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Reference Manual for the Model DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway

NETGEAR, Inc.

4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone 1-888-NETGEAR

SM-DG824MNA-1 July 2003

Trademarks

NETGEAR is a trademark of Netgear, Inc.

Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.

Statement of Conditions

In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice.

NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product(s) or circuit layout(s) described herein.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: Radio Frequency Notice

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20 cm (8 inches) during normal operation.

EN 55 022 Declaration of Conformance

This is to certify that the DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway is shielded against the generation of radio interference in accordance with the application of Council Directive 89/336/EEC, Article 4a. Conformity is declared by the application of EN 55 022 Class B (CISPR 22).

Bestätigung des Herstellers/Importeurs

Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß das DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway gemäß der im BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/ 1991 und Vfg 46/1992 aufgeführten Bestimmungen entstört ist. Das vorschriftsmäßige Betreiben einiger Geräte (z.B. Testsender) kann jedoch gewissen Beschränkungen unterliegen. Lesen Sie dazu bitte die Anmerkungen in der Betriebsanleitung.

Das Bundesamt für Zulassungen in der Telekommunikation wurde davon unterrichtet, daß dieses Gerät auf den Markt gebracht wurde und es ist berechtigt, die Serie auf die Erfüllung der Vorschriften hin zu überprüfen.

Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer

It is hereby certified that the DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992. The operation of some equipment (for example, test transmitters) in accordance with the regulations may, however, be subject to certain restrictions. Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions.

Federal Office for Telecommunications Approvals has been notified of the placing of this equipment on the market and has been granted the right to test the series for compliance with the regulations.

Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) Statement

This equipment is in the second category (information equipment to be used in a residential area or an adjacent area thereto) and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Data Processing Equipment and Electronic Office Machines aimed at preventing radio interference in such residential areas.

When used near a radio or TV receiver, it may become the cause of radio interference.

Read instructions for correct handling.

Customer Support

Refer to the Support Information Card that shipped with your DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway.

World Wide Web

NETGEAR maintains a World Wide Web home page that you can access at the universal resource locator (URL) http://www.netgear.com. A direct connection to the Internet and a Web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape are required.

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Chapter 1 About This Guide

Audience .........................................................................................................................1-1

Scope .............................................................................................................................1-1

Typographical Conventions ............................................................................................1-2

Special Message Formats ..............................................................................................1-2

How to Use the HTML Version of this Manual ................................................................1-3

How to Print this Manual .................................................................................................1-4

Chapter 2 Introduction

About the Gateway ......................................................................................................... 2-1

Key Features ..................................................................................................................2-1

802.11b Standards-based Wireless Networking ......................................................2-2

A Powerful, True Firewall .........................................................................................2-2

Content Filtering .......................................................................................................2-3

Auto Sensing and Auto Uplink™ LAN Ethernet Connections ..................................2-3

Protocol Support ...................................................................................................... 2-3

Easy Installation and Management ..........................................................................2-4

What’s in the Box? ..........................................................................................................2-5

The Gateway’s Front Panel ......................................................................................2-6

The Gateway’s Rear Panel ...................................................................................... 2-7

Chapter 3 Connecting the Gateway to the Internet

What You Will Need Before You Begin ...........................................................................3-1

ADSL Microfilter Requirements ................................................................................3-1

ADSL Microfilter .................................................................................................3-1

ADSL Microfilter with Built-In Splitter .................................................................3-2

Ethernet Cabling Requirements ............................................................................... 3-2

Computer Hardware Requirements .........................................................................3-2

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LAN Configuration Requirements ............................................................................3-2

Internet Configuration Requirements ....................................................................... 3-3

Where Do I Get the Internet Configuration Parameters? .........................................3-3

Record Your Internet Connection Information ..........................................................3-4

Connecting the DG824M to Your LAN ............................................................................3-5

How to Connect the Gateway ..................................................................................3-5

Connecting the DG824M to the Internet ......................................................................... 3-9

Auto-Detecting Your Internet Connection Type ........................................................3-9

Wizard-Detected PPPoE Login Account Setup ......................................................3-10

Wizard-Detected PPPoA Login Account Setup ......................................................3-12

Wizard-Detected Dynamic IP Account Setup .........................................................3-14

Wizard-Detected IP Over ATM Account Setup ...................................................... 3-15

Wizard-Detected Fixed IP (Static) Account Setup ..................................................3-16

Testing Your Internet Connection ..................................................................................3-17

Manually Configuring Your Internet Connection ........................................................... 3-18

Manual Configuration .............................................................................................3-19

Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration

Considerations for a Wireless Network ..........................................................................4-1

Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines .....................................4-1

Implement Appropriate Wireless Security ................................................................4-2

Understanding Wireless Settings ...................................................................................4-3

How to Set Up and Test Basic Wireless Connectivity ..............................................4-4

Restricting Wireless Access to Your Network ..........................................................4-5

Restricting Access to Your Network by Turning Off Wireless Connectivity ........4-6

Restricting Wireless Access Based on the Wireless Network Name (SSID) .....4-6

Restricting Wireless Access Based on the Trusted PCs List ............................. 4-6

Choosing WEP Authentication and Security Encryption Methods ...........................4-8

Authentication Type Selection ...........................................................................4-8

Encryption Choices ............................................................................................4-9

How to Configure WEP ............................................................................................ 4-9

Chapter 5 Protecting Your Network

Protecting Access to Your DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway .......................... 5-1

How to Change the Built-In Password .....................................................................5-1

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Changing the Administrator Login Timeout .............................................................. 5-2

Configuring Basic Firewall Services ...............................................................................5-2

Blocking Keywords, Sites, and Services ..................................................................5-3

How to Block Keywords and Sites ...........................................................................5-3

Rules ..............................................................................................................................5-5

Inbound Rules (Port Forwarding) .............................................................................5-7

Inbound Rule Example: A Local Public Web Server ..........................................5-7

Inbound Rule Example: Allowing Videoconferencing ........................................ 5-9

Considerations for Inbound Rules .....................................................................5-9

Outbound Rules (Service Blocking) .......................................................................5-10

Outbound Rule Example: Blocking Instant Messenger ...................................5-10

Order of Precedence for Rules ..............................................................................5-12

Services ........................................................................................................................5-13

How to Define Services ..........................................................................................5-13

Setting Times and Scheduling Firewall Services ..........................................................5-14

How to Set Your Time Zone ...................................................................................5-14

How to Schedule Firewall Services ........................................................................5-16

Chapter 6 Managing Your Network

Backing Up, Restoring, or Erasing Your Settings ...........................................................6-1

How to Back Up the Configuration to a File ............................................................. 6-1

How to Restore a Configuration from a File .............................................................6-2

How to Erase the Configuration ...............................................................................6-2

Upgrading the Gateway’s Firmware ...............................................................................6-2

How to Upgrade the Gateway Firmware ..................................................................6-3

Network Management Information ................................................................................. 6-4

Viewing Gateway Status and Usage Statistics .........................................................6-4

Viewing Attached Devices ........................................................................................6-8

Viewing, Selecting, and Saving Logged Information ................................................6-8

Selecting What Information to Log ..................................................................6-10

Saving Log Files on a Server .......................................................................... 6-11

Examples of log messages .................................................................................... 6-11

Activation and Administration .......................................................................... 6-11

Dropped Packets ............................................................................................. 6-11

Enabling Security Event E-mail Notification .................................................................6-12

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Running Diagnostic Utilities and Rebooting the Router ................................................6-13

Enabling Remote Management ....................................................................................6-14

Configure Remote Management ............................................................................6-14

Chapter 7 Advanced Configuration

Configuring Advanced Security ...................................................................................... 7-1

Setting Up A Default DMZ Server ............................................................................7-1

How to Configure a Default DMZ Server. .................................................................7-2

Respond to Ping on Internet WAN Port ...................................................................7-2

Configuring LAN IP Settings ........................................................................................... 7-2

DHCP .......................................................................................................................7-5

Use Gateway as DHCP server ..........................................................................7-5

Reserved IP addresses .....................................................................................7-6

How to Configure LAN TCP/IP Settings ...................................................................7-6

Configuring Dynamic DNS ....................................................................................... 7-7

How to Configure Dynamic DNS ..............................................................................7-8

Using Static Routes ........................................................................................................7-9

Static Route Example ...............................................................................................7-9

How to Configure Static Routes ............................................................................. 7-10

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting

Basic Functioning ...........................................................................................................8-1

Power LED Not On ................................................................................................... 8-2

Test LED Never Turns On or Test LED Stays On .....................................................8-2

LAN or WAN Port LEDs Not On ...............................................................................8-2

Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface ..........................................................8-3

Troubleshooting the ISP Connection ..............................................................................8-4

ADSL link .................................................................................................................8-4

WAN LED Blinking Yellow .................................................................................. 8-4

WAN LED Off .....................................................................................................8-4

Obtaining a WAN IP Address ...................................................................................8-5

Troubleshooting PPPoE or PPPoA ..........................................................................8-6

Troubleshooting Internet Browsing ..........................................................................8-6

Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using the Ping Utility ..............................................8-7

Testing the LAN Path to Your Router .......................................................................8-7

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Testing the Path from Your PC to a Remote Device ................................................8-8

Restoring the Default Configuration and Password ........................................................8-8

Using the Default Reset button ................................................................................8-9

Problems with Date and Time .........................................................................................8-9

Appendix A Technical Specifications

Appendix B Network and Routing Basics

Related Publications ...................................................................................................... B-1

Basic Router Concepts .................................................................................................. B-1

What is a Router? ................................................................................................... B-2

Routing Information Protocol ................................................................................... B-2

IP Addresses and the Internet ................................................................................. B-2

Netmask .................................................................................................................. B-4

Subnet Addressing .................................................................................................. B-5

Private IP Addresses ............................................................................................... B-7

Single IP Address Operation Using NAT ................................................................. B-8

MAC Addresses and Address Resolution Protocol ................................................. B-9

Related Documents ................................................................................................. B-9

Domain Name Server ............................................................................................ B-10

IP Configuration by DHCP .................................................................................... B-10

Internet Security and Firewalls .................................................................................... B-10

What is a Firewall? .................................................................................................B-11

Stateful Packet Inspection ......................................................................................B-11

Denial of Service Attack .........................................................................................B-11

Ethernet Cabling ...........................................................................................................B-11

Category 5 Cable Quality ...................................................................................... B-12

Inside Twisted Pair Cables .................................................................................... B-13

Uplink Switches, Crossover Cables, and MDI/MDIX Switching ............................ B-14

Appendix C Preparing Your Network

Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking ....................................................... C-1

Configuring Windows 95, 98, and Me for TCP/IP Networking ....................................... C-2

Install or Verify Windows Networking Components ................................................. C-2

Enabling DHCP to Automatically Configure TCP/IP Settings in Windows 95B, 98, and Me C-4

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Selecting Windows’ Internet Access Method .......................................................... C-6

Verifying TCP/IP Properties .................................................................................... C-6

Configuring Windows NT4, 2000 or XP for IP Networking ............................................ C-7

Install or Verify Windows Networking Components ................................................. C-7

DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP, 2000, or NT4 ............................... C-8

DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP ..................................................... C-8

DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows 2000 ................................................ C-10

DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4 .................................................. C-13

Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP, 2000, and NT4 .............................. C-15

Configuring the Macintosh for TCP/IP Networking ...................................................... C-16

MacOS 8.6 or 9.x .................................................................................................. C-16

MacOS X ............................................................................................................... C-16

Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Macintosh Computers ......................................... C-17

Verifying the Readiness of Your Internet Account ....................................................... C-18

Are Login Protocols Used? ................................................................................... C-18

What Is Your Configuration Information? .............................................................. C-18

Obtaining ISP Configuration Information for Windows Computers ....................... C-19

Obtaining ISP Configuration Information for Macintosh Computers ..................... C-20

Restarting the Network ................................................................................................ C-21

Appendix D Wireless Networking Basics

Wireless Networking Overview ...................................................................................... D-1

Infrastructure Mode ................................................................................................. D-1

Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) ................................................................ D-2

Network Name: Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID) ................................ D-2

Authentication and WEP ................................................................................................ D-3

802.11b Authentication ............................................................................................ D-3

Open System Authentication ................................................................................... D-4

Shared Key Authentication ...................................................................................... D-4

Overview of WEP Parameters ................................................................................ D-5

Key Size .................................................................................................................. D-6

WEP Configuration Options .................................................................................... D-7

Wireless Channels ......................................................................................................... D-7

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Chapter 1

About This Guide

Thank you for purchasing the NETGEAR™ DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway.

