Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router NETGEAR, Inc.
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Warning 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. Radio Frequency Interference Requirements This device is restricted to indoor use due to its operation in the 5.15 to 5.25 GHz frequency range.
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Contents About This Guide Technical Support ............................................................................................................ xv Related Publications ........................................................................................................ xv Typographical Conventions .............................................................................................xvi Special Message Formats ...............................................................................
Connecting the Power Adapter ................................................................................2-6 Verifying Connections .....................................................................................................2-6 Chapter 3 Preparing Your Network Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking ........................................................3-1 Configuring Windows 95, 98, and ME for TCP/IP Networking .................................
Chapter 5 Wireless Considerations For A Wireless Network .........................................................................5-1 Security ....................................................................................................................5-2 Placement and Range ..............................................................................................5-2 Wireless LAN Setup .......................................................................................................
DMZ Server .......................................................................................................8-4 Respond to Ping on Internet WAN Port .............................................................8-5 Dynamic DNS .................................................................................................................8-6 LAN IP Setup ..................................................................................................................8-7 DHCP ...........................
Single IP Address Operation Using NAT ................................................................. B-8 MAC Addresses and Address Resolution Protocol ................................................. B-9 Domain Name Server .............................................................................................. B-9 IP Configuration by DHCP .................................................................................... B-10 Wireless Networking ...................................................
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Figure 2-1. HR314 Front Panel ..................................................................................2-2 Figure 2-2. HR314 Rear Panel ...................................................................................2-3 Figure 4-1. Login window ...........................................................................................4-2 Figure 4-2. Browser-based configuration main menu ................................................4-3 Figure 4-3.
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Table 2-1. LED Descriptions .....................................................................................2-2 Table 6-1. Log entry descriptions ..............................................................................6-6 Table 6-2. Log action buttons ....................................................................................6-7 Table 7-1. Menu 3.2 - System Status Fields .............................................................7-2 Table 7-2. Router Statistics Fields ........
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About This Guide Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR™ Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router. The HR314 connects your entire network of wired and 802.11a wireless PCs to to share an Internet connection through a cable modem or DSL modem that otherwise is used by a single PC. The HR314 communicates at up to 54 Mbps.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Typographical Conventions This guide uses the following typographical conventions: italics Book titles and UNIX file, command, and directory names. courier font Screen text, user-typed command-line entries. Initial Caps Menu titles and window and button names. [Enter] Named keys in text are shown enclosed in square brackets. The notation [Enter] is used for the Enter key and the Return key.
Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes the features of the NETGEAR Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router. About the Router The HR314 connects your entire network of wired and 802.11a wireless PCs to to share an Internet connection through a cable modem or DSL modem that otherwise is used by a single PC. The HR314 communicates at up to 54 Mbps.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Key Features The HR314 provides the following features: • • 802.11a Standards-based wireless networking – Blazing fast speeds – up to 54 Mbps, 72 Mbps in turbo mode – Free from interference, it coexists with IEEE 802.
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Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router • • • • Duplicate detection and Recovery Beacon generation Fragmentation and reassembly Roaming among access points on the same subnet Content Filtering With its content filtering features, the HR314 prevents objectionable content from reaching your PCs. Its content filtering features include: • Content filtering by domain or keyword The HR314 uses content filtering to enforce your network’s Internet access policies.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Autosensing 10/100 Ethernet With its internal, 4-port 10/100 switch, the HR314 can connect to either a 10 Mbps standard Ethernet network or a 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet network. The local LAN interface is autosensing and is capable of full-duplex or half-duplex operation. TCP/IP The HR314 supports the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router • Browser-based management Browser-based configuration allows you to easily configure your router 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.
