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Chapter 1 About This Guide
Thank you for purchasing the NETGEAR™ DG834G 54 Mbps Wireless ADSL Firewall Router .

Audience, Conventions, Scope

This reference manual assumes that the reader has basic-to-intermediate computer and Internet
skills. However, basic computer network, Internet, firewall, and networking technology tutorial
information is provided in the Appendices.
This guide uses the following typographical conventions:
This manual is written for the DG834G wireless router according to these specifications:
Table 1. Typographical conventions
italics Emphasis, books, CDs, URL names
bold times roman User input
courier font Screen text, file and server names, extensions, commands, IP addresses
Note: This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.
Table 1-1. Manual Specifications
Product Version DG834G 54 Mbps Wireless ADSL Firewall Router
Manual Publication Date October 2003
Note: Product updates are available on the NETGEAR, Inc. Web site at http://
www.netgear.com/support/main.asp. Documentation updates are available on the
NETGEAR, Inc. Web site at http://www.netgear.com/docs.