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:

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.

This manual is written for the DG824M wireless gateway according to these specifications.:

Table 1-1. Manual Specifications

Product Version DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway

Manual Publication Date July 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.

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Chapter 2

Introduction

This chapter describes the features of the NETGEAR DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway. The DG824M wireless gateway is a combination of a built-in ADSL modem, router, 4-port switch, and firewall which enables your entire network to safely share an Internet connection that otherwise is used by a single PC.

Note: If you are unfamiliar with networking and routing, refer to Appendix B, “Network

and Routing Basics,” to become more familiar with the terms and procedures used in this

manual.

About the Gateway

The DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway provides continuous, high-speed 11 Mbps access between your wireless and Ethernet devices. The DG824M wireless gateway enables your entire network to share an Internet connection through the built-in ADSL modem that otherwise is used by a single PC. With minimum setup, you can install and use the gateway within minutes.

The DG824M wireless gateway provides multiple Web content filtering options, plus e-mail browsing activity reporting and instant alerts. Parents and network administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time-of-day, website addresses and address keywords, and share high-speed ADSL Internet access for up to 253 personal computers. The included firewall and Network Address Translation (NAT) features protect you from hackers.

Key Features

The DG824M wireless gateway provides the following features:

• A Powerful, True Firewall

• 802.11b Standards-based wireless networking

• Content Filtering

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• Auto Sensing and Auto Uplink™ LAN Ethernet Connections

• Extensive Internet Protocol Support

• Easy, web-based setup for installation and management

• A built-in ADSL modem

These features are discussed below.

802.11b Standards-based Wireless Networking

The DG824M wireless gateway includes an 802.11b-compliant wireless access point, providing continuous, high-speed 11 Mbps access between your wireless and Ethernet devices. The access point provides:

• 802.11b Standards-based wireless networking at up to 11 Mbps

• 64-bit and 128-bit WEP encryption security

• WEP keys can be generated manually or by passphrase

• Wireless access can be restricted by MAC address.

A Powerful, True Firewall

Unlike simple Internet sharing NAT routers, the DG824M is a true firewall, using stateful packet inspection to defend against hacker attacks. Its firewall features include:

• Denial of Service (DoS) protection Automatically detects and thwarts Denial of Service (DoS) attacks such as Ping of Death, SYN Flood, LAND Attack and IP Spoofing.

• Blocks unwanted traffic from the Internet to your LAN.

• Blocks access from your LAN to Internet locations or services that you specify as off-limits.

• Logs security incidents The DG824M will log security events such as blocked incoming traffic, port scans, attacks, and administrator logins. You can configure the gateway to email the log to you at specified intervals. You can also configure the gateway to send immediate alert messages to your email address or email pager whenever a significant event occurs.

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Content Filtering

With its content filtering feature, the DG824M prevents objectionable content from reaching your PCs. The gateway allows you to control access to Internet content by screening for keywords within Web addresses. You can configure the gateway to log and report attempts to access objectionable Internet sites.

Auto Sensing and Auto Uplink™ LAN Ethernet Connections

With its internal 4-port 10/100 switch, the DG824M can connect to either a 10 Mbps standard Ethernet network or a 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet network. The local LAN ports are autosensing and capable of full-duplex or half-duplex operation.

The gateway incorporates Auto Uplink automatically sense whether the Ethernet cable plugged into the port should have a ‘normal’ connection such as to a PC or an ‘uplink’ connection such as to a switch or hub. That port will then configure itself to the correct configuration. This feature also eliminates the need to worry about crossover cables, as Auto Uplink will accommodate either type of cable to make the right connection.

technology. Each LOCAL Ethernet port will

Protocol Support

The DG824M supports the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP). Appendix B, “Network and Routing Basics” provides further information on TCP/IP.

• IP Address Sharing by NAT The DG824M allows several networked PCs to share an Internet account using only a single IP address, which may be statically or dynamically assigned by your Internet service provider (ISP). This technique, known as Network Address Translation (NAT), allows the use of an inexpensive single-user ISP account.

• Automatic Configuration of Attached PCs by DHCP The DG824M dynamically assigns network configuration information, including IP, gateway, and domain name server (DNS) addresses, to attached PCs on the LAN using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). This feature greatly simplifies configuration of PCs on your local network.

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• DNS Proxy When DHCP is enabled and no DNS addresses are specified, the gateway provides its own address as a DNS server to the attached PCs. The gateway obtains actual DNS addresses from the ISP during connection setup and forwards DNS requests from the LAN.

• Classical IP (RFC 1577) Some Internet service providers, in Europe for example, use Classical IP in their ADSL services. In such cases, the gateway is able to use the Classical IP address from the ISP.

• PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) PPP over Ethernet is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an ADSL connection by simulating a dial-up connection. This feature eliminates the need to run a login program such as EnterNet or WinPOET on your PC.

• PPP over ATM (PPPoA) PPP over ATM is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an ADSL connection by simulating a ATM connection.

• Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS services allow remote users to find your network using a domain name when your IP address is not permanently assigned. The gateway contains a client that can connect to many popular Dynamic DNS services to register your dynamic IP address.

• Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) UPnP is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking technology. UPnP compliant routers provide broadband users at home and small businesses with a seamless way to participate in online games, videoconferencing and other peer-to-peer services.

Easy Installation and Management

You can install, configure, and operate the DG824M within minutes after connecting it to the network. The following features simplify installation and management tasks:

• Browser-based management Browser-based configuration allows you to easily configure your gateway from almost any type of personal computer, such as Windows, Macintosh, or Linux. A user-friendly Setup Wizard is provided and online help documentation is built into the browser-based Web Management Interface.

• Smart Wizard The gateway automatically senses the type of Internet connection, asking you only for the information required for your type of ISP account.

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• Remote management The gateway allows you to login to the Web Management Interface from a remote location via the Internet. For security, you can limit remote management access to a specified remote IP address or range of addresses, and you can choose a nonstandard port number.

• Diagnostic functions The gateway incorporates built-in diagnostic functions such as Ping, DNS lookup, and remote reboot. These functions allow you to test Internet connectivity and reboot the gateway. You can use these diagnostic functions directly from the DG824M when your are connect on the LAN or when you are connected over the Internet via the remote management function.

• Visual monitoring The gateway’s front panel LEDs provide an easy way to monitor its status and activity.

• Flash EPROM for firmware upgrade

What’s in the Box?

The product package should contain the following items:

• DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway

• AC power adapter (varies by region)

• Category 5 (Cat 5) Ethernet cable

• Telephone cable

• Microfilters (quantity and type vary by region)

• Model DG824M Resource CD, including: —This guide — Application Notes

• A Quick Printed Installation Guide

• Warranty and Support Information Cards

If any of the parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to return the product for repair.

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The Gateway’s Front Panel

The DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway front panel shown below contains status LEDs.

Figure 2-1: DG824M Front Panel

You can use the LEDs to verify various conditions. Table 2- 1 lists and describes each LED on the front panel of the router. These LEDs are green when lit.

Table 2-1. LED Descriptions

Label Activity Description

Power On

Off

Te st O n

Off

Internet Blink -- Amber

On -- Green Blink -- Green

Wireless On

Off

LAN On (Green)

Blink (Green) On (Amber) Blink (Amber) Off

Power is supplied to the router. Power is not supplied to the router.

The system is initializing. The system is ready and running.

Indicates ADSL training. The Internet port has detected a link with an attached device. Data is being transmitted or received by the Internet port.

Indicates that the Wireless port is initialized. The Wireless Access Point is turned off.

The Local port has detected link with a 100 Mbps device. Data is being transmitted or received at 100 Mbps. The Local port has detected link with a 10 Mbps device. Data is being transmitted or received at 10 Mbps. No link is detected on this port.

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The Gateway’s Rear Panel

The rear panel of the DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway (Figure 2-2) contains port connections.

Figure 2-2: DG824M Rear Panel

Viewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following elements:

• AC power adapter outlet

• Wireless antenna

• Factory Default Reset push button

• Four Local Ethernet RJ-45 ports for connecting the gateway to the local computers

• ADSL port for connecting the gateway to an ADSL line

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Connecting the Gateway to the Internet

This chapter describes how to set up the gateway on your Local Area Network (LAN), connect to the Internet, how to configure your DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway for Internet access using the Setup Wizard, or how to manually configure your Internet connection.

What You Will Need Before You Begin

You need to prepare these three things before you can establish an Internet connection through your gateway:

1. The gateway connected to an ADSL line and a computer properly connected to the gateway as

explained below.

2. Active Internet service such as that provided by an ADSL account.

3. The Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration information for your DSL account.

ADSL Microfilter Requirements

ADSL technology uses the same wires as your telephone service. However, ADSL adds signals to the telephone lines which create noise in the telephone service. You must use ADSL microfilters to filter out these signals before they reach your telephone.

ADSL Microfilter

Phone

Figure 3-1: ADSL microfilter

Each device such as a telephone, fax machine, answering machine, or caller ID display will require an ADSL microfilter.

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Note: Do not connect the DG824M to the ADSL line through a microfilter unless the microfilter

is a combination microfilter/splitter specifically designed for this purpose. Doing so will prevent the built-in ADSL modem in the DG824M from establishing a connection to the Internet. If you have any doubts about this, connect the DG824M directly to the ADSL line.

ADSL Microfilter with Built-In Splitter

DSL

Phone

Figure 3-2: ADSL microfilter with built-in splitter

Line

Use an ADSL microfilter with built-in splitter when there is a single wall outlet must provide connectivity for both the DG824M and telephone equipment.

Ethernet Cabling Requirements

The DG824M wireless gateway connects to your Ethernet LAN via twisted-pair cables. If the computer will connect to your network at 100 Mbps, you must use a Category 5 (CAT5) cable such as the one provided with your gateway.

Computer Hardware Requirements

To use the DG824M wireless gateway on your network, each computer must have an installed Ethernet adapter and an Ethernet cable, or a 802.11b wireless adapter.

LAN Configuration Requirements

For the initial connection to the Internet and configuration of your gateway, you will need to connect a computer to the gateway which is set to automatically get its TCP/IP configuration from the gateway via DHCP.

Note: Please refer to Appendix C, “Preparing Your Network for assistance with DHCP

configuration.

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Internet Configuration Requirements

Depending on how your ISP set up your Internet account, you will need one or more of these configuration parameters to connect your gateway to the Internet:

• VPI/VCI parameters

• Multiplexing Method

• Host and Domain Names

• ISP Login Name and Password

• ISP Domain Name Server (DNS) Addresses

• Fixed or Static IP Address

Where Do I Get the Internet Configuration Parameters?

There are several ways you can gather the required Internet connection information.

• Your ISP should have provided you with all the information needed to connect to the Internet. If you cannot locate this information, you can ask your ISP to provide it or you can try one of the options below.

• If you have a computer already connected using the active Internet access account, you can gather the configuration information from that computer.

• For Windows 95/98/ME, open the Network control panel, select the TCP/IP entry for the

Ethernet adapter, and click Properties.

• For Windows 2000/XP, open the Local Area Network Connection, select the TCP/IP entry

for the Ethernet adapter, and click Properties.