Chapter 2 Setting Up the Hardware This chapter describes the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router hardware and provides instructions for setting it up. Package Contents The product package should contain the following items: • • • • Model HR314 802.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router The Router’s Front Panel The front panel of the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router (Figure 2-1) contains status LEDs. Figure 2-1. HR314 Front Panel You can use some of the LEDs to verify connections. Table 2-1 describes each LED on the front panel of the router. These LEDs are green when lit, except for the TEST LED, which is amber. Table 2-1.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router The Router’s Rear Panel The rear panel of the HR314 (Figure 2-2) contains port connections. Figure 2-2.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Local Area Network (LAN) Hardware Requirements The HR314 is intended for use in a network of personal computers that are interconnected by 802.11a-compliant wireless adapters or twisted-pair Ethernet cables. PC Requirements To install and run the HR314 over your network, each computer must have the following: • An installed 802.11a-compliant wireless adapter OR • An Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC).
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Connecting to Your DSL or Cable Modem Using the Ethernet cable already attached to your cable modem or DSL modem, connect the router’s Internet port to the Ethernet port on the modem. Turn the modem off for ten seconds, then on again. Connecting to Your Ethernet LAN Your Ethernet network will attach to the four LAN ports on the router shown in Figure 2-2.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router • • • The SSID should be Wireless (note the capitalization). WEP encryption is disabled. Your IP address must be in the range of 192.168.0.3 to 192.168.0.254, with a netmask of 255.255.255.0 See Chapter 5, “Wireless” for full details on setting up wireless connections. Connecting the Power Adapter To connect the router to the power adapter: 1.
Chapter 3 Preparing Your Network This chapter describes how to prepare your PC network to connect to the Internet through the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router and how to verify the readiness of a broadband DSL or cable modem account from an Internet service provider (ISP). .
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router • All versions of UNIX or Linux include TCP/IP components. Follow the instructions provided with your operating system or networking software to install TCP/IP on your computer.. In your TCP/IP network, each computer and the router must be assigned a unique IP addresses. Each computer must also have other TCP/IP configuration information such as a subnet mask, a domain name server (DNS) address, and a default gateway address.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router The Network window opens, which displays a list of installed components: You must have an Ethernet adapter, the TCP/IP protocol, and Client for Microsoft Networks. Note: It is not necessary to remove any other network components shown in the Network window in order to install the adapter, TCP/IP, or Client for Microsoft Networks. If you need the adapter: a. Click the Add button. b. Select Adapter, and then click Add. c.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router 3. a. Click the Add button. b. Select Client, and then click Add. c. Select Microsoft. d. Select Client for Microsoft Networks, and then click OK. Restart your PC for the changes to take effect. Enabling DHCP to Automatically Configure TCP/IP Settings After the TCP/IP protocol components are installed, each PC must be assigned specific information about itself and resources that are available on its network.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Verifying TCP/IP Properties After your PC is configured and has rebooted, you can check the TCP/IP configuration using the utility winipcfg.exe: 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Run. 2. Type winipcfg, and then click OK. The IP Configuration window opens, which lists (among other things), your IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. 3. From the drop-down box, select your Ethernet adapter.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router 7. Click OK and close all Network and Dialup Connections windows. 8. Make sure your PC is connected to the router, then reboot your PC. Verifying TCP/IP Properties To check your PC’s TCP/IP configuration: 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Run. The Run window opens. 2. Type cmd and then click OK. A command window opens 3.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router The TCP/IP Control Panel opens:: 2. From the “Connect via” box, select your Macintosh’s Ethernet interface. 3. From the “Configure” box, select Using DHCP Server. You can leave the DHCP Client ID box empty. 4. Close the TCP/IP Control Panel. 5. Repeat this for each Macintosh on your network. Configuring MacOS X for TCP/IP Networking 1. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences, then Network. 2.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router • The IP Address is between 192.168.0.3 and 192.168.0.254 • The Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 • The Router address is 192.168.0.1 If you do not see these values, you may need to restart your Macintosh or you may need to switch the “Configure” setting to a different option, then back again to “Using DHCP Server”.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Verifying the Readiness of Your DSL or Cable Modem Internet Account For access to the Internet, you need to contract with an Internet service provider (ISP) for a single-user Internet access account using a cable modem or DSL modem. This modem must be a separate physical box (not a card) and must provide an Ethernet port intended for connection to a Network Interface Card (NIC) in a computer.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router • An IP address and subnet mask • A gateway IP address, which is the address of the ISP’s router • One or more domain name server (DNS) IP addresses • Host name and domain suffix For example, your account’s full server names may look like this: mail.xxx.yyy.com In this example, the domain suffix is xxx.yyy.com. If any of these items are dynamically supplied by the ISP, your router automatically acquires them.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router 6. Select the DNS Configuration tab. If any DNS server addresses are shown, write down the addresses. If any information appears in the Host or Domain information box, write it down. Click Disable DNS. 7. Click OK to save your changes and close the TCP/IP Properties dialog box. You are returned to the Network window. 8. Click OK. 9. Reboot your PC at the prompt. You may also be prompted to insert your Windows CD.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router 2. Turn off the router, and then turn it on again and wait until the Test light turns off. 3. Restart any computer that is connected to the router. Note: If the modem doesn’t have an on/off switch, either pull the modem’s power adapter out of the wall socket or power down the power strip.
