Netgear WNR612v2 Owner's Manual
Wireless-N 150 Router WNR612v2
User Manual
350 East Plumeria Drive
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July 2010
202-10614-01
v1.0
Wireless-N 150 Router WNR612v2 User Manual
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Configuring Your Internet Connection
Logging In to Your Wireless Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Selecting a Language for Your Screen Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using the Setup Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Viewing or Manually Configuring Your ISP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2 Wireless Configuration
Planning Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Wireless Security Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Configuring WEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Configuring WPA, WPA2, or WPA + WPA2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network . . . . 18
WPS Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
WPS PIN Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Adding Wireless Computers That Do Not Support WPS . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Wireless Guest Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Advanced Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Advanced WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 3 Protecting Your Network
Protecting Access to Your Wireless Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Changing the Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Blocking Access to Internet Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Blocking Access to Internet Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Blocking Services by IP Address Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Scheduling Blocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Email Alerts and Web Access Log Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 4 Customizing Your Network
Using the LAN IP Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Configuring a Device Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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Using the Router as a DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using Address Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using a Dynamic DNS Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Configuring the WAN Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Disabling Port Scan and DOS Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Setting Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Responding to a Ping on the Internet (WAN) Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Setting the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Disabling IGMP Proxying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Disabling SIP ALG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Enabling IPv6 Pass-Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Configuring NAT Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Configuring Static Routes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Chapter 5 Maintenance
Upgrading the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Manually Checking for Firmware Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Backing Up, Restoring, and Erasing Your Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Backing Up the Configuration to a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Restoring the Configuration from a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Erasing the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Viewing Wireless Router Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Viewing Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Viewing the Connection Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Viewing a List of Attached Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Enabling Remote Management Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Traffic Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Chapter 6 Fine-Tuning Your Network
Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Configuring Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Using Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Changing the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Overview of Home and Small Office Networking Technologies . . . . . . . . .69
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How Your Computer Accesses the Internet through Your Router . . . . .54
How Port Triggering Changes the Communication Process . . . . . . . . .55
How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Process. . . . . . . . .56
How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Adding a Custom Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Configuring QoS for Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Assessing Your Speed Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
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Chapter 7 Troubleshooting
Quick Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Troubleshooting Basic Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Login Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Checking the Internet Service Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Obtaining an Internet IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Troubleshooting PPPoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Troubleshooting Internet Browsing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Troubleshooting Your Network Using the Ping Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Testing the LAN Path to Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . .78
Problems with Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Problems with Wireless Adapter Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Restoring the Default Configuration and Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Appendix A Factory Default Settings and Technical Specifications
Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Appendix B Related Documents
Appendix C Notification of Compliance
Index
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1. Configuring Your Internet Connection
Note: For help with installation and initial setup, see the Wireless-N 150
Router WNR612v2 Installation Guide included in the package.
This chapter describes how to configure your Wireless-N 150 Router WNR612v2 Internet
connection. This chapter includes:
• Logging In to Your Wireless Router on page 7
• Selecting a Language for Your Screen Display on page 8
• Using the Setup Wizard on page 9
• Viewing or Manually Configuring Your ISP Settings on page 9
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Logging In to Your Wireless Router
You can log in to the wireless router to view or change its settings, and to access the
Knowledge Base and documentation.
To log in to the wireless router:
1. If you have not set up wireless connections yet, connect your computer to the wireless
router with an Ethernet cable.
2. In the address field of your Internet browser,
enter http://www.routerlogin.com. or
http://www.routerlogin.net.
To connect, you can also enter the router’s IP
address, http://192.168.1.1.
The wireless router user name and password
are not the same as any other user name or
password you might use to log in to your
Internet connection.
3. Enter admin for the user name and your password (or the default, password
For information about how to change the password, see Changing the Administrator
Password on page 27.
4. The screen that displays when you log in depends on whether the wireless router has
already been set up.
• Firmware Upgrade Assistant: If you log in after the wireless router has been
configured, this screen displays. See Upgrading the Firmware on page 44for details.