• For Macintosh computers, open the TCP/IP or Network control panel.

• You may also refer to the DG824M Resource CD for the NETGEAR Router ISP Guide which provides Internet connection information for many ISPs.

Once you locate your Internet configuration parameters, you may want to record them on the page below according to the instructions in “Record Your Internet Connection Information” on page

3-4.

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Record Your Internet Connection Information

Print this page. Fill in the configuration parameters from your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

ISP Multiplexing Method and Virtual Circuit Number: The default settings of your DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway will work fine for most ISPs. However, some ISPs use a specific Multiplexing Method or a Virtual Circuit Number for either the VPI or VCI. If your ISP provided you with a specific Multiplexing Method or VPI/VCI number, then fill in the following:

Multiplexing Method, circle one: LLC-based or VC-based VPI: ________

ISP Login Name: The login name and password are case sensitive and must be entered exactly as given by your ISP. Some ISPs use your full e-mail address as the login name. The Service Name is not required by all ISPs. If you use a login name and password, then fill in the following:

A number between 0 and 255. VCI: ___________ A number between 1and 65535.

Password: ____________________________

Service Name: _____________________________

Fixed or Static IP Address: If you have a static IP address, record the following information. For example, 169.254.141.148 could be a valid IP address.

Fixed or Static Internet IP Address: ______

. ______ . ______ . ______ Gateway IP Address: ______ . ______ . ______ . ______ Subnet Mask: ______ . ______ . ______ . ______

ISP DNS Server Addresses: If you were given DNS server addresses, fill in the following:

Primary DNS Server IP Address: ______

. ______ . ______ . ______

Secondary DNS Server IP Address: ______ . ______ . ______ . ______

Host and Domain Names: Some ISPs use a specific host or domain name like CCA7324-A or home. If you did not get host or domain names, use the following examples as a guide:

• If your main e-mail account with your ISP is aaa@yyy.com, then use aaa as your host name.

Your ISP might call this your account, user, host, computer, or system name.

• If your ISP’s mail server is mail.xxx.yyy.com, then use xxx.yyy.com as the domain name.

ISP Host Name: _________________________

ISP Domain Name: _______________________

For Wireless Access: For configuration of the wireless network, record the following: Wireless Network Name (SSID): __________________ WEP Authentication (circle one): Automatic, Open System, or Shared Key WEP Encryption (circle one): 64 or 128; Passphrase or Key: ____________________

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Connecting the DG824M to Your LAN

This section provides instructions for connecting the DG824M wireless gateway.

Note: The Resource CD included with your gateway contains an animated Installation Assistant to

help you through this procedure.

How to Connect the Gateway

There are three steps to connecting your firewall:

1. Connect the gateway to your ADSL line

2. Connect the gateway to the computers on your network

3. Log in to the gateway

4. Connect to the Internet

Follow the steps below to connect your gateway to your network. You can also refer to the Resource CD included with your gateway which contains an animated Installation Assistant to help you through this procedure.

Before you begin, locate the ADSL configuration information from your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

1. CONNECT THE DG824M TO THE ADSL LINE.

a. You need to install a filter on every telephone or device that shares the same phone

number as your ADSL gateway. Select the filter that came with your gateway.

One-Line Filter

Two-Line Filter With Splitter

Figure 3-3: ADSL microfilters

Phone

DSL

Phone

Line

Note: If you purchased the DG824M in a country where the filter is not included, you must acquire one.

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Two-Line Filter Example. Insert the two-line filter into the phone outlet and connect the

phone to the phone line connector (A).

Line

Phone

DSL

Figure 3-4: Connecting an ADSL microfilter and phone

Note: To use a one-line filter with a separate splitter, insert the splitter into the phone outlet, connect the one-line filter to the splitter, and connect the phone to the filter.

2. CONNECT THE DG824M TO THE INTERNET.

Note: Improperly connecting a filter to your DG824M wireless gateway will block your ADSL connection.

a. Turn off your computer.

b. Connect the ADSL port of the DG824M to the ADSL port (B) of the two-line filter.

Line

Phone

DSL

Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway DG824M

Figure 3-5: Connecting DG824M wireless gateway to an ADSL microfilter and phone

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Connect the Ethernet cable (C) from your DG824M’s LAN port to the Ethernet adapter in

your computer.

Line

Phone

DSL

Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway DG824M

Figure 3-6: Connecting a computer to the DG824M wireless gateway

Note: The DG824M wireless gateway incorporates Auto UplinkTM technology. Each Ethernet LAN port will automatically sense whether the cable plugged into the port should have a 'normal' connection (e.g. connecting to a PC) or an 'uplink' connection (e.g. connecting to a switch or hub). That port will then configure itself to the correct configuration. This feature also eliminates the need to worry about crossover cables, as Auto Uplink will accommodate either type of cable to make the right connection.

d. Connect the power adapter to the gateway and plug it in to a power outlet. Verify the

following:

The power light is lit after turning on the gateway.

The ADSL link light is solid green, indicating a link has been established to the cable network.

e. Now, turn on your computer. If software usually logs you in to your Internet connection,

do not run that software or cancel it if it starts automatically.

The local lights are lit for any connected computers.

Note: For instructions on connecting computers to the DG824M via wireless links, please see the Chapter 4, “Wireless Configuration”.

3. LOG IN TO THE DG824M.

Note: Your computer needs to be configured for DHCP. For instructions on configuring for DHCP, please see Appendix C in the Reference Manual on the Model DG824M Resource CD.

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Connect to the gateway by typing http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of Internet

Explorer or Netscape

Figure 3-7: Log in to the gateway

Navigator.

A login window opens as shown below:

Figure 3-8: Login window

When prompted, enter admin for the user name and password for the password, both in lower case letters. After logging in, you will see the menu below.

Figure 3-9: Setup Wizard

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CONNECT TO THE INTERNET

a. If you do not see the menu above, click the Setup Wizard link on the upper left of the main

menu. Click the Yes button in the Setup Wizard, and click the Next button to let the Setup Wizard automatically detect what type of Internet connection your ISP has provided.

b. Select your country and the multiplexing method will update with the preset defaults. The

multiplexing method preset default settings will usually work. Only change the multiplexing method if you are sure your ISP requires VPI or VCI settings that are different from the default values. Incorrect VPI or VCI settings will prevent you from connecting to the Internet.

Note: You must select a country before clicking Next to proceed with the Setup Wizard.

c. Click the Next button to let the Setup Wizard detect the type of connection you have from

your ISP. Follow the steps in the subsequent screens of the Setup Wizard to input the Internet configuration parameters from your ISP.

Note: If you were unable to connect to the gateway, please refer to Chapter 8,

“Troubleshooting”. Also, improperly connecting a filter between the gateway and your

phone line will block your ADSL connection.

Connecting the DG824M to the Internet

The gateway is now properly attached to your network. You are now ready to configure your gateway to connect to the Internet. There are two ways you can configure your gateway to connect to the Internet:

• Let the DG824M auto-detect the type of Internet connection you have and configure it.

• Manually choose which type of Internet connection you have and configure it.

These options are described below. In either case, unless your ISP automatically assigns your configuration automatically via DHCP, you will need the configuration parameters from your ISP you recorded in “Record Your Internet Connection Information” on page 3-4.

Auto-Detecting Your Internet Connection Type

The Web Configuration Manager built in to the gateway contains a Setup Wizard that can automatically determine your network connection type.

1. If your gateway has not yet been configured, the Setup Wizard shown in Figure 3-9 should

launch automatically.

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Note: If, instead of the Setup Wizard menu, the main menu of the gateway’s Configuration Manager as shown in Figure 3-15 appears, click the Setup Wizard link in the upper left to bring up this menu.

When the Wizard launches, select Yes in the menu below to allow the gateway to automatically determine your connection.

Note: You must select a country before clicking Next to proceed with the Setup Wizard.

2. Click Next

The Setup Wizard will now check for the following connection types:

• Dynamic IP assignment

• A login protocol such as PPPoE or PPPoA

• Fixed IP address assignment

Next, the Setup Wizard will report which connection type it has discovered, and then display the appropriate configuration menu. If the Setup Wizard finds no connection, you will be prompted to check the physical connection between your gateway and the ADSL line. When the connection is properly made, the gateway’s Internet LED should be on.

The procedures for filling in the configuration menu for each type of connection follow below.

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Wizard-Detected PPPoE Login Account Setup

If the Setup Wizard determines that your Internet service account uses a login protocol such as PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE), you will be directed to a menu like the PPPoE menu in Figure 3-10:

Figure 3-10: Setup Wizard menu for PPPoE login accounts

Enter the PPPoE login user name, password, and Service Name (if required) as provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive.

2. If you wish to change the login timeout, enter a new value in minutes. This determines how

long the gateway keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering a timeout value of zero means never log out.

Note: You will no longer need to launch the ISP’s login program on your PC in order to access

the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your gateway will automatically log you in.

3. Domain Name Server (DNS) Address: If you know that your ISP does not automatically

transmit DNS addresses to the gateway during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it also.

Note: If you enter a DNS address, after you finish configuring the gateway, you must reboot your PCs so that the settings take effect.

4. Click on Apply to save your settings.

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Click on the Test button to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not

appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting”.

Wizard-Detected PPPoA Login Account Setup

If the Setup Wizard determines that your Internet service account uses a login protocol such as PPP over ATM (PPPoA), you will be directed to a menu like the PPPoA menu in Figure 3-10:

Figure 3-11: Setup Wizard menu for PPPoA login accounts

Enter your Login and Password. These fields are case sensitive.

2. If you wish to change the login timeout, enter a new value in minutes. This determines how

long the gateway keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering a timeout value of zero means never log out.

Note: You will no longer need to launch the ISP’s login program on your PC in order to access

the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your gateway will automatically log you in.

3. Choose how your IP Address is configured.

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• Get Dynamically from ISP: If your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address, select “Get Dynamically from ISP”. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned. Also enter the netmask and the Gateway IP address. The Gateway is the ISP’s router to which your gateway will connect.

• Use Static IP Address: If your ISP has assigned you a permanent, fixed (static) IP address for your PC, select “Use static IP address”. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned. Also enter the netmask and the Gateway IP address. The Gateway is the ISP’s router to which your gateway will connect.

4. Domain Name Server (DNS) Address:

These parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news servers. If you leave the Domain Name field blank, the gateway will attempt to learn the domain automatically from the ISP. If this is not successful, you may need to enter it manually.

If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the gateway during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it also.

Note: If you enter a DNS address, after you finish configuring the gateway, you must reboot your PCs so that the settings take effect.

5. Click on Apply to save your settings.

6. Click on the Test button to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not

appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting”.

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Wizard-Detected Dynamic IP Account Setup

If the Setup Wizard determines that your Internet service account uses Dynamic IP assignment, you will be directed to the menu shown in Figure 3-12 below:

Figure 3-12: Setup Wizard menu for Dynamic IP address

Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name. These parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news servers. If you leave the Domain Name field blank, the gateway will attempt to learn the domain automatically from the ISP. If this is not successful, you may need to enter it manually.

2. If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the gateway

during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it also.

A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as www.netgear.com) to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP transfers the IP address of one or two DNS servers to your gateway during login. If the ISP does not transfer an address, you must obtain it from the ISP and enter it manually here.

Note: If you enter a DNS address, after you finish configuring the gateway, you must reboot your PCs so that the settings take effect.

3. The Router’s MAC Address is the Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the gateway on

the Internet port.

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If your ISP allows access from only one specific computer’s Ethernet MAC address, select “Use this MAC address.” The gateway will then capture and use the MAC address of the computer that you are now using. You must be using the one computer that is allowed by the ISP. Otherwise, you can type in a MAC address.

Note: Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface card in your PC when your account is first opened. They will then only accept traffic from the MAC address of that PC. This feature allows your gateway to masquerade as that PC by using its MAC address.