Chapter 4 Basic Configuration of the Router This chapter describes how to perform the basic configuration of your Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router using the Setup Wizard, which walks you through the configuration process for your Internet connection. Accessing the Web Configuration Manager In order to use the browser-based Web Configuration Manager, your PC must have a web browser program installed such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router A login window opens as shown in Figure 4-1 below:. Figure 4-1. Login window This screen may have a different appearance in other browsers. 6. Type admin in the User Name box, password in the Password box, and then click OK. If your router password was previously changed, enter the current password. If your router has not yet been configured, the Setup Wizard should launch automatically.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Figure 4-2. Browser-based configuration main menu You can manually configure your router using this menu as described in “Manual Configuration“ on page 4-8, or you can allow the Setup Wizard to determine your configuration as described in the following chapter.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Configuration using the Setup Wizard The Web Configuration Manager contains a Setup Wizard that can automatically determine your network connection type. If the Setup Wizard does not launch automatically, click on the Setup Wizard heading in the upper left of the opening screen, shown in Figure 4-2.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Configuring Dynamic IP Accounts If the Setup Wizard determines that your Internet service account uses Dynamic IP assignment, you will be directed to the menu shown in Figure 4-3 below: Figure 4-3. Setup Wizard menu for Dynamic IP address 1. 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.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router 3. Router’s MAC Address: This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the router on the Internet port. If your ISP allows access by only one specific PC’s Ethernet MAC address, select "Use this MAC address". The router 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.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as www addresses) to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP transfers the IP addresses of one or two DNS servers to your router during login. If the ISP does not transfer an address, you must obtain it from the ISP and enter it manually here. If you enter an address here, you should reboot your PCs after configuring the router. 3.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router 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 router 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 router during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS Server.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router 5. Domain Name Server (DNS) Address: If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router 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 addresses) to numeric IP addresses.
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Chapter 5 Wireless This chapter describes how to configure the wireless features of your Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router. Note: If you are configuring the router from a wireless PC and you change the router’s SSID, channel, or WEP 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 router’s new settings.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Security 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, NETGEAR strongly recommends that you make use of the security features of your wireless equipment. As a minimum security precaution, you should change the SSID setting of all devices on your network from the factory setting to a unique password.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Wireless LAN Setup To configure the Wireless LAN interface of your router, click on Wireless LAN Setup under the Access Point heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. The Wireless LAN Setup menu will appear, as shown in Figure 5-1: Figure 5-1. Wireless LAN Setup menu The parameters for this menu are: • SSID (Service Set ID) Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router • Transmit Power Set the transmit signal strength of the access point. The options are “full”, ”half”, “quarter”, “eighth”, “and “min”. Decrease the transmit power if more than one AP is co-located using the same channel frequency. Default: Full • Beacon Interval Specifies the Beacon Interval value. Enter a value in between 20 to 1000. Default: 100 • DTIM The Delivery Traffic Indication Message.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router 4. Copy the new access point firmware file to the login directory of the FTP server. 5. In this router menu, enter the FTP server address, the login name and password, and the file name. 6. Click Apply. The router will log in to your FTP server, download the file, and install it. Note: The installation will take a few minutes. Please do not interrupt the router during this period.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router • Open System Open System (no authentication or encryption • Shared Key (default) If “Shared Key” is selected, you need to enable the WEP and enter at least one shared key. For easy installation, Open System is the default. However, NETGEAR strongly recommends that you change to Shared Key. WEP and Encrypion Keys Enable or Disable the Wired Equivalent Privacy.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Access Control For increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network to only allow specific PCs, based on their MAC addresses. In this case, the router will authenticate each wireless PC by SSID and by MAC address, using the list of MAC addresses you have entered. To use this feature, click on Access Control under the Access Point heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Station List The Station List window displays the assigned ID, MAC address and the current state of the access point and all the stations currently part of its Basic Service Set (BSS). To view the station list, click on Station List under the Access Point heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. The Station List window will appear, as shown in Figure 5-5 Figure 5-5.