• Router Status screen: The wireless router Internet connection is not configured, or
the wireless router has been reset to its factory default settings. See Viewing Wireless
Router Status Information on page 47.
• Basic Settings screen: If there is no new firmware and your Internet connection is
configured, the Basic Settings screen displays. See Viewing or Manually Configuring
Your ISP Settings on page 9.
If you do not click Logout, the wireless router will wait for 5 minutes after no activity
before it automatically logs you out.
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Selecting a Language for Your Screen Display
Using the Select Language drop-down list, located in the upper right corner of the Router
Manager screen, you can change the language.
The language is set to English by default. The default language is always stored in memory.
When you select another language, it is stored in memory in addition to English. The
additional language stored is the most recently selected. For example, if you select Deutsch,
German and English will be stored. If you next select Chinese, Chinese and English will be
stored.
To change the displayed language:
1. Expand the list and select the language you want.
2. Click Apply.
The language you select is then downloaded and displayed in the language selection
box, and your screen display will be in the selected language.
Note: You can select from the entire list of supported languages only when
the router is connected to the Internet. When the router is not
connected to the Internet, you can select only one of the stored
languages.
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Using the Setup Wizard
The Setup Wizard can check your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine
your ISP configuration. This feature is not the same as the Smart Wizard on the Resource
CD that is used for installation. You can also manually specify your Internet connection
settings in the Basic Settings screen.
To use the Setup Wizard:
1. From the top of the router main menu, select Setup Wizard.
2. Make sure the correct location is in the Country field.
3. Select the Yes radio button to use the wizard, and click Next to proceed.
4. Depending on the type of connection, you are prompted to enter your ISP settings.
5. At the end of the Setup Wizard, click Test to check your Internet connection. If you have
trouble connecting to the Internet, see Chapter 7, Troubleshooting.
Viewing or Manually Configuring Your ISP Settings
To view or configure the basic settings:
1. Select Basic Settings from the router menu.
2. Select Yes or No depending on whether your ISP requires a login. This selection changes
the fields available on the Basic Settings screen.
• Yes. If your ISP requires a login, select this radio button.
• No. Enter the account name, if required, and the domain name, if required.
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3. Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. If you enter or change a DNS address,
restart the computers on your network so that these settings take effect.
4. If no login is required, you can specify the MAC Address setting.
5. Click Apply to save your settings.
6. Click Test to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within
1 minute, see
Checking the Internet Service Connection on page 75.
When your Internet connection is working, you do not need to launch the ISP’s login program
on your computer to access the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your
wireless router automatically logs you in
Table 1. Basic Settings Screen Fields
.
Settings Description
Does Your ISP Require a Login? • Yes
• No
These fields
appear only if no
login is required.
These fields
appear only if
your ISP
requires a login.
Internet IP Address • Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP
Account Name
(If required)
Domain Name
(If required)
Internet Service
Provider
Login The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an e-mail address.
Password The password that you use to log in to your ISP.
Service Name If your ISP provided a service name, enter it here.
Connection
Mode
Idle Timeout (In
minutes)
Enter the account name provided by your ISP. This might also be called the
host name.
Enter the domain name provided by your ISP.
PPPoE, PPTP, or L2TP
Select the connection mode: Always on, Dial on Demand, or Manually
Connect.
If you want to change the Internet login time-out, enter a new value in
minutes. This determines how long the wireless router keeps the Internet
connection active after there is no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering
an Idle Timeout value of 0 (zero) means never log out.
address. Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses.
• Use 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 wireless router to which your wireless router will
connect.
Domain Name Server (DNS)
Address
The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their names.
• Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS
server address automatically.
• Use These DNS Servers. If you know your ISP does not automatically
transmit DNS addresses to the wireless router during login, select this
option, and 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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Table 1. Basic Settings Screen Fields (Continued)
Settings Description
This field
appears only if
your ISP does
not require a
login.
