1 .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Introduction 2-3 v1.0, May 2006 The Back of the Wireless Router The back of the wireless router has the following port connections: 1. Factory default reset button 2. Four local Ethernet ports fo r connecting the local computers 3.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 2-4 Introduction v1.0, May 2006 Inst alling the WNR834B router For installation instru ctions refer to the setup manual that came on the CD, or refer to one of the online versions listed in the following table.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Introduction 2-5 v1.0, May 2006 1. Connect to the wireless router by typing http://www .routerlogin.net in the address field of your browser, then click Enter . 2. For security reasons, the router has its own us er name and password.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 2-6 Introduction v1.0, May 2006 When the wireless router is connected to th e Internet, click the Knowledge Base or the Documentation link under the W eb Support menu to view support information or th e documentation for the wireless router.
Wireless Configuration 3-1 v1.0, May 2006 Chapter 3 Wireless Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the wireless features of your WNR834B router.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 3-2 Wireless Configuration v1.0, May 2006 Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can be rece ived well beyond your walls by anyone with a compatib le adapter .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Wireless Configuration 3-3 v1.0, May 2006 • WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK. W i-Fi Protected Access, Pre-Shared Key (WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK) data encryptio n provide strong data security . WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK block eavesdropping.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 3-4 Wireless Configuration v1.0, May 2006 Key 3: ________ _________ ___________ _______ Key 4: ________ _________ ___________ _______.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Wireless Configuration 3-5 v1.0, May 2006 • If WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK Authentication is Used: – Passphrase : ____________ ___________ _______ These characters ar e case sensitive. Enter a word or group of printable characters.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 3-6 Wireless Configuration v1.0, May 2006 Underst anding Wireless Settings T o configure the W ireless settings of your firewall, click the Wir eless link in the main menu of the browser interface.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Wireless Configuration 3-7 v1.0, May 2006 access point. For more information on the wireless channel frequencies, see “Wireless Communications” in Appendix B . • Mode. Y ou can select “g and b”, “Up T o 130 Mbps”, and “Up T o 270 MBps”.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 3-8 Wireless Configuration v1.0, May 2006 T o configure the advanced wireless se ttings of your firewall, click the Wir eless Setup link in the Advanced section of the main me nu of the browser interface.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Wireless Configuration 3-9 v1.0, May 2006 How to Set Up and T est B asic Wireless Connectivity Follow the instructions below to set up and te st basic wireless conne ctivity .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 3-10 Wireless Configur ation v1.0, May 2006 4. Set the Region. Select the region in which the wireless interface will operate. 5. Set the Channel. The default channe l may vary according to region.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Wireless Configuration 3 -11 v1.0, May 2006 How to Configure WEP T o configure WEP data encr yption, follow these steps: 1. Log in to the WNR834 B firewall at its default LAN address of http://www .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 3-12 Wireless Configur ation v1.0, May 2006 • Manual — Enter ten hexadecima l digits (any combinatio n of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). These entries are not case sensitive; AA is the same as aa.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Wireless Configuration 3 -13 v1.0, May 2006 How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address T o restrict access based on MA C addresses, follow these steps: 1. Log in to the WNR834 B firewall at its default LAN address of http://www .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 3-14 Wireless Configur ation v1.0, May 2006 5. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list.
Content Filtering 4-1 v1.0, May 2006 Chapter 4 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to u se the content filtering features of the RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B to protect yo ur network. These featu res can be found by click ing on the Content Filtering heading in the main menu of the browser inte rface.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 4-2 Content Filtering v1.0, May 2006 T o enable keyword bloc king, select either Per Schedule or Always , then click Apply . If you want to block by schedule, be sure to specify a time period in the Schedule menu.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Content Filtering 4-3 v1.0, May 2006 Services are functions performed by server computers at the request of client computers. For example, W eb servers serve W eb pages, time serve rs serve time and date information, and game hosts serve data about other players’ moves.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 4-4 Content Filtering v1.0, May 2006 Configuring a User Defined Service T o define a service, first you must determine whic h port number or range of numbers is u sed by the application.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Content Filtering 4-5 v1.0, May 2006 • Days to Block. Select days to blo ck by checking the appropr iate boxes. Select Every day to check the boxes for all days. Click Apply . • T ime of Day to Block.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 4-6 Content Filtering v1.0, May 2006 Log action buttons are described in the following table. T arget address The name or IP address of the W eb site or newsgroup v isited or attempted to access.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Content Filtering 4-7 v1.0, May 2006 Configuring E-Mail Alert and W eb Access Log Notifications In order to receive logs and alerts by E-mail, you must provide your E-mail information in the E- Mail menu, shown below: • T urn e-mail notification on.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 4-8 Content Filtering v1.0, May 2006 – Day for sending log. Specifies which day of the week to send the l og. Relevant when the log is sent weekly or daily . – T ime for sending log.