Chapter 6 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to use the Content Filtering features of your Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router. These features can be found by clicking on the Content Filtering heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. Configuring for Content Filtering The Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router provides you with Web content filtering options, plus browsing activity reporting and instant alerts via e-mail.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router E-Mail In order to receive logs and alerts by email, you must provide your email 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 router. • Your outgoing mail server Enter the name 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.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router • Send alert immediately Check this box if you would like immediate notification of 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. – 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.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Block Sites The HR314 allows you to restrict access based on web addresses and web address keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list. The Keyword Blocking menu is shown below: To enable keyword blocking, check “Turn keyword blocking on”, then click Apply. Be sure that a time period for blocking is specified on the Schedule menu.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router 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. Schedule The HR314 allows you to specify when blocking will be enforced. The Schedule tab is shown below: • Use this schedule for blocking content Check this box if you wish to enable a schedule for Content Filtering.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Logs The log is a detailed record of what websites you have accessed or attempted to access. Up to 128 entries are stored in the log. Log entries will only appear when keyword blocking is enabled, and no log entries will be made for the Trusted User. An example is shown below: Log entries are described in Table 6-1 Table 6-1. Log entry descriptions Field Description Number The index number of the content filter log entries.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Log action buttons are described in Table 6-2 Table 6-2. Log action buttons Field Description Refresh Clear Log Click this button to refresh the log screen. Click this button to clear the log entries. Click this button to email the log immediately.
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Chapter 7 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router. These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. System Status The System Status menu provides a limited amount of status and usage information. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, click on Maintenance, then select System Status to view the System Status screen, shown in Figure 7-1. Figure 7-1.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router This screen shows the following parameters: Table 7-1. Menu 3.2 - System Status Fields Field Description System Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router. Firmware Version This field displays the router firmware version. WAN Port These parameters apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the router. MAC Address This field displays the Ethernet MAC address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Click on the “Show Statistics” button to display router usage statistics, as shown in Figure 7-2 below: Figure 7-2. Router Statistics screen This screen shows the following statistics:. Table 7-2. Router Statistics Fields Field Description Port The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (local) ports. For each port, the screen displays: Status The link status of the port.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Attached Devices The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devices that the router 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 7-3 Figure 7-3. Attached Devices menu For each device, the table shows the IP address, NetBIOS Host Name (if available), and Ethernet MAC address.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Router Upgrade heading to display the menu shown in Figure 7-4. Figure 7-4. Router Upgrade menu To upload new firmware: 1. Download and unzip the new software file from NETGEAR. 2. In the Router Upgrade menu, click the Browse button and browse to the location of the binary (.BIN) upgrade file 3. Click Upload.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Backup Settings heading to bring up the menu shown in Figure 7-5. Figure 7-5. Backup Settings menu Three options are available, and are described in the following sections.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router 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 router. See “Using the Default Reset Button to Restore the Factory Configuration and Password“ on page 9-7. Changing the Configuration Password The default password for the router’s Web Configuration Manager is password.