Router MAC
Address
Your computer’s local address is its unique address on your network. This is
also referred to as the computer’s MAC (Media Access Control) address.
• Use Default MAC Address. This is the usual setting.
• Use Computer MAC address. If your ISP requires MAC authentication,
you can use this setting to disguise the wireless router’s MAC address
with the computer’s own MAC address.
• Use This MAC Address. If your ISP requires MAC authentication, you
can manually type the MAC address for a different computer. The
format for the MAC address is XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX.
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2. Wireless Configuration
This chapter describes how to configure your wireless connection. This chapter includes:
• Planning Your Wireless Network on page 13
• Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings on page 14
• Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network on page 18
• Wireless Guest Networks on page 21
• Advanced Wireless Settings on page 22
• Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address on page 24
For a wireless connection, the SSID, also called the wireless network name, and the wireless
security settings must be the same for the wireless router and wireless computers or wireless
adapters. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you use wireless security.
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Note: Computers can connect wirelessly at a range of several hundred
feet. If you do not use wireless security, this can allow others outside
your immediate area to access your network.
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Planning Your Wireless Network
For compliance and compatibility between similar products in your area, the operating
channel and region must be set correctly.
To configure the wireless network, you can either specify the wireless settings, or you can
use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WPA/WPA2
security.
• To manually configure the wireless settings, you must know the following:
- SSID. The default SSID for the wireless router is NETGEAR.
- The wireless mode (80.211n, 802.11g, or 802.11b) that each wireless adapter
supports.
- Wireless security option. To successfully implement wireless security, check each
wireless adapter to determine which wireless security option it supports.
See Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings on page 14.
• Push 'N' Connect (WPS) implements WPA/WPA2 wireless security on the wireless router
and your wireless computer or device at the same time. The wireless computer or device
must be compatible with WPS.
See Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network on page 18.
Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines
The range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the physical placement
of the wireless router. The latency, data throughput performance, and notebook power
consumption of wireless adapters also vary depending on your configuration choices.
For best results, place your wireless router according to the following guidelines:
• 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, microwave ovens, and 2.4 GHz
cordless phones.
• Away from large metal surfaces.
• Put the antenna in a vertical position to provide the best side-to-side coverage. Put the
antenna in a horizontal position to provide the best up-and-down coverage.
• If using multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different radio
frequency channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel spacing between
adjacent access points is 5 channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11).
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 computer.
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Wireless Security Options
Indoors, computers can connect over 802.11g wireless networks at a maximum range of up
to 300 feet. Such distances can allow for others outside 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 Wireless-N 150 Router WNR612v2 provides highly
effective security features, which are covered in detail in this chapter. Deploy the security
features appropriate to your needs.
There are several ways you can enhance the security of your wireless network:
• Turn off the broadcast of the wireless network name (SSID). If you disable broadcast
of the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect. This nullifies wireless
network discovery feature of some products, such as Windows XP, but the data is still
exposed.
• WEP. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption provides data security. WEP
Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption block all but the most determined
eavesdropper. This data encryption mode has been superseded by WPA-PSK and
WPA2-PSK.
• WPA-PSK (TKIP), WPA2-PSK (AES). Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) using a pre-shared
key to perform authentication and generate the initial data encryption keys. The very
strong authentication along with dynamic per frame re-keying of WPA makes it virtually
impossible to compromise.
For more information about wireless technology, click the link to the online document in
Wireless Networking Basics in Appendix B.
Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings
Note: If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name
(SSID) or wireless security, you will be disconnected when you click
Apply. To avoid this problem, connect your computer to the router
with an Ethernet cable while you are making changes.
To view or manually configure the wireless settings:
1. Log in to the wireless router as described in Logging In to Your Wireless Router on
page 7.
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2. Select Wireless Settings from the main menu:
The settings for this screen are explained in Table 2.