4. Click on Apply to save your settings.

5. Click on the Test button to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not

appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting””.

Wizard-Detected IP Over ATM Account Setup

If the Setup Wizard determines that your Internet service account uses IP Over ATM Classical IP assignment (RFC1577), you will be directed to the menu shown in Figure 3-13 below:

Figure 3-13: Setup Wizard menu for IP Over ATM (Classical IP) address

Enter your assigned IP Address and Subnet Mask. This information should have been provided to you by your ISP. You will need the configuration parameters from your ISP you recorded in “Record Your Internet Connection Information” on page 3-4.

2. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is

available, enter it also.

DNS servers are required to perform the function of translating an Internet name such as www.netgear.com to a numeric IP address. For a fixed IP address configuration, you must obtain DNS server addresses from your ISP and enter them manually here.

3. Click on Apply to save the settings.

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Click on the Test button to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not

appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting”.

Wizard-Detected Fixed IP (Static) Account Setup

If the Setup Wizard determines that your Internet service account uses Fixed IP assignment, you will be directed to the menu shown in Figure 3-13 below:

Figure 3-14: Setup Wizard menu for Fixed IP address

If required, enter the Account Name and Domain Name from your ISP.

2. Choose “Use Static IP Address” or Use IP Over ATM (IPoA -- RFC1483 Routed) according to

the information from your ISP. If you choose IPoA, the Setup Wizard will be able to detect the Gateway IP Address but you will still need to provide the IP Address.

3. Enter your assigned IP Address, Subnet Mask, and the IP Address of your ISP’s gateway

router. This information should have been provided to you by your ISP. You will need the configuration parameters from your ISP you recorded in “Record Your Internet Connection

Information” on page 3-4.

4. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is

available, enter it also.

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5. Click on Apply to save the settings.

6. Click on the Test button to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not

appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting”.

Testing Your Internet Connection

After completing the Internet connection configuration, your can test your Internet connection. Log in to the gateway, then, from the Setup Basic Settings link, click on the Test button. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting”.

Your gateway is now configured to provide Internet access for your network. Your gateway automatically connects to the Internet when one of your computers requires access. It is not necessary to run a dialer or login application such as Dial-Up Networking or Enternet to connect, log in, or disconnect. These functions are performed by the gateway as needed.

To access the Internet from any computer connected to your gateway, launch a browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. You should see the gateway’s Internet LED blink, indicating communication to the ISP. The browser should begin to display a Web page.

The following chapters describe how to configure the Advanced features of your gateway, and how to troubleshoot problems that may occur.

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Manually Configuring Your Internet Connection

You can manually configure your gateway using the menu below, or you can allow the Setup Wizard to determine your configuration as described in the previous section.

ISP Does Not Require Login

ISP Does Require Login

Figure 3-15: Basic Settings menu

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Manual Configuration

You can manually configure the gateway in the Basic Settings menu shown in Figure 3-15 using these steps:

1. If your ISP ADSL service requires setting the Multiplexing Method and VPI/VCI parameters,

click on the ADSL Settings link from the main menu, fill in the settings your ISP provided, and click Apply. Usually the default settings will work fine and you can skip this step.

2. Click the Basic Settings link on the Setup menu.

• If your Internet connection does require login. Select Yes and fill in the settings according to the instructions below.

Note: You will no longer need to launch the ISP’s login program on your PC in order to access the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your gateway automatically logs you in.

— Choose the encapsulation method your ISP uses.

– For PPPoE

Select “Get Dynamically from ISP” if your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP will automatically assign this address.

Select “Use Static IP Address” if your ISP has assigned you a permanent, fixed (static) IP address. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned.

Enter the login name (frequently the email address your ISP provided), password, and service name (if required).

If you wish to change the login timeout, enter a new value in minutes. This determines how long the gateway keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering an Idle Timeout value of zero means never log out.

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– For PPPoA

Select “Get Dynamically from ISP” if your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP will automatically assign this address.

Select “Use Static IP Address” if your ISP has assigned you a permanent, fixed (static) IP address. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned.

Enter the login name (frequently the email address your ISP provided), and password.

— DNS Address

Select “Get Dynamically from ISP” if your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address.

Select “Use These DNS Servers” if your ISP has assigned you DNS server addresses. Enter the Primary and Secondary DNS server addresses that your ISP provided.

• If your Internet connection does not require a login. Select No and fill in the settings according to the instructions below.

— Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name.

These parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s mail or news servers.

— Internet IP Address:

– Select “Get Dynamically from ISP” if your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP

address. Your ISP will automatically assign these addresses.

– Select “Use Static IP Address” if your ISP has assigned you a permanent, fixed

(static) IP address. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned. Also enter the IP Subnet Mask and the Gateway IP Address. The Gateway is the ISP’s router to which your gateway will connect.

– Select IP Over ATM (IPoA) if your ISP uses Classical IP Addresses (RFC1577).

Enter the IP address, IP Subnet Mask, and Gateway IP Addresses that your ISP assigned.

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— Domain Name Server (DNS) Address:

— Gateway’s MAC Address:

This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the gateway on the Internet port. Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface card in your PC when your account is first opened. They will then only accept traffic from the MAC address of that PC. This feature allows your gateway to masquerade as that PC by “cloning” its MAC address.

To change the MAC address, select “Use this Computer’s MAC address.” The gateway will then capture and use the MAC address of the PC that you are now using. You must be using the one PC that is allowed by the ISP. Or, select “Use this MAC address” and enter it.

3. Click Apply to save your settings.

4. Click on the Test button to test your Internet connection.

If the NETGEAR website does not appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 8,

“Troubleshooting”.

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Chapter 4

Wireless Configuration

This chapter describes how to configure the wireless features of your DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway.

Considerations for a Wireless Network

In planning your wireless network, you should consider the level of security required. You should also select the physical placement of your gateway in order to maximize the network speed. For further information, refer to Appendix D, “Wireless Networking Basics.”

Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines

The operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the physical placement of the wireless firewall. The latency, data throughput performance, and notebook power consumption also vary depending on your configuration choices.

Note: Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance

degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the router. For complete range/ performance specifications, please see Appendix A, “Technical Specifications.”

For best results, place your firewall:

• Near the center of the area in which your PCs will operate.

• In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected PCs have line-of-sight access (even if through walls).

• Away from sources of interference, such as PCs, microwaves, and 2.4 GHz cordless phones.

• Away from large metal surfaces.

The time it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary depending on both your security settings and placement. WEP connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP encryption can consume more battery power on a notebook PC.

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1) Open System: Easy but no security

2) MAC Access List: No data security

3) WEP: Security but some performance impact

Wireless Data

Security Options

Range: Up to 300 Feet

DG824M

Implement Appropriate Wireless Security

Note: Indoors, computers can connect over 802.11b wireless networks at a

maximum range of up to 300 feet. Such distances can allow for others outside of your

immediate area to access your network.

Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can extend beyond your walls and can be received by anyone with a compatible adapter. For this reason, use the security features of your wireless equipment. The DG824M wireless gateway provides highly effective security features which are covered in detail in this chapter. Deploy the security features appropriate to your needs.

Figure 4-1: DG824M wireless data security options

Restricting access by MAC address filtering adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network, but the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed. To block a determined eavesdropper, you should use one of the data encryption options of the firewall. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption provides data security.

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Understanding Wireless Settings

To configure the Wireless interface of your gateway, click the Wireless link in the main menu of the browser interface. The Wireless Settings menu will appear, as shown below:

Figure 4-2: Wireless Settings menu

In the Wireless Network section are the following parameters:

• Identification.

— Regulatory Domain. This field displays the region of operation for which the wireless

interface is intended. It may not be legal to operate the gateway in a region other than the region shown here.

— Station Name. The gateway model number.

— SSID (Service Set ID). This is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of

up to 32 alphanumeric characters. The same SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is Wireless.

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• Wireless Access Point.

— Enable Wireless Access Point. This field lets you turn off or turn on the wireless access

point built in to the gateway. The wireless icon on the front of the gateway will also display the current status of the Wireless Access Point to let you know if it is disabled or enabled.

— Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID). If Enabled, the SSID is broadcast to all Wireless

Stations. Stations which have no SSID (or a "null" value) can then adopt the correct SSID for connections to this Access Point.

•Options.

— Channel No. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It should not

be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.

— WEP Status. Identifies the WEP options configured.

• Access Point.

— All wireless stations. Any wireless station can connect.

— Trusted PCs only. Only PCs with MAC address which you have specified can connect.

How to Set Up and Test Basic Wireless Connectivity

Follow the instructions below to set up and test basic wireless connectivity. Once you have established basic wireless connectivity, you can enable security settings appropriate to your needs.

1. Log in to the DG824M firewall at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its

default user name of admin and default password of password, or using whatever LAN address and password you have set up.

2. Click the Wireless Settings link in the main menu of the DG824M firewall.

3. Choose a suitable descriptive name for the wireless network name (SSID). In the SSID box,

enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. The default SSID is Wireless.

Note: The SSID of any wireless access adapters must match the SSID you configure in the DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection to the DG824M.

4. Set the Region. Select the region in which the wireless interface will operate.

5. Set the Channel. The default channel is 6.

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This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It should not be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby wireless router or access point. Select a channel that is not being used by any other wireless networks within several hundred feet of your firewall. For more information on the wireless channel frequencies please refer to “Wireless Channels“ on page D-7.

6. For initial configuration and test, leave the Wireless Card Access List set to “Everyone” and

the Encryption Strength set to “Disabled.”

7. Click Apply to save your changes.

Note: If you are configuring the firewall from a wireless PC and you change the

firewall’s SSID, channel, or security settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you click on Apply. You must then change the wireless settings of your PC to match the firewall’s new settings.

8. Configure and test your PCs for wireless connectivity.

Program the wireless adapter of your PCs to have the same SSID and channel that you configured in the router. Check that they have a wireless link and are able to obtain an IP address by DHCP from the firewall.

Once your PCs have basic wireless connectivity to the firewall, then you can configure the advanced wireless security functions of the firewall.

Restricting Wireless Access to Your Network

The DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway provides several ways to restrict wireless access to your network:

• Turn off wireless connectivity completely

• Restrict access based on the Wireless Network Name (SSID)

• Restrict access based on the Wireless Card Access List

These options are discussed below.

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Figure 4-3: Wireless Access Point settings

Restricting Access to Your Network by Turning Off Wireless Connectivity

You can completely turn off the wireless portion of the DG824M. For example, if your notebook computer is used to wirelessly connect to your router and you take a business trip, you can turn off the wireless portion of the router while you are travelling. Other members of your household who use computers connected to the router via Ethernet cables will still be able to use the router.

Restricting Wireless Access Based on the Wireless Network Name (SSID)

The DG824M can restrict wireless access to your network by not broadcasting the wireless network name (SSID). However, by default, this feature is turned off. If you turn this feature on, any wireless device will not ‘see’ your DG824M. You must configure your wireless devices to match the wireless network name (SSID) you configure in the DG824M wireless gateway.

Note: The SSID of any wireless access adapters must match the SSID you configure in the DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection to the DG824M.

Restricting Wireless Access Based on the Trusted PCs List

This list determines which wireless hardware devices will be allowed to connect to the firewall.

To restrict access based on MAC addresses, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the DG824M firewall at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its

default user name of admin and default password of password, or using whatever LAN address and password you have set up.

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From the Wireless Settings menu, click the Trusted PCs button to display the Wireless Access

menu, shown below:

Figure 4-4. Wireless Access menu

Enter the MAC address of the authorized PC. The MAC address is usually printed on the wireless card, or it may appear in the gateway’s DHCP table.

You can copy and paste the MAC addresses from the gateway’s Attached Devices menu into the MAC Address box of this menu. To do this, configure each wireless PC to obtain a wireless link to the gateway. The PC should then appear in the Attached Devices menu.