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Chapter 8 Advanced Configuration of the Router This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router. These features can be found under the Advanced heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Configuring for Port Forwarding to Local Servers Although the router causes your entire local network to appear as a single machine to the Internet, you can make a local server (for example, a web server or game server) visible and available to the Internet. This is done using the Port Forwarding menu.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router 2. Enter the IP address of the local server in the corresponding Server IP Address box. 3. Click the Add button. Add a Custom Service To define a service, game or application that does not appear in the Services & Games list, you must detemine what port numbers are used by the service. For this information, you may need to contact the manufacturer of the program that you wish to use.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router • If the IP address of the local PC is assigned by DHCP, it may change when the PC is rebooted. To avoid this, you can manually configure the PC to use a fixed address or you can use the Reserved IP Address feature described in “Reserved IP adresses“ on page 8-13. • Local PCs must access the local server using the PCs’ local LAN address (192.168.0.33 in this example).
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router The Default DMZ Server feature is helpful when using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with NAT. The router 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.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router 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.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router LAN IP Setup The second feature category under the Advanced heading is LAN IP Setup. This menu allows configuration of LAN IP services such as DHCP and RIP. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click on LAN IP Setup to view the LAN IP Setup menu, shown in Figure 8-3 Figure 8-3. LAN IP Setup Menu The router is shipped preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN side, and to act.as a DHCP server.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the router 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.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router — 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.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router 1. Select a number and click the Edit button to open the Edit Menu, shown in Figure 8-5. Figure 8-5. Static Route Entry and Edit Menu 2. Type a route name for this static route in the Route Name box under the table. (This is for identification purpose only.) 3. Select Private if you want to limit access to the LAN only. The static route will not be reported in RIP. 4. Select Active to make this route effective. 5.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router This example is illustrated below: When you first configured your router, a default route was created with your ISP as the gateway. With this configuration, if you attempt to access a device on the 134.177.0.0 network, your router 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.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Packet Filtering The Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router allows you to block Internet access by specific users on your local network based on their IP addresses. In addition, you can prevent the use of certain Internet services. These functions are performed by packet filtering. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click on Packet Filtering to view the Packet Filtering menu, shown in Figure 8-6.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router By selecting Port Rule, you can block access to a specific Internet service from your network. For example, you can prevent your users from using chat or games. The Port Rule menu is shown in Figure 8-7. Figure 8-7. Packet Filtering (Port Rule) menu To block a service: 1. Make sure the Enable Packet Filtering checkbox is checked. 2. Select Port Rule. 3. Click Add. 4.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click on Reserve IP to view the Reserve IP menu, shown in Figure 8-8. Figure 8-8. Reserve IP menu 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.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Remote Management Using the Remote Management menu, you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure, upgrade and check the status of your router. 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.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router 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. 4. Click Apply to have your changes take effect.
Chapter 9 Troubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router. For the common problems listed, go to the section indicated. Is the router on? Have I connected the router correctly? Go to “Basic Functioning“ on page 9-1. I can’t access the router’s configuration with my browser. Go to “Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface“ on page 9-3. I’ve configured the router but I can’t access the Internet.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router a. The Test LED is not lit. b. The Local port LEDs are lit for any local ports that are connected. c. The Internet port LED is lit. If a port’s LED is lit, a link has been established to the connected device. If a Local 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.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router LAN or Internet Port LEDs Not On If either the LAN LEDs or Internet LED do not light when the Ethernet connection is made, check the following: • Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at the router and at the hub or workstation. • Make sure that power is turned on to the connected hub or workstation.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router • 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.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router If your router is still unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP, the problem may be one of the following: • Your ISP may require a login program. Ask your ISP whether they require PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) or some other type of login. • If your ISP requires a login, you may have incorrectly set the login name and password. • Your ISP may check for your PC's host name.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Testing the LAN Path to Your Firewall You can ping the router from your PC to verify that the LAN path to your router is set up correctly. To ping the router from a PC running Windows 95 or later: 1. From the Windows toolbar, click on the Start button and select Run. 2. In the field provided, type Ping followed by the IP address of the router, as in this example: ping 192.168.0.1 3. Click on OK.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router where is the IP address of a remote device such as your ISP’s DNS server. If the path is functioning correctly, replies as in the previous section are displayed. If you do not receive replies: — Check that your PC has the IP address of your router listed as the default gateway. If the IP configuration of your PC is assigned by DHCP, this information will not be visible in your PC’s Network Control Panel.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Problems with Date and Time The E-Mail menu in the Content Filtering section displays the current date and time of day. The HR314 uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to obtain the current time from one of several Network Time Servers on the Internet. Each entry in the log is stamped with the date and time of day.