3. Select the region in which the wireless router will operate.
4. For initial configuration and test, leave the other settings unchanged.
5. To save your changes, click Apply.
6. Configure and test your computers for wireless connectivity.
Set up your wireless computers with the same SSID and wireless security settings as
your wireless router. Check that they have a wireless link and are able to obtain an IP
address by DHCP from the wireless router. If there is interference, adjust the channel.
Table 2. Wireless Settings
Settings Description
Region The location where the wireless router is used.
Wireless
Network
Enable SSID
Broadcast
Enable Wireless
Isolation
Name (SSID) The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a
If this check box is selected, the SSID is broadcast in the selected
channel.
If this check box is selected, computers will not be able to connect
wirelessly to the wireless router.
32-character (maximum) name in this field. This field is case-sensitive.
When there is more than one wireless network, SSIDs provide a means
for separating the traffic. To join a network, a wireless computer or
device must use the SSID.
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Table 2. Wireless Settings (Continued)
Settings Description
Wireless
Network
(Continued)
Channel
Mode
The mode can be set
only for the primary
wireless LAN
(NETGEAR).
The wireless channel: 1 through 13. This setting applies to any guest
networks you set up. Do not change the channel unless you experience
interference (shown by lost connections or slow data transfers). If this
happens, you might need to try different channels to see which is best.
The number of available channels varies by region and depends on the
selected mode.
• Up to 150 Mbps (default setting): Allows wireless stations that
support speeds up to 150 Mbps. The router transmits two streams
with different data concurrently on the same channel. This mode
restricts channel bandwidth to minimize interference with the
transmissions of other wireless networks.
• Up to 65 Mbps: Neighbor Friendly Mode - Will not interfere with
neighboring wireless networks.
• Up to 54 Mbps: Allows wireless stations that support speeds up to
54 Mbps.
Security Options None You can use this setting to establish wireless connectivity before
implementing wireless security. NETGEAR strongly recommends that
you implement wireless security.
WEP Use encryption keys and data encryption for data security. You can
select 64-bit or 128-bit encryption. See
WPA-PSK (TKIP) Allow only computers configured with WPA to connect to the wireless
router. See the following section,
WPA2-PSK (AES) Allow only computers configured with WPA2 to connect to the wireless
WPA-PSK (TKIP) +
WPA2-PSK (AES)
router. See
Allow computers configured with either WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
security to connect to the wireless router. See
WPA2, or WPA + WPA2 on page 18.
Configuring WPA, WPA2, or WPA + WPA2 on page 18.
Configuring WEP on page 16.
Configuring WEP on page 16.
Configuring WPA,
Configuring WEP
WEP Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption can be defeated by a determined
eavesdropper using publicly available tools.
Note: If you use a wireless computer to configure wireless security
settings, you will be disconnected when you click Apply.
Reconfigure your wireless computer to match the new settings, or
access the wireless router from a wired computer to make further
changes.
To configure WEP data encryption:
1. Log in to the wireless router as described in Logging In to Your Wireless Router on
page 7.
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2. From the main menu, select Wireless Settings to display the Wireless Settings screen.
3. In the Security Options section, select the
WEP radio button:
4. Select the Authentication Type:
Automatic, or Shared Key. The default is
Automatic.
Note: The authentication is separate
from the data encryption. You can select
authentication that requires a shared
key, but still leaves data transmissions
unencrypted. Security is stronger if you
use both the Shared Key and WEP
encryption settings.
5. Select the Encryption Strength setting:
• WEP 64-bit encryption. Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f,
or A–F).
• WEP 128-bit encryption. Enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f,
or A–F).
6. Enter the encryption keys. You can manually or automatically program the four data
encryption keys. These values must be identical on all computers and access points in your
network:
• Passphrase. To use a passphrase to generate the keys, enter a passphrase, and
click Generate. This automatically creates the keys. Wireless stations must use the
passphrase or keys to access the wireless router.
Note: Not all wireless adapters support passphrase key generation.
