NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual
Contents ix
v1.2, January 2009
Chapter 5
Fine-Tuning Your Network
Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network .............................................................5-1
How Your Computer Accesses a Remote Computer through Your Router ..............5-2
How Port Triggering Changes the Communication Process ....................................5-3
How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Process .................................. 5-5
How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering ...................................................5-6
Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers ................................................................5-6
Adding a Custom Service .........................................................................................5-7
Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry .............................................................5-9
Configuring Port Triggering ...........................................................................................5-10
Using Universal Plug and Play ................................. ....................................................5-14
Optimizing Wireless Performance ................... .............................................................5-15
Changing the MTU Size ...............................................................................................5-16
Quality of Service .........................................................................................................5-18
Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications .........................................5-18
Configuring QoS for Internet Access ......................................................................5-18
Overview of Home and Small Office Networking Technologies ....................................5-24
Assessing Your Speed Requirements ....................................................................5-25
Chapter 6
Using Network Monitoring Tools
Viewing Wireless Router Status Information ...................................................................6-2
Viewing a List of Attached Devices .................................................................................6-7
Managing the Configuration File .....................................................................................6-7
Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration ...........................................................6-8
Erasing the Configuration ......................................................................................... 6-9
Updating the Router Firmware .......................................................................................6-9
Checking for New Firmware in the Router Upgrade Screen .................................. 6-10
Updating Manually to New Router Firmware .........................................................6-11
Enabling Remote Management Access .......................................................................6-13
Chapter 7
Troubleshooting
Quick Tips ............................................................................................................... ........7-1
Troubleshooting Basic Functions ....................................................................................7-2
Login Problems ............................................................................................................... 7-5