Appendix A Technical Specifications This appendix provides technical specifications for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router. Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility Data and Routing Protocols: TCP/IP, RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) Wireless Protocol and Standards Compatibility Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11a Radio Data Rate Normal Mode: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps per channel Turbo Mode: 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72 Mbps per channel Frequency 5.15 ~ 5.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router United Kingdom, Australia: 240V, 50 Hz, input Europe: 230V, 50 Hz, input Japan: 100V, 50/60 Hz, input All regions (output): 12 V DC @ 1.5A output, 35W maximum Physical Specifications Dimensions: 253 by 181 by 35 mm 9.95 by 7.1 by 1.4 in. Weight: 1.2 kg 2.6 lb.
Appendix B Network and Routing Basics This chapter provides an overview of IP networks, routing, and firewalls. Basic Router Concepts Large amounts of bandwidth can be provided easily and relatively inexpensively in a local area network (LAN). However, providing high bandwidth between a local network and the Internet can be very expensive. Because of this expense, Internet access is usually provided by a slower-speed wide-area network (WAN) link such as a cable or DSL modem.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Routers vary in performance and scale, number of routing protocols supported, and types of physical WAN connection they support. The Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router is a small office router that routes the IP protocol over a single-user broadband connection. Routing Information Protocol One of the protocols used by a router to build and maintain a picture of the network is the Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router There are five standard classes of IP addresses. These address classes have different ways of determining the network and host sections of the address, allowing for different numbers of hosts on a network. Each address type begins with a unique bit pattern, which is used by the TCP/IP software to identify the address class. After the address class has been determined, the software can correctly identify the host section of the address.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router • Class D Class D addresses are used for multicasts (messages sent to many hosts). Class D addresses are in this range: 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. • Class E Class E addresses are for experimental use. This addressing structure allows IP addresses to uniquely identify each physical network and each node on each physical network.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Subnet Addressing By looking at the addressing structures, you can see that even with a Class C address, there are a large number of hosts per network. Such a structure is an inefficient use of addresses if each end of a routed link requires a different network number. It is unlikely that the smaller office LANs would have that many devices. You can resolve this problem by using a technique known as subnet addressing.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Note: The number 192.68.135.127 is not assigned because it is the broadcast address of the first subnet. The number 192.68.135.128 is not assigned because it is the network address of the second subnet. The following table lists the additional subnet mask bits in dotted-decimal notation. To use the table, write down the original class netmask and replace the 0 value octets with the dotted-decimal value of the additional subnet bits.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Table B-2. Netmask Formats 255.255.255.252 /30 255.255.255.254 /31 255.255.255.255 /32 NETGEAR strongly recommends that you configure all hosts on a LAN segment to use the same netmask for the following reasons: • So that hosts recognize local IP broadcast packets When a device broadcasts to its segment neighbors, it uses a destination address of the local network address with all ones for the host address.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Single IP Address Operation Using NAT In the past, if multiple PCs on a LAN needed to access the Internet simultaneously, you had to obtain a range of IP addresses from the ISP. This type of Internet account is more costly than a single-address account typically used by a single user with a modem, rather than a router. The HR314 employs an address-sharing method called Network Address Translation (NAT).