• Key 1–Key4. These values are not case-sensitive. You can manually enter the four
data encryption keys. These values must be identical on all computers and access
points in your network. Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0
–F).
A
–9, a–f, or
7. Select which of the four keys will be the default.
Data transmissions are always encrypted using the default key. The other keys can be
used only to decrypt received data. The four entries are disabled if WPA-PSK or WPA
authentication is selected.
8. Click Apply to save your settings.
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Configuring WPA, WPA2, or WPA + WPA2
Both WPA and WPA2 provide strong data security. WPA with TKIP is a software
implementation that can be used on Windows systems with Service Pack 2 or later, WPA2
with AES is a hardware implementation; see your device documentation before implementing
it. Consult the product documentation for your wireless adapter for instructions for configuring
WPA settings.
Note: If you use a wireless computer to configure wireless security
settings, you will be disconnected when you click Apply. If this
happens, reconfigure your wireless computer to match the new
settings, or access the wireless router from a wired computer to
make further changes.
To configure WPA or WPA2 in the wireless router:
1. Log in to the wireless router as described in Logging In to Your Wireless Router on
page 7.
2. Select Wireless Settings from the main menu.
3. On the Wireless Setting screen, select the radio button for the WPA or WPA2 option of your
choice.
4. The settings displayed on the screen depend on which security option you select.
5. For WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK, enter the passphrase.
6. To save your settings, click Apply.
Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network
For you to use Push 'N' Connect, your wireless computers or devices must support Wi-Fi
Protected Setup (WPS). Compatible equipment usually has the
can configure the network name (SSID) and set up WPA/WPA2 wireless security for the
wireless router and the wireless computer or device at the same time.
Some considerations regarding WPS are:
• NETGEAR’s Push 'N' Connect feature is based on the WPS standard. All other
Wi-Fi-certified and WPS-capable products should be compatible with NETGEAR products
that implement Push 'N' Connect.
• If your wireless network will include a combination of WPS-capable devices and
non-WPS-capable devices, NETGEAR suggests that you set up your wireless network
and security settings manually first, and use WPS only for adding WPS-capable devices.
WPS symbol on it. WPS
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You can connect to the network using WPS either with a push button or a PIN.
• Push Button. This is the preferred method. See the following section, WPS Button.
• Entering a PIN. See WPS PIN Entry on page 20.
WPS Button
Any wireless computer or wireless adapter that will connect to the wireless router wirelessly
is a client. The client must support a WPS button, and must have a WPS configuration utility,
such as the NETGEAR Smart Wizard or Atheros Jumpstart.
To use the wireless router WPS button to add a WPS client:
1. Log in to the wireless router as described in Logging In to Your Wireless Router on
page 7.
2. On the wireless router main menu,
select Add a WPS Client, and then
click Next.
By default, the Push Button
(recommended) radio button is
selected.
WPS
button
3. Either click the onscreen button or
press the WPS button on the front of the wireless router.
The wireless router tries to communicate with the client (the computer that wants to join
the network) for 2 minutes.
4. Go to the client wireless computer, and run a WPS configuration utility. Follow the utility’s
instructions to click a WPS button.
5. Go back to the wireless router screen to check for a message.
The wireless router WPS screen
displays a message confirming that
the client was added to the wireless
network. The wireless router
generates an SSID, and implements
WPA/WPA2 wireless security. The
wireless router keeps these wireless
settings unless you change them, or
you clear the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box in the WPS Settings screen.
6. Note the new SSID and WPA/WPA2 password for the wireless network. You can view these
settings in the Wireless Settings screen. See Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings
on page 14.
To access the Internet from any computer connected to your wireless router, launch an
Internet browser such as Mozilla Firefox. You should see the wireless router’s Internet LED
blink, indicating communication to the ISP.
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Note: If no WPS-capable client devices connect during the 2-minute time
frame, the wireless settings do not change on the wireless router.