Note: If you are configuring the gateway from a wireless PC whose MAC address is not in the Trusted PC list, and you select Trusted PCs only, you will lose your wireless connection when you click on Apply. You must then access the gateway from a wired PC to make any further changes.

4. Click Add to save your entry.

5. Click Back to return to the Wireless Settings menu. Make sure the Trusted PCs only radio

button is selected, then click Apply.

Now, only devices on this list will be allowed to wirelessly connect to the DG824M. This prevents unauthorized access to your network.

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Choosing WEP Authentication and Security Encryption Methods

Figure 4-5. Wireless WEP menu

Restricting wireless access to your network prevents intruders from connecting to your network. However, the wireless data transmissions are still vulnerable to snooping. Using the WEB data encryption settings described below will prevent a determined intruder from eavesdropping on your wireless data communications. Also, if you are using the Internet for such activities as purchases or banking, those Internet sites use another level of highly secure encryption called SSL. You can tell if a web site is using SSL because the web address begins with HTTPS rather than HTTP.

Authentication Type Selection

The DG824M lets you select the following wireless authentication schemes.

• Automatic.

• Open System.

• Shared key.

Note: The authentication scheme is separate from the data encryption. You can

choose an authentication scheme which requires a shared key but still leave the data transmissions unencrypted. If you require strong security, use both the Shared Key and WEP encryption settings.

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Set your wireless adapter according to the authentication scheme you choose for the DG824M wireless gateway. Please refer to “Authentication and WEP“ on page D-3 for a full explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE 802.11b wireless communication standard.

Encryption Choices

Choose the encryption strength from the radio button list. Please refer to “Overview of WEP

Parameters“ on page D-5 for a full explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE

802.11b wireless communication standard.

Disable

No encryption will be applied. This setting is useful for troubleshooting your wireless connection, but leaves your wireless data fully exposed.

64 or 128 bit WEP

When 64 Bit WEP or 128 Bit WEP is selected, WEP encryption will be applied.

WEP provides some degree of privacy, but can be defeated without great difficulty. If WEP is enabled, you can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values must be identical on all PCs and access points in your network.

There are two methods for creating WEP encryption keys:

• Passphrase. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click the Generate button.

• Manual. 64-bit WEP: Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). 128-bit WEP: Enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F).

Clicking the Default Key drop-down list selects which of the four keys will be active.

How to Configure WEP

To configure WEP data encryption, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the DG824M firewall at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its

default user name of admin and default password of password, or using whatever LAN address and password you have set up.

2. Click the Wireless Settings link in the main menu of the DG824M gateway.

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In the Options portion of the menu, click Configure WEP.

Figure 4-6. Wireless WEP menu

Select the Authentication Type.

5. Select the Encryption setting.

6. Enter the encryption keys. You can manually or automatically program the four data

encryption keys. These values must be identical on all PCs and Access Points in your network.

• Automatic - Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click

the Generate button. The four key boxes will be automatically populated with key values.

• Manual - Enter hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F)

Select which of the four keys will be active.

7. Click the Default Key drop-down list to select which of the four keys will be active.

Be sure you clearly understand how the WEP key settings are configured in your wireless adapter. Wireless adapter configuration utilities such as the one included in Windows XP only allow entry of one key which must match the default key you set in the DG824M.

8. Click Apply to save your settings.

Note: When configuring the gateway from a wireless PC, if you configure WEP

settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you click on Apply. You must then either configure your wireless adapter to match the gateway WEP settings or access the gateway from a wired PC to make any further changes.

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Protecting Your Network

This chapter describes how to use the basic firewall features of the DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway to protect your network.

Protecting Access to Your DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway

For security reasons, the gateway has its own user name and password. Also, after a period of inactivity for a set length of time, the administrator login will automatically disconnect. When prompted, enter admin for the gateway User Name and password for the gateway Password. You can use procedures below to change the gateway's password and the amount of time for the administrator’s login timeout.

Note: The user name and password are not the same as any user name or password your may use

to log in to your Internet connection.

NETGEAR recommends that you change this password to a more secure password. The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language, and should be a mixture of both upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. Your password can be up to 30 characters.

How to Change the Built-In Password

1. Log in to the gateway at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User

Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever Password and LAN address you have chosen for the gateway.

Figure 5-1: Log in to the gateway

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From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Set

Password to bring up the menu shown in Figure 5-2.

Figure 5-2: Set Password menu

To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice.

4. Click Apply to save your changes.

Note: After changing the password, you will be required to log in again to continue the

configuration.

If you have backed up the gateway settings previously, you should do a new

backup so that the saved settings file includes the new password.

Changing the Administrator Login Timeout

For security, the administrator's login to the gateway configuration will timeout after a period of inactivity. To change the login timeout period:

1. In the Set Password menu, type a number in ‘Administrator login times out’ field.The

suggested default value is 5 minutes.

2. Click Apply to save your changes or click Cancel to keep the current period.

Configuring Basic Firewall Services

Basic firewall services you can configure include access blocking and scheduling of firewall security. These topics are presented below.

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Blocking Keywords, Sites, and Services

The gateway provides a variety of options for blocking Internet based content and

communications services.

prevents objectionable content from reaching your PCs. The Model RT311 router allows you to control access to Internet content by screening for keywords within Web addresses. Key content filtering options include:

• Blocks access from your LAN to Internet locations that you specify as off-limits.

• Keyword blocking of newsgroup names.

• Outbound Services Blocking limits access from your LAN to Internet locations or services that you specify as off-limits.

• Denial of Service (DoS) protection. Automatically detects and thwarts Denial of Service (DoS) attacks such as Ping of Death, SYN Flood, LAND Attack and IP Spoofing.

• Blocks unwanted traffic from the Internet to your LAN.

With its content filtering feature, the DG824M wireless gateway

The section below explains how to configure your

gateway to perform these functions.

How to Block Keywords and Sites

The DG824M wireless gateway allows you to restrict access to Internet content based on functions such as Java or Cookies, Web addresses and Web address keywords.

1. Log in to the gateway at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User

Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever password and LAN address you have chosen for the gateway.

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Click on the Block Sites link of the Security menu.

Figure 5-3: Block Sites menu

To enable keyword blocking, check “Turn keyword blocking on”, enter a keyword or domain in the Keyword box, click Add Keyword, then click Apply.

Some examples of Keyword application follow:

• If the keyword “XXX” is specified, the URL <http://www.badstuff.com/xxx.html> is

blocked, as is the newsgroup alt.pictures.xxx.

• If the keyword “.com” is specified, only websites with other domain suffixes (such as .edu

or .gov) can be viewed.

• Enter the keyword “.” to block all Internet browsing access.

Up to 32 entries are supported in the Keyword list.

4. To delete a keyword or domain, select it from the list, click Delete Keyword, then click Apply.

5. To specify a Trusted User, enter that PC’s IP address in the Trusted User box and click Apply.

You may specify one Trusted User, which is a PC that will be exempt from blocking and logging. Since the Trusted User will be identified by an IP address, you should configure that PC with a fixed IP address.

6. Click Apply to save your settings.

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Rules

Firewall rules are used to block or allow specific traffic passing through from one side to the other. Inbound rules (WAN to LAN) restrict access by outsiders to private resources, selectively allowing only specific outside users to access specific resources. Outbound rules (LAN to WAN) determine what outside resources local users can have access to.

A firewall has two default rules, one for inbound traffic and one for outbound. The default rules of the DG824M are:

• Inbound: Block all access from outside except responses to requests from the LAN side.

• Outbound: Allow all access from the LAN side to the outside.

You may define additional rules that will specify exceptions to the default rules. By adding custom rules, you can block or allow access based on the service or application, source or destination IP addresses, and time of day. You can also choose to log traffic that matches or does not match the rule you have defined.

To access the Rules configuration of the DG824M, click the Rules link on the main menu, then click Add for either an Outbound or Inbound Service.

Figure 5-4: Rules menu

• To edit an existing rule, select its button on the left side of the table and click Edit.

• To delete an existing rule, select its button on the left side of the table and click Delete.

• To move an existing rule to a different position in the table, select its button on the left side

of the table and click Move. At the script prompt, enter the number of the desired new position and click OK.

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Inbound Rules (Port Forwarding)

Because the DG824M uses Network Address Translation (NAT), your network presents only one IP address to the Internet, and outside users cannot directly address any of your local computers. However, by defining an inbound rule you can make a local server (for example, a web server or game server) visible and available to the Internet. The rule tells the gateway to direct inbound traffic for a particular service to one local server based on the destination port number. This is also known as port forwarding.

Note: Some residential broadband ISP accounts do not allow you to run any server processes (such as a Web or FTP server) from your location. Your ISP may periodically check for servers and may suspend your account if it discovers any active services at your location. If you are unsure, refer to the Acceptable Use Policy of your ISP.

Remember that allowing inbound services opens holes in your firewall. Only enable those ports that are necessary for your network. Following are two application examples of inbound rules:

Inbound Rule Example: A Local Public Web Server

If you host a public web server on your local network, you can define a rule to allow inbound web (HTTP) requests from any outside IP address to the IP address of your web server at any time of day. This rule is shown in Figure 5-5:

Figure 5-5: Rule example: A Local Public Web Server

The parameters are:

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•Service

From this list, select the application or service to be allowed or blocked. The list already displays many common services, but you are not limited to these choices. Use the Add Services menu to add any additional services or applications that do not already appear.

• Action

Choose how you would like this type of traffic to be handled. You can block or allow always, or you can choose to block or allow according to the schedule you have defined in the Schedule menu.

• Send to LAN Server

Enter the IP address of the PC or Server on your LAN which will receive the inbound traffic covered by this rule.

• WAN Users

These settings determine which packets are covered by the rule, based on their source (WAN) IP address. Select the desired option:

• Any All IP addresses are covered by this rule.

• Address range If this option is selected, you must enter the Start and Finish fields.

• Single address Enter the required address in the Start fields.

•Log

You can select whether the traffic will be logged. The choices are:

• Never - no log entries will be made for this service.

• Always - any traffic for this service type will be logged.

• Match - traffic of this type which matches the parameters and action will be logged.

• Not match - traffic of this type which does not match the parameters and action will be logged.

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Inbound Rule Example: Allowing Videoconferencing

If you want to allow incoming videoconferencing to be initiated from a restricted range of outside IP addresses, such as from a branch office, you can create an inbound rule. In the example shown in Figure 5-6, CU-SeeMe connections are allowed only from a specified range of external IP addresses. In this case, we have also specified logging of any incoming CU-SeeMe requests that do not match the allowed parameters.

Figure 5-6: Rule example: Videoconference from Restricted Addresses

Considerations for Inbound Rules

• If your external IP address is assigned dynamically by your ISP, the IP address may change periodically as the DHCP lease expires. Consider using the Dynamic DNS feature in the Advanced menus so that external users can always find your network.

• If the IP address of the local server PC is assigned by DHCP, it may change when the PC is rebooted. To avoid this, use the Reserved IP address feature in the LAN IP menu to keep the PC’s IP address constant.

• Local PCs must access the local server using the PCs’ local LAN address (192.168.0.11 in the example in Figure 5-6 above). Attempts by local PCs to access the server using the external WAN IP address will fail.

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Outbound Rules (Service Blocking)

The DG824M allows you to block the use of certain Internet services by PCs on your network. This is called service blocking or port filtering. You can define an outbound rule to block Internet access from a local PC based on:

• the IP address of the local PC (source address)

• the IP address of the Internet site being contacted (destination address)

• the time of day

• the type of service being requested (service port number)

Following is an application example of outbound rules:

Outbound Rule Example: Blocking Instant Messenger

If you want to block Instant Messenger usage by employees during working hours, you can create an outbound rule to block that application from any internal IP address to any external address according to the schedule that you have created in the Schedule menu. You can also have the gateway log any attempt to use Instant Messenger during that blocked period.