Maintenance 5-1 v1.0, May 2006 Chapter 5 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintena nce features of your RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B. These features ca n be found by click ing on the Maintenance heading in the main menu of the browser interface.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 5-2 Maintenance v1.0, May 2006 This screen shows the following parameters: T able 5-1. Wireless Router St atus Fields Field Description Account Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Maintenanc e 5-3 v1.0, May 2006 Click on the Connection S tatus button to display the connection status, as shown below . Wireless Port These parameters apply to the Wireless port of the ro uter .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 5-4 Maintenance v1.0, May 2006 This screen shows the following statistics:. Click the Show S tatistics button to display router usage statistics, as shown below .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Maintenanc e 5-5 v1.0, May 2006 V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the local network.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 5-6 Maintenance v1.0, May 2006 From the main menu of the browser interface , under th e Maintenance heading, select the Backup Settings heading to bring up the menu shown below . Three options are available, and are described in the following sections.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Maintenanc e 5-7 v1.0, May 2006 T o erase the configuration, click the Erase button. T o restore the factory default configuration settings without knowing th e login password or IP address, you must use the Default Reset bu tton on the rear panel of the router .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 5-8 Maintenance v1.0, May 2006 From the main menu of the browser interface , under th e Maintenance heading, select the Router Upgrade link to display the menu shown below . T o upload new firmware: 1.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Maintenanc e 5-9 v1.0, May 2006 Changing the Administrator Password The default password for the router ’ s W eb Configuration Manager is password . NETGEAR recommends that you ch ange this password to a more secure password.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 5-10 Maintenance v1.0, May 2006.
Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-1 v1.0, May 2006 Chapter 6 Advanced Configuration of the Router This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B. These features can be found un der the Advanced heading in the main menu of the browser interface.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 6-2 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, May 2006 Program the advanced wire less settings as follows: • Enable Wir eless Router Radio —the W ireless Router Radio of thi s router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless access.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-3 v1.0, May 2006 Wireless Card Access List The W ireless Card Access Setup page displays a list of wireless compute rs that are allowed to connect to the router based on their MAC addresses.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 6-4 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, May 2006 c. If no Device Name appe ars, you can type a de scriptive name for the computer that you are adding. d. When you have finished entering the MAC ad dress, return to the W ireless Acce ss List menu by clicking the Add button.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-5 v1.0, May 2006 • Wir eless Card Entry —if no wireless computers appear in the A vailable W ireles s Cards list, you can manually enter the Device Name and MAC address of the authorized wireless computer .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 6-6 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, May 2006 • Port T riggering Timeout —Enter a value up to 9999 minutes. The Port T riggering T imeout value controls the inactivity timer for the designated inbound po rt(s).