WPS PIN Entry
Any wireless computer or device that will connect to the wireless router wirelessly is a client.
The client must support a WPS PIN, and must have a WPS configuration utility, such as the
NETGEAR Smart Wizard or Atheros Jumpstart.
The first time you add a WPS client, make sure that the Keep Existing Wireless Settings
check box on the WPS Settings screen is cleared. This is the default setting for the wireless
router, and allows it to generate the SSID and WPA/WPA2 security settings when it
implements WPS. After WPS is implemented, the wireless router automatically selects this
check box so that your SSID and wireless security settings stay the same if other WPS
devices are added later.
To use a PIN to add a WPS client:
1. Log in to the wireless router as described in Logging In to Your Wireless Router on
page 7.
2. On the wireless router main menu, select Add a
WPS Client (computers that will connect
wirelessly to the wireless router are clients), and
then click Next. The Add WPS Client screen
displays:
3. Select the PIN Number radio button.
4. Go to the client wireless computer. Run a WPS
configuration utility. Follow the utility’s
instructions to generate a PIN. Take note of the client PIN.
5. From the wireless router Add WPS Client screen, enter the client PIN number, and click
Next.
• The wireless router tries to communicate with the client for 4 minutes.
• The wireless router WPS screen confirms that the client was added to the wireless
network. The wireless router generates an SSID, and implements WPA/WPA2
wireless security.
• If the client is not added during the 2-minute time frame, the router wireless settings
remain unchanged.
6. Note the new SSID and WPA/WPA2 password for the wireless network. You can view these
settings in the Wireless Settings screen. See Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings
on page 14.
To access the Internet from any computer connected to your wireless router, launch an
Internet browser. You should see the wireless router’s Internet LED blink, indicating
communication to the ISP.
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Adding Wireless Computers That Do Not Support WPS
If you set up your network with WPS, and now you want to add a computer that does not
support WPS, you must manually configure that computer. For information about how to view
the wireless settings for the router, see
page 14.
Because WPA randomly creates the SSID and WPA/WPA2 keys, they might be difficult to
type or remember (that is one reason why the network is so secure). You can change the
wireless settings so that they are easier for you to remember. If you do that, then you will
need to set up the WPS-compatible computers again.
Changing wireless settings for the network:
Note: Making these changes will cause all wireless computers to be
disconnected from network. You will then have to set them up with
the new wireless settings.
Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings on
1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to the router. That way you will not get
disconnected when you change the wireless settings.
2. Log in to the router and select Wireless Settings (see Manually Configuring Your Wireless
Settings on page 14).
3. Make the following changes:
• Change the wireless network name (SSID) to a meaningful name.
• On the WPA/PSK + WPA2/PSK screen, select a passphrase.
• Make sure that the Keep Wireless Settings check box is selected in the WPS
Settings screen so that your new settings will not be erased if you use WPS.
4. Click Apply so that your changes take effect. Write down your settings.
All wireless clients are disassociated and disconnected from the wireless router.
5. For the non-WPS devices that you want to connect, open the networking utility and follow
the utility’s instructions to enter the security settings that you selected in Step 3 (the SSID,
WPA/PSK + WPA2/PSK security method, and passphrase).
6. For the WPS devices that you want to connect, follow the procedure in WPS Button on
page 19 or WPS PIN Entry on page 20.
The settings that you configured in Step 3 are broadcast to the WPS devices so that they
can connect to the wireless router.
Wireless Guest Networks
A wireless guest network allows you to provide guests access to your wireless network
without prior authorization of each individual guest. You can configure wireless guest
networks and specify the security options for each wireless guest network.
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To configure a wireless guest network:
1. In the main menu, under Setup, select Wireless Settings.
2. Select any of the following Wireless settings:
• Enable Guest Network – When this check box is selected, the guest network is
enabled, and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this profile.