Figure 5-7: Rule example: Blocking Instant Messenger

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The parameters are:

•Service

• Action

Choose how you would like this type of traffic to be handled. You can block or allow always, or you can choose to block or allow according to the schedule you have defined in the Schedule menu.

• LAN Users

These settings determine which packets are covered by the rule, based on their source LAN IP address. Select the desired option:

• Any All IP addresses are covered by this rule.

• Address range If this option is selected, you must enter the Start and Finish fields.

• Single address Enter the required address in the Start fields.

• WAN Users

These settings determine which packets are covered by the rule, based on their destination WAN IP address. Select the desired option:

• Any All IP addresses are covered by this rule.

• Address range If this option is selected, you must enter the Start and Finish fields.

• Single address Enter the required address in the Start fields.

•Log

You can select whether the traffic will be logged. The choices are:

• Never - no log entries will be made for this service.

• Always - any traffic for this service type will be logged.

• Match - traffic of this type which matches the parameters and action will be logged.

• Not match - traffic of this type which does not match the parameters and action will be logged.

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Order of Precedence for Rules

As you define new rules, they are added to the tables in the Rules menu, as shown in Figure 5-8:

Figure 5-8: Rules table with examples

For any traffic attempting to pass through the firewall, the packet information is subjected to the rules in the order shown in the Rules Table, beginning at the top and proceeding to the default rules at the bottom. In some cases, the order of precedence of two or more rules may be important in determining the disposition of a packet. The Move button allows you to relocate a defined rule to a new position in the table.

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Services

Services are functions performed by server computers at the request of client computers. For example, Web servers serve web pages, time servers serve time and date information, and game hosts serve data about other players’ moves. When a computer on the Internet sends a request for service to a server computer, the requested service is identified by a service or port number. This number appears as the destination port number in the transmitted IP packets. For example, a packet that is sent with destination port number 80 is an HTTP (Web server) request.

The service numbers for many common protocols are defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and published in RFC1700, “Assigned Numbers.” Service numbers for other applications are typically chosen from the range 1024 to 65535 by the authors of the application.

Although the DG824M already holds a list of many service port numbers, you are not limited to these choices. Use the procedure below to create your own service definitions.

How to Define Services

1. Log in to the gateway at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User

Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever Password and LAN address you have chosen for the gateway.

2. Click on the Services link of the Security menu to display the Services menu shown in

Figure 5-9:

Figure 5-9: Services menu

• To create a new Service, click the Add button.

• To edit an existing Service, select its button on the left side of the table and click Edit.

• To delete an existing Service, select its button on the left side of the table and click Delete.

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Modify the menu shown below for defining or editing a service.

Figure 5-10: Add Services menu

Click Apply to save your changes.

Setting Times and Scheduling Firewall Services

The DG824M wireless gateway uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to obtain the current time and date from one of several Network Time Servers on the Internet. In order to localize the time for your log entries, you must select your Time Zone from the list.

How to Set Your Time Zone

In order to localize the time for your log entries, you must specify your Time Zone:

1. Log in to the gateway at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User

Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever Password and LAN address you have chosen for the gateway.

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Click on the Schedule link of the Security menu to display menu shown below.

Figure 5-11: Schedule Services menu

Select your Time Zone. This setting will be used for the blocking schedule according to your local time zone and for time-stamping log entries.

Check the Daylight Savings Time box if your time zone is currently in daylight savings time.

Note: If your region uses Daylight Savings Time, you must manually check Adjust for Daylight Savings Time on the first day of Daylight Savings Time, and uncheck it at the end. Enabling Daylight Savings Time will cause one hour to be added to the standard time.

4. The gateway has a list of publicly available NTP servers. If you would prefer to use a

particular NTP server as the primary server, enter its IP address under Use this NTP Server.

5. Click Apply to save your settings.

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How to Schedule Firewall Services

If you enabled services blocking in the Block Services menu or Port forwarding in the Ports menu, you can set up a schedule for when blocking occurs or when access isn't restricted.

1. Log in to the gateway at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User

Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever Password and LAN address you have chosen for the gateway.

2. Click on the Schedule link of the Security menu to display menu shown above in the Schedule

Services menu.

3. To block Internet services based on a schedule, select Every Day or select one or more days. If

you want to limit access completely for the selected days, select All Day. Otherwise, to limit access during certain times for the selected days, enter Start Blocking and End Blocking times.

Note: Enter the values as 24-hour time. For example, 10:30 am would be 10 hours and 30

minutes and 10:30 pm would be 22 hours and 30 minutes.

4. Click Apply to save your changes.

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Managing Your Network

This chapter describes how to perform network management tasks with your DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway.

Backing Up, Restoring, or Erasing Your Settings

The configuration settings of the DG824M wireless gateway are stored in a configuration file in the gateway. This file can be backed up to your computer, restored, or reverted to factory default settings. The procedures below explain how to do these tasks.

How to Back Up the Configuration to a File

1. Log in to the gateway at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User

Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever User Name, Password and LAN address you have chosen for the gateway.

2. From the Maintenance heading of the Main Menu, select the Settings Backup menu as seen in

Figure 6-1.

Figure 6-1: Settings Backup menu

Click Backup to save a copy of the current settings.

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Store the .cfg file on a computer on your network.

How to Restore a Configuration from a File

1. Log in to the gateway at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User

Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever User Name, Password and LAN address you have chosen for the gateway.

2. From the Maintenance heading of the Main Menu, select the Settings Backup menu as seen in

Figure 6-1.

3. Enter the full path to the file on your network or click the Browse button to browse to the file.

4. When you have located the .cfg file, click the Restore button to upload the file to the

gateway.

5. The gateway will then reboot automatically.

How to Erase the Configuration

It is sometimes desirable to restore the gateway to the factory default settings. This can be done by using the Erase function.

1. To erase the configuration, from the Maintenance menu Settings Backup link, click the Erase

button on the screen.

2. The gateway will then reboot automatically.

After an erase, the gateway's password will be password, the LAN IP address will be

192.168.0.1, and the router's DHCP client will be enabled.

Note: To restore the factory default configuration settings without knowing the login password or

IP address, you must use the Default Reset button on the rear panel of the gateway. See “DG824M

Rear Panel“ on page 2-7.

Upgrading the Gateway’s Firmware

The software of the DG824M wireless gateway is stored in FLASH memory, and can be upgraded as new software is released by NETGEAR.

Upgrade files can be downloaded from NETGEAR's website. If the upgrade file is compressed (.ZIP file), you must first extract the binary (.BIN or .IMG) file before uploading it to the gateway.

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How to Upgrade the Gateway Firmware

Note: NETGEAR recommends that you back up your configuration before doing a firmware

upgrade. After the upgrade is complete, you may need to restore your configuration settings.

1. Download and unzip the new software file from NETGEAR.

The Web browser used to upload new firmware into the gateway must support HTTP uploads. NETGEAR recommends using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape Navigator 4.7 and above.

2. Log in to the gateway at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User

Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever User Name, Password and LAN address you have chosen for the gateway.

3. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the

Gateway Upgrade heading to display the menu shown in Figure 6-2.

Figure 6-2: Gateway Upgrade menu

In the Gateway Upgrade menu, click the Browse to locate the binary (.BIN or .IMG) upgrade file.

5. Click Upload.

Note: When uploading software to the gateway, it is important not to interrupt the Web

browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new page. If the browser is interrupted, it may corrupt the software. When the upload is complete, your gateway will automatically restart. The upgrade process will typically take about one minute. In some cases, you may need to clear the configuration and reconfigure the gateway after upgrading.

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Network Management Information

The DG824M provides a variety of status and usage information which is discussed below.

Viewing Gateway Status and Usage Statistics

From the Main Menu, under Maintenance, select Gateway Status to view the screen in Figure 6-3.

Figure 6-3: Gateway Status screen

The Router Status menu provides a limited amount of status and usage information. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under Maintenance, select Router Status to view the status screen, shown in Figure 6-3.

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This screen shows the following parameters:

Table 6-1. Menu 3.2 - Gateway Status Fields

Field Description

System Name The Host Name assigned to the gateway in the Basic Settings menu.

Firmware Version This field displays the gateway firmware version.

WAN Port These parameters apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the gateway.

MAC Address This field displays the Ethernet MAC address being used by the Internet

(WAN) port of the gateway.

IP Address This field displays the IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port

of the gateway. If no address is shown, the gateway cannot connect to the Internet.

DHCP If None, the gateway will use a fixed IP address on the WAN.

If Client, the gateway will obtain an IP address dynamically from the ISP

IP Subnet Mask This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Internet (WAN)

port of the gateway.

Domain Name Servers

(DNS)

LAN Port These parameters apply to the Local (WAN) port of the gateway.

MAC Address This field displays the Ethernet MAC address being used by the Local

IP Address This field displays the IP address being used by the Local (LAN) port of

IP Subnet Mask This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Local (LAN)

DHCP If OFF, the gateway will not assign IP addresses to PCs on the LAN.

ADSL Modem These parameters apply to the Local (WAN) port of the gateway.

ADSL Firmware Version The version of the firmware.

Modem Status The connection status of the modem.

Downstream Speed The speed at which the modem is receiving data from the ADSL line.

Upstream Speed The speed at which the modem is transmitting data to the ADSL line.

VPI The VPI setting.

VCI The VCI setting.

This field displays the DNS Server IP addresses being used by the gateway. These addresses are usually obtained dynamically from the ISP.

(LAN) port of the gateway.

the gateway. The default is 192.168.0.1

port of the gateway. The default is 255.255.255.0

If ON, the gateway will assign IP addresses to PCs on the LAN.

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Click on the “Show Statistics” button to display gateway usage statistics, as shown in Figure 6-3 below:

Figure 6-4: Gateway Statistics screen

This screen shows the following statistics:.

Table 6-1. Gateway Statistics Fields

Field Description

WAN, LAN, or Serial Port

Status The link status of the port.

TxPkts The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear.

RxPkts The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear.

Collisions The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear.

Tx B/s The current line utilization—percentage of current bandwidth used on this port.

Tx B/s The average line utilization —average CLU for this port.

Up Time The time elapsed since this port acquired link.

System up Time The time elapsed since the last power cycle or reset.

Poll Interval Specifies the intervals at which the statistics are updated in this window. Click on Stop

The statistics for the WAN (Internet), LAN (local), and Serial ports. For each port, the screen displays:

to freeze the display.

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Click on the “Show WAN Status” button to display gateway WAN connection status, as shown in

Figure 6-5 below:

Figure 6-5: Gateway WAN Status screen

Clicking the Renew button updates the status information.

This screen shows the following statistics:.

Table 6-1. Gateway Statistics Fields

Field Description

Connection Time The time elapsed since the last connection to the Internet via the ADSL port.

Connection Method The method the ADSL port acquired its TCP/IP configuration.

IP Address The IP Address assigned to the WAN port by the ADSL Internet Service Provider.

Network Mask Then Network Mask assigned to the WAN port by the ADSL Internet Service Provider.

Default Gateway Then Default Gateway router assigned to the WAN port by the ADSL Internet Service

Provider.

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Viewing Attached Devices

The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devices that the gateway has discovered on the local network. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Attached Devices to view the table, shown in Figure 6-6

Figure 6-6: Attached Devices menu

For each device, the table shows the IP address, NetBIOS Host Name, if available, and the Ethernet MAC address. Note that if the gateway is rebooted, the table data is lost until the gateway rediscovers the devices. To force the gateway to look for attached devices, click the Refresh button.

Viewing, Selecting, and Saving Logged Information

The gateway will log security-related events such as denied incoming service requests, hacker probes, and administrator logins. If you enabled content filtering in the Block Sites menu, the Logs page shows you when someone on your network tried to access a blocked site. If you enabled

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e-mail notification, you'll receive these logs in an e-mail message. If you don't have e-mail notification enabled, you can view the logs here. An example is shown below.