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-7 v1.0, May 2006 Follow these steps to set up a co mputer to play Internet games or use Internet applications: 1. Select Port Forwarding / Port T riggering from the Advanced sec tion of the main menu.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 6-8 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, May 2006 Configuring Port Forward ing to Local Servers Although the router causes your.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-9 v1.0, May 2006 2. From the Service Name box, select the service or game that you will host on your network. If the service does not appear in th e list, see the following section, Adding a Custom Service .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 6-10 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, May 2006 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry T o edit or delete a Port Forwarding entry , follow these steps. 1. In the table, select the butto n next to the service name.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 6-11 v1.0, May 2006 5. T ype the IP address of the additional co mputer in the Server IP Address box. 6. Click Apply . Some online games and videoconferen cing app lications are incompatible with NA T .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 6-12 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, May 2006 Disabling the SPI Firewall The SPI (S tateful Inspection) Fire wall protects your LAN against De nial of Service attacks. This should only be disabled in special circumstance s.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 6-13 v1.0, May 2006 Setting the MTU Size The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmit Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes, 1492 Bytes for PPPoE connections, or 1436 for PP TP connections.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 6-14 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, May 2006 Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters The router is shipped precon figured to use priv ate IP address es on the LAN side, and to act.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 6-15 v1.0, May 2006 Using the Router as a DHCP server By default, the router functions as a DH.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 6-16 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, May 2006 3. T ype the MAC Address of the computer or server . 4. Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the table. T o edit or delete a reserved address entry: 1.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 6-17 v1.0, May 2006 From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced , click on Dynamic DNS .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 6-18 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, May 2006 Configuring S t atic Routes Stat ic Routes provide additional ro uting information to your router .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 6-19 v1.0, May 2006 3. Select Private if you want to limit access to the LA N only . The static route will not be reported in RIP . 4. Select Active to make this route effective.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 6-20 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, May 2006 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 W NR834B router.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 6-21 v1.0, May 2006 a. T o allow access from any IP addr ess on the Internet, select Everyone . b. T o allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP address range .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 6-22 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, May 2006 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 oth er devices as need ed.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Advanced Co nfiguration of the Rout er 6-23 v1.0, May 2006 Advertisement Time T o Live —the time to live for the advertisem ent is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP pac ket sent.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 6-24 Advanced Configuration of the Router v1.0, May 2006.
Troubleshooting 7-1 v1.0, May 2006 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your RangeMax NEXT W ireless Router WNR834B. After each prob lem description, instruction s are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 7-2 Troubleshooting v1.0, May 2006 Make sure the networ k settings of the computer are correct. • LAN and wirelessly connected computers must be configured to obtain an IP address automatically via DHCP .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Troubleshooting 7-3 v1.0, May 2006 • Make sure that the power cord is properly conn ected to your router and that the power supply adapter is properly connected to a functioning power outlet.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 7-4 Troubleshooting v1.0, May 2006 T roubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface If you are unable to acce ss the router ’ s W e.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Troubleshooting 7-5 v1.0, May 2006 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 .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 7-6 Troubleshooting v1.0, May 2006 Inform your ISP that yo u have bought a new network d evice, and ask them to use the router’ s MAC address. OR Configure your router to spoof your computer ’ s MAC address.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Troubleshooting 7-7 v1.0, May 2006 3. Click OK . Y ou should see a message like this one: Pinging <IP address > with 32 bytes o.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 7-8 Troubleshooting v1.0, May 2006 — Check that your cable or DSL modem is connected and functioning. — If your ISP assigned a host name to your co mpute r , enter that host name as the Account Name in the Basic Settings menu.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Troubleshooting 7-9 v1.0, May 2006 Problems with Date and Time The E-mail menu in the Content Filtering section displa ys the current date and time of day .
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual 7-10 Troubleshooting v1.0, May 2006.
Technical Specifications A-1 v1.0, May 2006 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides technical sp ecifications for the wireless router. Factory Default Settings Y ou can use the reset button located on the front of your device to reset all settings to their factory defaults.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual A-2 Technical Specifications v1.0, May 2006 Local Network Router Lan IP address printed on product label (also known as Gateway IP add ress) 192.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B Reference Man ual Technical Specifications A-3 v1.0, May 2006 T echnical Specifications T able A-2. Home Router Defa ult Configuration Settings Feature.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual A-4 Technical Specifications v1.0, May 2006.
Related Documents B-1 v1.0, May 2006 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents you c an use to gain a more comple te understanding of the technolog ies used in your NET GEAR product. Document Link Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing http://documen tation.
NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR83 4B Reference Manual B-2 Related Documents v1.0, May 2006.
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