Chapter Maintenance, Gateway Status | NETGEAR DG814 DSL guide

Chapter 6

Maintenance

This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your Model DG814 DSL Modem Internet Gateway. These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface.

Gateway Status

The Gateway Status menu provides a limited amount of status and usage information. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, click on Maintenance, then select System Status to view the System Status screen, shown in Figure 6-1.

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NETGEAR DG814 DSL manual Chapter Maintenance, Gateway Status

Contents

NETGEAR, Inc Trademarks World Wide Web Page Contents Chapter Preparing Your Network Chapter Maintenance Appendix a Technical Specifications Figure B-1 Page Table B-1 Xii Technical Support Related Publications About This Guide Xiv About This Guide Special Message Formats Typographical ConventionsPage About the Gateway Key FeaturesChapter Introduction Introduction Autosensing 10/100 Ethernet Content FilteringSecurity TCP/IP Easy Installation and Management Maintenance and Support Introduction Package Contents Chapter Setting Up the Hardware PC Requirements Access RequirementLocal Network Hardware Requirements Gateway’s Front Panel LED Descriptions Gateway’s Rear Panel Connecting the Gateway Typical installation Connecting to your Local Ethernet Network Adsl through a modular RJ-11 wall jack Connecting to Your Adsl Service and Telephone Provider Adsl through other wall jacks Connecting the Power AdapterVerifying Power Setting Up the Hardware Preparing Your Personal Computers for IP Networking Chapter Preparing Your Network Install or Verify Windows Networking Components Configuring Windows 95, 98, and ME for IP Networking Preparing Your Network Selecting Internet Access Method Assign TCP/IP configuration by Dhcp Verifying TCP/IP Properties Windows Configuring Windows NT or 2000 for IP Networking MacOS 8.6 or Configuring the Macintosh for IP NetworkingVerifying TCP/IP Properties MacOS Verifying TCP/IP Properties Macintosh Your Internet Account Account Information Login Protocols Obtaining ISP Configuration Information Windows Restarting the Network Ready for ConfigurationObtaining ISP Configuration Information Macintosh Preparing Your Network Accessing the Web Configuration Manager Chapter Basic Configuration of the Gateway Login window opens as shown in -1below Browser-based configuration main menu Configuration using the Setup Wizard Setup Wizard menu for Dynamic IP address Configuring for Dynamic IP Account Setup Wizard menu for Fixed IP address Configuring for Fixed IP Account Setup Wizard menu for PPPoE login accounts Configuring for an Account with Login Manual Configuration Completing the Configuration Basic Configuration of the Gateway Configuring for Content Filtering Chapter Content Filtering Logs Block Sites Schedule Mail Content Filtering Gateway Status Chapter Maintenance This screen shows the following parameters Dhcp This screen shows the following statistics PPPoE Status screen Ping Status screen Attached Devices Restore and Backup the Configuration Configuration File Settings Management Erase the Configuration Changing the Configuration Password Gateway Upgrade menu Gateway Upgrade Maintenance Configuring for Port Forwarding to Local Servers Advanced Configuration of the Gateway Add a Custom Service Tip Multiple Computers for Half Life, Kali or Quake Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding EntryLocal Web and FTP Server Example NAT Status DMZ Server Security Respond to Ping on Internet WAN Port Dynamic DNS LAN IP Setup Menu LAN IP Setup Use router as Dhcp server LAN TCP/IP Setup Static Routes Static Route Summary Table Static Route Example Advanced Configuration of the Gateway PWR LED Not On Chapter TroubleshootingBasic Functioning Test LED Never Blinks or LED Stays On Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface WAN LED Blinking Yellow Troubleshooting the ISP ConnectionAdsl link WAN LED Green or Blinking Green WAN LED Off Obtaining a WAN IP Address Troubleshooting Internet Browsing Troubleshooting PPPoE or PPPoA Testing the LAN Path to Your Gateway Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using a Ping Utility Ping -n 10 IP address Testing the Path from Your PC to a Remote Device Using the Default Reset button Restoring the Default Configuration and PasswordProblems with Date and Time General Specifications Appendix a Technical Specifications LAN Basic Router Concepts What is a Router?Appendix B Networks and Routing Basics IP Addresses and the Internet Routing Information Protocol Class E Class E addresses are for experimental use Subnet Addressing Netmask Figure B-2. Example of Subnetting a Class B Address Table B-1. Netmask Notation Translation Table for One Octet Private IP Addresses Single IP Address Operation Using NAT Figure B-3. Single IP Address Operation Using NAT Domain Name Server MAC Addresses and Address Resolution Protocol IP Configuration by Dhcp Ethernet Cabling Uplink Switches, Crossover Cables, and MDI/MDIX Switching Cable Quality Glossary For example Internet Through the network Auto MDI/MDI-X1-4, 2-6, B-11, B-12 DMZ 1-3, 5-2 MDI/MDI-X1-4, 2-6, B-11, B-12 NTP 5-6 Xiii, B-7 1631 xiv, B-8