Figure 6-7: Security Logs menu

Log entries are described in Table 6-1

Table 6-1. Security Log entry descriptions

Field Description

Date and Time The date and time the log entry was recorded.

Description or

The type of event and what action was taken if any.

Action

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Table 6-1. Security Log entry descriptions

Field Description

Source IP The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry.

Source port and interface

The service port number of the initiating device, and whether it originated from the LAN or WAN

Destination The name or IP address of the destination device or website.

Destination port and interface

The service port number of the destination device, and whether it’s on the LAN or WAN.

Log action buttons are described in Table 6-8

Table 6-8: Security Log action buttons

Field Description

Refresh Click this button to refresh the log screen.

Clear Log Click this button to clear the log entries.

Send Log Click this button to email the log immediately.

Apply Click this button to apply the current settings.

Cancel Click this button to clear the current settings.

Selecting What Information to Log

Besides the standard information listed above, you can choose to log additional information. Those optional selections are as follows:

• All incoming and outgoing traffic

• Attempted access to blocked site

• Connections to the Web-based interface of this Router

• Router operation (start up, get time, etc.)

• Known DoS attacks and Port Scans

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Saving Log Files on a Server

You can choose to write the logs to a PC running a syslog program. To activate this feature, check the box under Syslog and enter the IP address of the server where the log file will be written.

Examples of log messages

Following are examples of log messages. In all cases, the log entry shows the timestamp as: Day, Year-Month-Date Hour:Minute:Second

Activation and Administration

Tue, 2002-05-21 18:48:39 - NETGEAR activated

[This entry indicates a power-up or reboot with initial time entry.]

Tue, 2002-05-21 18:55:00 - Administrator login successful - IP:192.168.0.2 Thu, 2002-05-21 18:56:58 - Administrator logout - IP:192.168.0.2

[This entry shows an administrator logging in and out from IP address 192.168.0.2.]

Tue, 2002-05-21 19:00:06 - Login screen timed out - IP:192.168.0.2

[This entry shows a time-out of the administrator login.]

Wed, 2002-05-22 22:00:19 - Log emailed

[This entry shows when the log was emailed.]

Dropped Packets

Wed, 2002-05-22 07:15:15 - TCP packet dropped - Source:64.12.47.28,4787,WAN Destination:134.177.0.11,21,LAN - [Inbound Default rule match]

Sun, 2002-05-22 12:50:33 - UDP packet dropped - Source:64.12.47.28,10714,WAN Destination:134.177.0.11,6970,LAN - [Inbound Default rule match]

Sun, 2002-05-22 21:02:53 - ICMP packet dropped - Source:64.12.47.28,0,WAN Destination:134.177.0.11,0,LAN - [Inbound Default rule match]

[These entries show an inbound FTP (port 21) packet, UDP packet (port 6970), and ICMP packet (port 0) being dropped as a result of the default inbound rule, which states that all inbound packets are denied.]

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Enabling Security Event E-mail Notification

In order to receive logs and alerts by e-mail, you must provide your e-mail information in the E-Mail subheading:

• Turn e-mail notification on. Check this box if you wish to receive e-mail logs and alerts from the gateway.

• Send alerts and logs by email. Enter the name or IP address of your ISP’s outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP.com). You may be able to find this information in the configuration menu of your e-mail program. Enter the e-mail address to which logs and alerts are sent. This e-mail address will also be used as the From address. If you leave this box blank, log and alert messages will not be sent via e-mail.

• Send alert immediately. Check a box if you would like immediate notification of a significant security event, such as a known attack, port scan, or attempted access to a blocked site.

• Send logs according to this schedule. Specifies how often to send the logs: Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or When Full.

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– Day for sending log

Specifies which day of the week to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent weekly or daily.

– Time for sending log

Specifies the time of day to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent daily or weekly.

If the Weekly, Daily or Hourly option is selected and the log fills up before the specified period, the log is automatically e-mailed to the specified e-mail address. After the log is sent, the log is cleared from the gateway’s memory. If the gateway cannot e-mail the log file, the log buffer may fill up. In this case, the gateway overwrites the log and discards its contents.

Running Diagnostic Utilities and Rebooting the Router

The DG824M wireless gateway has a diagnostics feature. You can use the diagnostics menu to perform the following functions from the gateway:

• Ping an IP Address to test connectivity to see if you can reach a remote host.

• Perform a DNS Lookup to test if an Internet name resolves to an IP address to verify that the DNS server configuration is working.

• Display the Routing Table to identify what other routers the router is communicating with.

• Trace the Routing Path to identify any connectivity or congestion problems in the network.

• Reboot the Router to enable new network configurations to take effect or to clear problems with the router’s network connection.

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From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Router Diagnostics heading to display the menu shown in Figure 6-9.

Figure 6-9: Diagnostics menu

Enabling Remote Management

Using the Remote Management page, you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure, upgrade and check the status of your DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway.

Note: Be sure to change the router's default password to a very secure password. The

ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language, and should be a mixture of letters (both upper and lower case), numbers, and symbols. Your password can be up to 30 characters.

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Configure Remote Management

1. Log in to the gateway at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User

Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever User Name, Password and LAN address you have chosen for the gateway.

2. From the Advanced section of the main menu, click on the Remote Management link.

3. Select the Allow Remote Management check box.

4. Specify what external addresses will be allowed to access the gateway’s remote management.

For security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses as practical.

a. To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select Everyone.

b. To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP address range.

Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range.

c. To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select Only this PC.

Enter the IP address that will be allowed access.

5. Specify the Port Number that will be used for accessing the management interface.

Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web interface to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided. Choose a number between 1024 and 65535, but do not use the number of any common service port. The default is 8080, which is a common alternate for HTTP.

6. Click Apply to have your changes take effect.

When accessing your gateway from the Internet, you will type your gateway's WAN IP address in your browser's Address (in IE) or Location (in Netscape) box, followed by a colon (:) and the custom port number. For example, if your external address is 134.177.0.123 and you use port number 8080, enter in your browser:

http://134.177.0.123:8080

Note: In this case, the http:// must be included in the address.

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Chapter 7

Advanced Configuration

This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway.

Configuring Advanced Security

The DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway provides a variety of advanced features, such as:

• Setting up a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Server

• The flexibility of configuring your LAN TCP/IP settings

These features are discussed below.

Setting Up A Default DMZ Server

The Default DMZ Server feature is helpful when using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with NAT. The gateway is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work properly with them, but there are other applications that may not function well. In some cases, one local PC can run the application properly if that PC’s IP address is entered as the Default DMZ Server.

Note: For security, you should avoid using the Default DMZ Server feature. When a

computer is designated as the Default DMZ Server, it loses much of the protection of the firewall, and is exposed to many exploits from the Internet. If compromised, the computer can be used to attack your network.

Incoming traffic from the Internet is normally discarded by the gateway unless the traffic is a response to one of your local computers or a service that you have configured in the Ports menu. Instead of discarding this traffic, you can have it forwarded to one computer on your network. This computer is called the Default DMZ Server.

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How to Configure a Default DMZ Server.

To assign a computer or server to be a Default DMZ server, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the gateway at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User

Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever Password and LAN address you have chosen for the gateway.

2. From the Main Menu, under Security, click the Rules link to view the menu, shown in

Figure 7-1

Figure 7-1: Security Rules Menu

Click Default DMZ Server.

4. Type the IP address for that server.

5. Click Apply to save your changes.

Respond to Ping on Internet WAN Port

If you want the gateway to respond to a 'ping' from the Internet, click the ‘Respond to Ping on Internet WAN Port’ check box. This should only be used as a diagnostic tool, since it allows your gateway to be discovered. Don't check this box unless you have a specific reason to do so.

Configuring LAN IP Settings

The LAN IP Setup menu allows configuration of LAN IP services such as DHCP and RIP. These features can be found under the Advanced heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface.

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The gateway is shipped preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN side, and to act as a DHCP server. The gateway’s default LAN IP configuration is:

• LAN IP addresses—192.168.0.1

• Subnet mask—255.255.255.0

These addresses are part of the IETF-designated private address range for use in private networks, and should be suitable in most applications. If your network has a requirement to use a different IP addressing scheme, you can make those changes in this menu.

Figure 7-2: LAN IP Setup Menu

The LAN TCP/IP Setup parameters are:

• IP Address This is the LAN IP address of the gateway.

• IP Subnet Mask This is the LAN Subnet Mask of the gateway. Combined with the IP address, the IP Subnet Mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which must be reached through a gateway or router.

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• RIP Direction RIP (Router Information Protocol) allows a router to exchange routing information with other routers. The RIP Direction selection controls how the gateway sends and receives RIP packets. Both is the default.

— When set to Both or Out Only, the gateway will broadcast its routing table periodically.

— When set to Both or In Only, it will incorporate the RIP information that it receives.

— When set to None, it will not send any RIP packets and will ignore any RIP packets

received.

• RIP Version This controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that the router sends. It recognizes both formats when receiving. By default, this is set for RIP-1.

— RIP-1 is universally supported. RIP-1 is probably adequate for most networks, unless you

have an unusual network setup.

— RIP-2 carries more information. Both RIP-2B and RIP-2M send the routing data in RIP-2

format.

— RIP-2B uses subnet broadcasting.

— RIP-2M uses multicasting.

Note: If you change the LAN IP address of the gateway while connected through the

browser, you will be disconnected. You must then open a new connection to the new IP address and log in again.

•MTU Size

The normal MTU (Maximum Transmit Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For PPPoE, the gateway adjusts the MTU size automatically. Changing this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection.

Any packets sent through the gateway that are larger than the configured MTU size will be repackaged into smaller packets to meet the MTU requirement. To change the MTU size:

1. Under MTU Size, select Custom.

2. Enter a new size between 64 and 1500. For PPPoE, use 1492.

3. Click Apply to save the new configuration.

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DHCP

By default, the gateway will function as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, allowing it to assign IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the router's LAN. The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address of the gateway. IP addresses will be assigned to the attached PCs from a pool of addresses specified in this menu. Each pool address is tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN.

For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the gateway are satisfactory. See

“IP Configuration by DHCP“ on page B-10” for an explanation of DHCP and information about

how to assign IP addresses for your network.

Use Gateway as DHCP server

If another device on your network will be the DHCP server, or if you will manually configure the network settings of all of your computers, clear the ‘Use router as DHCP server’ check box. Otherwise, leave it checked.

Specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by setting the Starting IP Address and Ending IP Address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet as the gateway’s LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, you should define a range between 192.168.0.2 and

192.168.0.253, although you may wish to save part of the range for devices with fixed addresses.

The gateway will deliver the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP:

• An IP Address from the range you have defined

• Subnet Mask

• Gateway IP Address is the gateway’s LAN IP address

• Primary DNS Server, if you entered a Primary DNS address in the Basic Settings menu; otherwise, the gateway’s LAN IP address

• Secondary DNS Server, if you entered a Secondary DNS address in the Basic Settings menu

• WINS Server, s

hort for Windows Internet Naming Service Server, determines the IP address associated with a particular Windows computer. A WINS server records and reports a list of names and IP address of Windows PCs on its local network. If you connect to a remote network that contains a WINS server, enter the server’s IP address here. This allows your PCs to browse the network using the Network Neighborhood feature of Windows.

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Reserved IP addresses

When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time it access the gateway’s DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings.

To reserve an IP address:

1. Click the Add button.

2. In the IP Address box, type the IP address to assign to the PC or server.

Choose an IP address from the router’s LAN subnet, such as 192.168.0.X.

3. Type the MAC Address of the PC or server.

Tip: If the PC is already present on your network, you can copy its MAC address from the Attached Devices menu and paste it here.

4. Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the table.

Note: The reserved address will not be assigned until the next time the PC contacts the router's DHCP server. Reboot the PC or access its IP configuration and force a DHCP release and renew.