• Enable SSID Broadcast – If selected, the Wireless Access Point broadcasts its name
(SSID) to all Wireless Stations. Stations can adopt the correct SSID for connections to
this Access Point.
• Allow Guest to access MY Local Network – If selected any user who connects to
this SSID can access local networks associated with the router like users in the
primary SSID.
3. Give the wireless network a name.
The name is case-sensitive and can be up to 32 characters. The same name must be
assigned to all wireless devices in your network. NETGEAR recommends that you
change the name to a different value.
4. Select a Security option from the list.
5. Click Apply to save your selections.
Advanced Wireless Settings
This section describes the wireless settings that you can view and specify in the Advanced
Wireless Settings screen, which you access under Advanced in the main menu.
To configure the advanced wireless security settings:
1. Log in to the router as described in Logging In to Your Wireless Router on page 7.
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2. Select Wireless Settings under Advanced in the main menu. The advanced Wireless
Settings screen displays:
The available settings in this screen are:
• Enable Wireless Router Radio. If you disable the wireless router radio, wireless
devices cannot connect to the wireless router. If you will not be using your wireless
network for a period of time, you can clear this check box and disable all wireless
connectivity.
• Fragmentation Length, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble Mode. The
Fragmentation Length, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble Mode options are
reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only. Do not change these
settings.
• Transmit Power Control. There are four different settings for transmit power control:
100% (the default), 75%, 50%, and 25%.
• WPS Settings. For information about these settings, see Using Push 'N' Connect
(WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network on page 18.
• Wireless Card Access List. For information about this list, see Restricting Wireless
Access by MAC Address on page 24.
.
Advanced WPS Settings
On the Advanced Wireless Setting screen, these WPS Settings are available:
• Router’s PIN. The PIN is displayed so that you can use it to configure the router
through WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). It is also displayed on the router’s label.
• Disable Router’s PIN. If the router’s PIN is disabled, you cannot configure the
router’s wireless settings with WPS. However, if your settings are already configured,
you can still add WPS-enabled wireless clients. The router might disable the PIN if it
detects suspicious attempts to break into your wireless settings; this can happen if the
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check box is selected. You can enable the PIN by clearing the check box and clicking
Apply.
• Keep Existing Wireless Settings. This check box is automatically selected after
WPS is enabled to prevent unwanted settings changes, and is also selected if you
have already specified wireless security settings or your SSID without using WPS.
When this check box is not selected, adding a new wireless client using the Add WPS
Client screen (see Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless
Network on page 18) changes the router’s SSID and security passphrase. You might
need to clear it if you are using certain registrars, such as for a Windows Vista PC, to
configure the router through WPS.
Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address
When a Wireless Card Access List is configured and enabled, the router checks the MAC
address of any wireless device attempting a connection and allows only connections to
computers identified on the trusted computers list.
The Wireless Card Access List displays a list of wireless computers that you allow to connect
to the router based on their MAC addresses. These wireless computers must also have the
correct SSID and wireless security settings to access the wireless router.
The MAC address is a network device’s unique 12-character physical address, containing the
hexadecimal characters 0–9, a–f, or A–F only, and separated by colons (for example,
00:09:AB:CD:EF:01). It can usually be found on the bottom of the wireless card or network
interface device. If you do not have access to the physical label, you can display the MAC
address using the network configuration utilities of the computer. In WindowsXP, for example,
typing the
MAC address as Physical Address. You might also find the MAC addresses in the router’s
Attached Devices screen.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses:
1. Select Wireless Settings under Advanced in the main menu.
2. In the Advanced Wireless Settings screen, click Setup Access List to display the Wireless
Card Access List.
ipconfig/all command in an MSDOS command prompt window displays the
3. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The Wireless Card
Access Setup screen opens and displays a list of currently active wireless cards and their
Ethernet MAC addresses.
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4. If the computer you want appears in the Available Wireless Cards list, you can select the
radio button of that computer to capture its MAC address; otherwise, you can manually enter
a name and the MAC address of the authorized computer. You can usually find the MAC
address on the bottom of the wireless device.
