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 Chapter Maintenance
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 Appendix C Preparing Your Network
 Glossary
 Contents
 Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats
Chapter About This Manual
 How to Use This Manual
 Printing the Full Manual
How to Print this Manual
Printing a Page in the Html View
Printing a Chapter
 About This Manual
 Chapter Introduction
Key Features
 Powerful, True Firewall with Content Filtering
802.11g Wireless Networking
 Extensive Protocol Support
Security
Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink
 Easy Installation and Management
 Package Contents
 LED Descriptions
Router’s Front Panel
 WGT624 v3 Rear Panel
Router’s Rear Panel
 Introduction
 Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settings
 Smart Wizard Installation Assistant Startup screen
Initial Configuration
 Log in to the router
Logging Into Your Router
 Click OK and the resulting window below appears
 Firmware Upgrade Assistant popup and screen
 Internet Settings
Changing Your Configuration
 Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settings
 Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settings
 Usually, select Use Default MAC Address
 Wireless Settings No security WEP security WPA-PSK security
Wireless Settings
 Security Options
 Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settings
 Blocking Access to Internet Sites
Chapter Content Filtering
 Block Services menu
Blocking Access to Internet Services
 Add Services menu
Configuring a User Defined Service
 Configuring Services Blocking by IP Address Range
Scheduling When Blocking Will Be Enforced
 Email menu
Configuring E-Mail Alert and Web Access Log Notifications
 Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access
 Log entries are described in Table
 Log action buttons are described in Table
 Viewing Wireless Router Status Information
Chapter Maintenance
 This screen shows the following parameters
 Renew Click the Renew button to renew the Dhcp lease
This screen shows the following statistics
 Router Statistics screen
 Upgrading the Router Software
Viewing a List of Attached Devices
 Router Upgrade menu
 Restoring and Backing Up the Configuration
Configuration File Management
 Erasing the Configuration
Changing the Administrator Password
 Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers
Chapter Advanced Configuration
 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry
Adding a Port Forwarding Custom Service
 Multiple Computers for Half Life, Kali or Quake III Example
Local Web and FTP Server Example
 Using Port Triggering
 Adding a new Rule
Port Triggering Rules Menu
 Modifying or Deleting an existing Rule
 Connect Automatically, as Required
Configuring WAN Setup Options
Disable SPI Firewall
 Respond to Ping on Internet WAN Port
Setting Up a Default DMZ Server
Setting the MTU Size
 Dynamic DNS screen
Using a Dynamic DNS Service
 Advanced Configuration
 LAN IP Setup Menu
Using LAN IP Setup Options
 Using the Router as a Dhcp server
 Using Address Reservation
 To reserve an IP address Click the Add button
 Static Route Summary Table
How to Configure Static Routes
 Advanced Configuration
 Remote Management screen
Enabling Remote Management Access
 Advanced Configuration
 10. UPnP Menu
Using Universal Plug and Play UPnP
 Advanced Configuration
 Basic Functioning
Chapter Troubleshooting
Power LED Not On
 Local or Internet Port LEDs Not On
LEDs Never Turn Off
 Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface
 Troubleshooting the ISP Connection
 Testing the LAN Path to Your Router
Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using a Ping Utility
 Testing the Path from Your PC to a Remote Device
 Problems with Date and Time
Restoring the Default Configuration and Password
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 TCP/IP, RIP-1, RIP-2, Dhcp
Appendix a Technical Specifications
 Wireless
 Related Publications Basic Router Concepts
What is a Router?
Appendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics
 Routing Information Protocol
IP Addresses and the Internet
 Class E Class E addresses are for experimental use
 Subnet Addressing
Netmask
 Example of Subnetting a Class B Address
 Netmask Notation Translation Table for One Octet
 Private IP Addresses
Single IP Address Operation Using NAT
 Following figure illustrates a single IP address operation
MAC Addresses and Address Resolution Protocol
 Domain Name Server
Related Documents
 Internet Security and Firewalls
IP Configuration by Dhcp
What is a Firewall?
 Stateful Packet Inspection
Ethernet Cabling
 Inside Twisted Pair Cables
Category 5 Cable Quality
 Figure B-2illustrates crossover twisted pair cable
 Uplink Switches, Crossover Cables, and MDI/MDIX Switching
 Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking
Appendix C Preparing Your Network
 Install or Verify Windows Networking Components
Configuring Windows 95, 98, and Me for TCP/IP Networking
 Preparing Your Network
 Choose Settings, and then Control Panel
Enabling Dhcp to Automatically Configure TCP/IP Settings
 Primary Network Logon is set to Windows logon
 Verifying TCP/IP Properties
Selecting Windows’ Internet Access Method
 Configuring Windows NT4, 2000 or XP for IP Networking
 Locate your Network Neighborhood icon
Dhcp Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP, 2000, or NT4
Dhcp Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP
 Preparing Your Network
 Dhcp Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows
 Preparing Your Network
 Obtain an IP address automatically is selected
 Dhcp Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4
 Preparing Your Network
 TCP/IP Properties dialog box now displays
Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP, 2000, and NT4
 MacOS
Configuring the Macintosh for TCP/IP Networking
MacOS 8.6 or
 Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Macintosh Computers
 Verifying the Readiness of Your Internet Account
Are Login Protocols Used?
What Is Your Configuration Information?
 Select the Gateway tab
 Preparing Your Network
 Restarting the Network
 Preparing Your Network
 Infrastructure Mode
Appendix D Wireless Networking Basics
Wireless Networking Overview
 Network Name Extended Service Set Identification Essid
Authentication and WEP Data Encryption
Ad Hoc Mode Peer-to-Peer Workgroup
 Open System Authentication
Authentication
 Open System Authentication Steps
 Shared Key Authentication Steps
 Key Size
 WEP Configuration Options
Wireless Channels
 WPA and WPA2 Wireless Security
 How Does WPA Compare to WEP?
 How Does WPA Compare to WPA2 Ieee 802.11i?
What are the Key Features of WPA and WPA2 Security?
 Wireless Networking Basics
 WPA/WPA2 Overview
 Access point replies with an EAP-request identity message
 WPA/WPA2 Data Encryption Key Management
 Temporal Key Integrity Protocol Tkip
 Product Support for WPA/WPA2
Is WPA/WPA2 Perfect?
 Michael
WPA/WPA2 two-phase authentication
New WPA/WPA2 information element
 Changes to Wireless Client Programs
 Glossary
 802.11e Standard
 Bandwidth
 Collision avoidance
 DNS Domain Name System Encryption Key
 Gateway
 IP Internet Protocol address
 PHY
 Plug and Play
 Satellite broadband
 TCP/IP
 War Driving
 Wi-Fi Protected Access and Ieee 802.11i Comparison
 Wi-Fi Protected Access in Mixed Mode Deployment