To edit or delete a reserved address entry:

1. Click the button next to the reserved address you want to edit or delete.

2. Click Edit or Delete.

How to Configure LAN TCP/IP Settings

1. Log in to the gateway at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User

Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever User Name, Password and LAN address you have chosen for the gateway.

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From the Main Menu, under Advanced, click the LAN IP Setup link to view the menu, shown

in Figure 7-3

Figure 7-3: LAN IP Setup Menu

Enter the TCP/IP, MTU, DHCP, or Reserved IP parameters.

4. Click Apply to save your changes.

Configuring Dynamic DNS

If your network has a permanently assigned IP address, you can register a domain name and have that name linked with your IP address by public Domain Name Servers (DNS). However, if your Internet account uses a dynamically assigned IP address, you will not know in advance what your IP address will be, and the address can change frequently. In this case, you can use a commercial dynamic DNS service, who will allow you to register your domain to their IP address, and will forward traffic directed at your domain to your frequently-changing IP address.

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The gateway contains a client that can connect to a dynamic DNS service provider. To use this feature, you must select a service provider and obtain an account with them. After you have configured your account information in the gateway, whenever your ISP-assigned IP address changes, your gateway will automatically contact your dynamic DNS service provider, log in to your account, and register your new IP address.

How to Configure Dynamic DNS

1. Log in to the gateway at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User

Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever User Name, Password and LAN address you have chosen for the gateway.

2. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click on Dynamic DNS.

3. Access the website of one of the dynamic DNS service providers whose names appear in the

‘Select Service Provider’ box, and register for an account. For example, for dyndns.org, go to www.dyndns.org.

4. Select the “Use a dynamic DNS service” check box.

5. Select the name of your dynamic DNS Service Provider.

6. Type the Host Name that your dynamic DNS service provider gave you.

The dynamic DNS service provider may call this the domain name. If your URL is myName.dyndns.org, then your Host Name is “myName.”

7. Type the User Name for your dynamic DNS account.

8. Type the Password (or key) for your dynamic DNS account.

9. If your dynamic DNS provider allows the use of wildcards in resolving your URL, you may

select the Use wildcards check box to activate this feature. For example, the wildcard feature will cause *.yourhost.dyndns.org to be aliased to the same IP address as yourhost.dyndns.org

10. Click Apply to save your configuration.

Note: If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x, the

dynamic DNS service will not work because private addresses will not be routed on the Internet.

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Using Static Routes

Static Routes provide additional routing information to your gateway. Under normal circumstances, the gateway has adequate routing information after it has been configured for Internet access, and you do not need to configure additional static routes. You must configure static routes only for unusual cases such as multiple routers or multiple IP subnets located on your network.

Static Route Example

As an example of when a static route is needed, consider the following case:

• Your primary Internet access is through a cable modem to an ISP.

• You have an ISDN router on your home network for connecting to the company where

you are employed. This router’s address on your LAN is 192.168.0.100.

• Your company’s network is 134.177.0.0.

When you first configured your gateway, two implicit static routes were created. A default route was created with your ISP as the gateway, and a second static route was created to your local network for all 192.168.0.x addresses. With this configuration, if you attempt to access a device on the 134.177.0.0 network, your gateway will forward your request to the ISP. The ISP forwards your request to the company where you are employed, and the request will likely be denied by the company’s firewall.

In this case you must define a static route, telling your gateway that 134.177.0.0 should be accessed through the ISDN router at 192.168.0.100. The static route would look like Figure 7-5.

In this example:

• The Destination IP Address and IP Subnet Mask fields specify that this static route applies to all 134.177.x.x addresses.

• The Gateway IP Address fields specifies that all traffic for these addresses should be forwarded to the ISDN router at 192.168.0.100.

• A Metric value of 1 will work since the ISDN router is on the LAN. This represents the number of routers between your network and the destination. This is a direct connection so it is set to 1.

• Private is selected only as a precautionary security measure in case RIP is activated.

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How to Configure Static Routes

1. Log in to the gateway at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User

Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever User Name, Password and LAN address you have chosen for the gateway.

2. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click on Static Routes to view

the Static Routes menu, shown in Figure 7-4.

Figure 7-4: Static Routes Table

To add or edit a Static Route:

a. Click the Edit button to open the Edit Menu, shown in Figure 7-5.

Figure 7-5: Static Route Entry and Edit Menu

Type a route name for this static route in the Route Name box under the table. This is for identification purpose only.

c. Select Active to make this route effective.

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Select Private if you want to limit access to the LAN only.

The static route will not be reported in RIP.

e. Type the Destination IP Address of the final destination.

f. Type the IP Subnet Mask for this destination.

If the destination is a single host, type 255.255.255.255.

g. Type the Gateway IP Address, which must be a router on the same LAN segment as the

gateway.

h. Type a number between 1 and 15 as the Metric value.

This represents the number of routers between your network and the destination. Usually, a setting of 2 or 3 works, but if this is a direct connection, set it to 1.

4. Click Apply to have the static route entered into the table.

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Troubleshooting

This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway. After each problem description, instructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. For the common problems listed, go to the section indicated.

• Is the gateway on?

• Have I connected the gateway correctly?

Go to “Basic Functioning“ on page 8-1.

• I can’t access the gateway’s configuration with my browser.

Go to “Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface“ on page 8-3.

• I’ve configured the gateway but I can’t access the Internet.

Go to “Troubleshooting the ISP Connection“ on page 8-4.

• I can’t remember the gateway’s configuration password.

• I want to clear the configuration and start over again.

Go to “Restoring the Default Configuration and Password“ on page 8-8.

Basic Functioning

After you turn on power to the gateway, the following sequence of events should occur:

1. When power is first applied, verify that the Power LED is on.

2. Verify that the Test LED lights within a few seconds, indicating that the self-test

procedure is running.

3. After approximately 10 seconds, verify that:

a. The Test LED is not lit.

b. The LAN port LEDs are lit for any local ports that are connected.

c. The WAN port LED is lit.

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If a port’s LED is lit, a link has been established to the connected device. If a LAN port is connected to a 100 Mbps device, verify that the port’s LED is green. If the port is 10 Mbps, the LED will be amber.

If any of these conditions does not occur, refer to the appropriate following section.

Power LED Not On

If the Power and other LEDs are off when your gateway is turned on:

• Make sure that the power cord is properly connected to your gateway and that the power supply adapter is properly connected to a functioning power outlet.

• Check that you are using the 12 V DC power adapter supplied by NETGEAR for this product.

If the error persists, you have a hardware problem and should contact technical support.

Test LED Never Turns On or Test LED Stays On

When the gateway is turned on, the Test LED turns on for about 10 seconds and then turns off. If the Test LED does not turn on, or if it stays on, there is a fault within the gateway.

If you experience problems with the Test LED:

• Cycle the power to see if the gateway recovers and the LED blinks for the correct amount of time.

If all LEDs including the Test LED are still on one minute after power up:

• Cycle the power to see if the gateway recovers.

• Clear the gateway’s configuration to factory defaults. This will set the gateway’s IP address to

192.168.0.1. This procedure is explained in “Using the Default Reset button“ on page 8-9.

If the error persists, you might have a hardware problem and should contact technical support.

LAN or WAN Port LEDs Not On

If either the LAN LEDs or WAN LED do not light when the Ethernet connection is made, check the following:

• Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at the gateway and at the hub or workstation.

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• Make sure that power is turned on to the connected hub or workstation.

• Be sure you are using the correct cable:

— When connecting the gateway’s WAN ADSL port, use the cable that was supplied with the

DG824M.

Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface

If you are unable to access the gateway’s Web Configuration interface from a PC on your local network, check the following:

• If you are using an Ethernet-connected PC, check the Ethernet connection between the PC and the gateway as described in the previous section.

• Make sure your PC’s IP address is on the same subnet as the gateway. If you are using the recommended addressing scheme, your PC’s address should be in the range of 192.168.0.2 to

192.168.0.254. Refer to “Verifying TCP/IP Properties“ on page C-6 or “Verifying TCP/IP

Properties for Macintosh Computers“ on page C-17 to find your PC’s IP address. Follow the

instructions in Appendix C to configure your PC.

Note: If your PC’s IP address is shown as 169.254.x.x:

Recent versions of Windows and MacOS will generate and assign an IP address if the computer cannot reach a DHCP server. These auto-generated addresses are in the range of

169.254.x.x. If your IP address is in this range, check the connection from the PC to the gateway and reboot your PC.

• If your gateway’s IP address has been changed and you don’t know the current IP address, clear the gateway’s configuration to factory defaults. This will set the gateway’s IP address to

192.168.0.1. This procedure is explained in “Using the Default Reset button“ on page 8-9.

• Make sure your browser has Java, JavaScript, or ActiveX enabled. If you are using Internet Explorer, click Refresh to be sure the Java applet is loaded.

• Try quitting the browser and launching it again.

• Make sure you are using the correct login information. The factory default login name is admin and the password is password. Make sure that CAPS LOCK is off when entering this information.

If the gateway does not save changes you have made in the Web Configuration Interface, check the following:

• When entering configuration settings, be sure to click the APPLY button before moving to another menu or tab, or your changes are lost.

Troubleshooting 8-3

Netgear DG824M Reference Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Reference Manual for the Model DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway

Contents

Audience, Conventions, Scope

How to Use this Manual

How to Print this Manual

About the Gateway

Key Features

802.11b Standards-based Wireless Networking

A Powerful, True Firewall

Content Filtering

Auto Sensing and Auto Uplink™ LAN Ethernet Connections

Protocol Support

Easy Installation and Management

What’s in the Box?

The Gateway’s Front Panel

The Gateway’s Rear Panel

What You Will Need Before You Begin

ADSL Microfilter Requirements

ADSL Microfilter

ADSL Microfilter with Built-In Splitter

Ethernet Cabling Requirements

Computer Hardware Requirements

LAN Configuration Requirements

Internet Configuration Requirements

Where Do I Get the Internet Configuration Parameters?

Record Your Internet Connection Information

Connecting the DG824M to Your LAN

How to Connect the Gateway

Connecting the DG824M to the Internet

Auto-Detecting Your Internet Connection Type

Wizard-Detected PPPoE Login Account Setup

Wizard-Detected PPPoA Login Account Setup

Wizard-Detected Dynamic IP Account Setup

Wizard-Detected IP Over ATM Account Setup

Wizard-Detected Fixed IP (Static) Account Setup

Testing Your Internet Connection

Manually Configuring Your Internet Connection

Manual Configuration

Considerations for a Wireless Network

Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines

Implement Appropriate Wireless Security

Understanding Wireless Settings

How to Set Up and Test Basic Wireless Connectivity

Restricting Wireless Access to Your Network

Restricting Access to Your Network by Turning Off Wireless Connectivity

Restricting Wireless Access Based on the Wireless Network Name (SSID)

Restricting Wireless Access Based on the Trusted PCs List

Choosing WEP Authentication and Security Encryption Methods

Authentication Type Selection

Encryption Choices

How to Configure WEP

Protecting Access to Your DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway

How to Change the Built-In Password

Changing the Administrator Login Timeout

Configuring Basic Firewall Services

Blocking Keywords, Sites, and Services

How to Block Keywords and Sites

Rules

Inbound Rules (Port Forwarding)

Inbound Rule Example: A Local Public Web Server

Inbound Rule Example: Allowing Videoconferencing

Considerations for Inbound Rules

Outbound Rules (Service Blocking)

Outbound Rule Example: Blocking Instant Messenger

Order of Precedence for Rules

Services

How to Define Services

Setting Times and Scheduling Firewall Services

How to Set Your Time Zone

How to Schedule Firewall Services

Backing Up, Restoring, or Erasing Your Settings

How to Back Up the Configuration to a File

How to Restore a Configuration from a File

How to Erase the Configuration

Upgrading the Gateway’s Firmware

How to Upgrade the Gateway Firmware