Tip: You can copy and paste the MAC addresses from the router’s Attached
Devices screen into the MAC Address field of this screen. To do this,
configure each wireless computer to obtain a wireless link to the router.
The computer should then appear in the Attached Devices screen.
5. Click Add to add this wireless device to the Wireless Card Access List. The screen changes
back to the list screen.
6. Repeat step 3 through step 5 for each additional device you want to add to the list.
7. Select the Turn Access Control On check box.
Note: If you connected wirelessly to the router, make sure your computer
is on the access control list before you select Turn Access Control
On, and click Apply. Otherwise, you will be disconnected and will
have to use another computer that is on the access control list to log
in to the router.
8. Click Apply to save your Wireless Card Access List settings.
Now, only devices on this list can wirelessly connect to the wireless router.
Tip: MAC address filtering adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your
network, but NETGEAR recommends that you also use wireless security.
Without wireless security, your trusted MAC addresses appear in your
wireless transmissions, an intruder can read them and impersonate
them.
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3. Protecting Your Network
This chapter describes how to use the content filtering and reporting features of the wireless
router to protect your network.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Blocking Access to Internet Sites on page 27
• Blocking Access to Internet Services on page 28
• Scheduling Blocking on page 30
• Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access on page 30
• Email Alerts and Web Access Log Notifications on page 31
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Protecting Access to Your Wireless Router
For security reasons, the wireless router has its own user name and password. Also, after a
period of inactivity for a set length of time, the login automatically disconnects. You can use
the following procedures to change the wireless router’s password and the period for the
administrator’s login time-out.
Note: The user name and password are not the same as any other user
name or password your might 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 case and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. Your password
can be up to 30 characters.
Changing the Administrator Password
1. In the main menu, under Maintenance,
select Set Password.
2. To change the password, first enter the
old password, and then enter the new
password twice.
3. Click Apply to save your changes.
Note: After changing the password,
you are required to log in again to
continue the configuration. If you have
backed up the wireless router settings previously, you should do a new backup
so that the saved settings file includes the new password.
Blocking Access to Internet Sites
The Wireless-N 150 Router WNR612v2 allows you to restrict access based on Web
addresses and Web address keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list.
Keyword application examples:
• If the keyword XXX is specified, the URL www.zzzyyqq.com/xxx.html is blocked.
• If the keyword .com is specified, only websites with other domain suffixes (such as .edu,
.org, or .gov) can be viewed.
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To block access to Internet sites:
1. Select Block Sites under Content Filtering in
the main menu. The Block Sites screen
displays.
2. Enable keyword blocking by selecting either Per
Schedule or Always.
To block by schedule, be sure to specify a time
period in the Schedule screen. For information
about scheduling, see Scheduling Blocking on
page 30.
Block all access to Internet browsing during a
scheduled period by entering a dot (.) as the
keyword, and then set a schedule in the
Schedule screen.
3. Add a keyword or domain by entering it in the
keyword field and clicking Add Keyword. The
keyword or domain name then appears the Block sites containing these keywords or
domain names list.
Delete a keyword or domain name by selecting it from the list and clicking Delete
Keyword.
4. You can specify one trusted user, which is a computer that is exempt from blocking and
logging. Specify a trusted user by entering that computer’s IP address in the Trusted IP
Address fields.
Since the trusted user is identified by IP address, you should configure that computer with
a fixed IP address.
5. Click Apply to save all your settings in the Block Sites screen.
Blocking Access to Internet Services
The wireless router allows you to block computers on your network from using Internet
services that you specify. This is called service blocking or port filtering. Services are
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 your network requests a service from a
server computer on the Internet, it is identified by a service number or port number. This
number appears as the destination port number in the transmitted IP packets. For example, a
packet with destination port number 80 is an HTTP (Web server) request.
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