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