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router This scheme offers the additional benefit of simple firewall-like protection because the internal LAN addresses are not available to the Internet through the translated connection. All incoming inquiries are filtered out by the router. This filtering can prevent intruders from probing your system. However, using port forwarding, you can allow one PC (for example, a Web server) on your local network to be accessible to outside users.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router When a PC accesses a resource by its descriptive name, it first contacts a DNS server to obtain the IP address of the resource. The PC sends the desired message using the IP address. Many large organizations, such as ISPs, maintain their own DNS servers and allow their customers to use the servers to look up addresses.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Ad-hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) In an ad hoc network, computers are brought together as needed; thus, there is no structure or fixed points to the network - each node can generally communicate with any other node. There is no Access Point involved in this configuration.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Authentication and WEP Encryption The absence of a physical connection between nodes makes the wireless links vulnerable to eavesdropping and information theft. To provide a certain level of security, the IEEE 802.11 standard has defined two types of authentication methods, Open System and Shared Key. With Open System authentication, a wireless PC can join any network and receive any messages that are not encrypted.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Wireless Channel Selection IEEE 802.11a utilizes 300 MHz of bandwidth in the 5 GHz Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) band. Though the lower 200 MHz is physically contiguous, the FCC has divided the total 300 MHz into three distinct domains, each with a different legal maximum power output. The radio frequency channels used are listed in Table B-4: Table B-4. 802.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router The Model HR314 user can use eight channels in non-turbo mode.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Note: The available channels supported by the wireless products in various countries are different. Ethernet Cabling Although Ethernet networks originally used thick or thin coaxial cable, most installations currently use unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cabling. The UTP cable contains eight conductors, arranged in four twisted pairs, and terminated with an RJ45 type connector.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router Uplink Switches, Crossover Cables, and MDI/MDIX Switching In the wiring table above, the concept of transmit and receive are from the perspective of the PC, which is wired as Media Dependant Interface (MDI). In this wiring, the PC transmits on pins 1 and 2. At the hub, the perspective is reversed, and the hub receives on pins 1 and 2. This wiring is referred to as Media Dependant Interface - Crossover (MDI-X).
Glossary 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring. 100BASE-Tx IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring. 802.11a IEEE specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps and higher using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), a new encoding scheme that offers benefits over spread spectrum compared with 802.11b. 802.11a operates in the 5 GHz Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) band.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router 2 Gateway A local device, usually a router, that connects hosts on a local network to other networks. IP See Internet Protocol. IP Address A four-byte number uniquely defining each host on the Internet. Ranges of addresses are assigned by Internic, an organization formed for this purpose. Usually written in dotted-decimal notation with periods separating the bytes (for example, 134.177.244.57). IPSec Internet Protocol Security.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router netmask A number that explains which part of an IP address comprises the network address and which part is the host address on that network. It can be expressed in dotted-decimal notation or as a number appended to the IP address. For example, a 28-bit mask starting from the MSB can be shown as 255.255.255.192 or as /28 appended to the IP address.
Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802.11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router 4 UTP Unshielded twisted pair. The cable used by 10BASE-T and 100BASE-Tx Ethernet networks. VPN Virtual Private Network. A method for securely transporting data between two private networks by using a public network such as the Internet as a connection. WAN See wide area network. WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy. WEP is a data encryption protocol for 802.11b wireless networks.
Index Numerics 802.
front panel 2-2 sending 6-2 log entries 6-6 G gateway address 3-10, 3-11 H Half Life 8-4 host name 4-5, 4-7, 4-8 M MAC address 9-7, B-9 spoofing 4-6, 4-9, 9-5 Macintosh 3-10 DHCP Client ID 3-7 Obtaining ISP Configuration Information 3-11 MDI/MDI-X wiring B-16 I metric 8-10 IANA contacting B-2 N IETF xv Web site address B-7 infrastructure mode B-11 installation 1-5 Internet account address information 3-9 establishing 3-9 IP addresses 3-10, 3-11 and NAT B-8 and the Internet B-2 assigning B-2, B-9 au
Port Forwarding Menu 8-2 SSID 2-6, 5-1, 5-3, B-11 PPP over Ethernet 1-3, 1-5, 3-9 Start Port 8-3 PPPoE 1-3, 1-5, 3-9, 4-7 Static Routes 8-9 Primary DNS Server 4-5, 4-6, 4-8, 4-9 subnet addressing B-5 protocols Address Resolution B-9 DHCP 1-5, B-10 Routing Information 1-5, B-2 support 1-3 subnet mask 3-10, 3-11, B-5 publications, related xv Q Quake 8-4 T TCP/IP configuring 3-1 network, troubleshooting 9-5 TCP/IP properties verifying for Macintosh 3-7 verifying for Windows 3-5, 3-6 technical suppo
