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NetGear MR814v2 setup
NetGear MR814v2 setup
The Router’s Front Panel
The front panel of the MR814v2 router contains the status LEDs described below.
You can use some of the LEDs to verify connections. Viewed from left to right, Table 1-1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of the router. These LEDs are green when lit.
LED Descriptions
The Router’s Rear Panel
The rear panel of the Model RP614 router contains the port connections listed below.
Viewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following features:
•AC power adapter outlet
•Four Local (LAN) Ethernet ports for connecting the router to the local PCs
•Internet (WAN) Ethernet port for connecting the router to a cable or DSL modem
•Factory Default Reset push button
•Wireless antenna
Connecting the MR814v2 to Your LAN
This section provides instructions for connecting the MR814v2 router. Also, the MR814v2 Resource CD included with your router contains an animated Installation Assistant to help you through this procedure.
Procedure: Connecting the Router
There are three steps to connecting your router:
1 . Connect the router to your network
2 . Log in to the router
3 . Connect to the Internet
Follow the steps below to connect your router to your network. You can also refer to the Resource CD included with your router which contains an animated Installation Assistant to help you through this procedure.
1. Connect the router to your network.
a . Turn off your computer and Cable or DSL Modem.
b . Disconnect the Ethernet cable ( A ) from your computer which connects to your cable or DSL modem.
c . Connect the Ethernet cable from your cable or DSL modem to the Internet port (A ) on the MR814v2.
d . Connect the Ethernet cable which came with the router from a Local port on the router (B ) to your computer.
Note: The MR814v2 router incorporates Auto Uplink TM technology. Each LOCAL Ethernet port will automatically sense if the cable should have a normal connection or an uplink connection. This feature eliminates the need to worry about crossover cables because Auto Uplink will make the right connection either type of cable.
e. Now, turn on your computer. If software usually logs you in to your Internet connection, do not run that software or cancel it if it starts automatically.
f . Verify the following:
When your turn the router on, the power light goes on.
The router’s local lights are lit for any computers that are connected to it.
The router’s Internet light is lit, indicating a link has been established to the cable or DSL modem.
2 . Log in to the router.
Note: To connect to the router, your computer needs to be configured to obtain an IP address automatically via DHCP.
a . Connect to the router by typing http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator.
b . For security reasons, the router has its own user name and password. When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password, both in lower case letters.
Note: The router user name and password are not the same as any user name or password you may use to log in to your Internet connection.
A login window shown below opens:
3 . Connect to the Internet
Setup Wizard
a . You are now connected to the router. If you do not see the menu above, click the Setup Wizard link on the upper left of the main menu.
b . Click Next and follow the steps in the Setup Wizard for inputting the configuration parameters from your ISP to connect to the Internet.
Note: If you choose not to use the Setup Wizard, you can manually configure your Internet connection settings by following the procedure “Manually Configuring Your Internet Connection” on page 2-13. Unless your ISP automatically assigns your configuration automatically via DHCP, you will need the configuration parameters from your ISP.
c . When the router successfully detects an active Internet service, the router’s Internet LED goes on. The Setup Wizard reports which connection type it discovered, and displays the appropriate configuration menu. If the Setup Wizard finds no connection, you will be prompted to check the physical connection between your router and the cable or DSL line.
d . The Setup Wizard will report the type of connection it finds. The options are:
- Connections which require a login using protocols such as PPPoE broadband connection.
- Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment.
- Connections which use fixed IP address assignment.
The procedures for filling in the configuration menu for each type of connection follow below.
PPPoE Wizard-Detected Option
If the Setup Wizard discovers that your ISP uses PPPoE, you will see this menu:
Setup Wizard menu for PPPoE accounts
•Enter the Account Name, Domain Name, Login, and Password as provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. The router will try to discover the domain automatically if you leave the Domain Name blank. Otherwise, you may need to enter it manually.
•To change the login timeout, enter a new value in minutes. This determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering a timeout value of zero means never log out.
Note: You no longer need to run 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.
•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.
Note: If you enter DNS addresses, restart your computers so that these settings take effect.
•Click Apply to save your settings.
•Click Test to verify that your Internet connection works. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting.” In your manual.
Dynamic IP Wizard-Detected Option
If the Setup Wizard discovers that your ISP uses Dynamic IP assignment, you will see this menu:
•Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name. These parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news servers. If you leave the Domain Name field blank, the router try to discover the domain. Otherwise, you may need to enter it manually.
•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.
Note: If you enter DNS addresses, restart your computers so that these settings take effect.
•Click Apply to save your settings.
•Click Test to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting.” In you manual.
Fixed IP Account Wizard-Detected Option
If the Setup Wizard discovers that your ISP uses Fixed IP assignment, you will see this menu:
•Fixed IP is also called Static IP. Enter your assigned IP Address, Subnet Mask, and the IP Address of your ISP’s gateway router. This information should have been provided to you by your ISP. You will need the configuration parameters from your ISP you recorded in “Record Your Internet Connection Information” on page 2-3. of your manual
•Enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary and Secondary DNS Server addresses.
Note: Restart the computers on your network so that these settings take effect.
•Click Apply to save the settings.
•Click Test to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within one minute, refer to Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting” in your manual.
Manually Configuring Your Internet Connection
You can manually configure your router using the menu below, or you can allow the Setup Wizard to determine your configuration as described in the previous section.
You can manually configure the router using the Basic Settings menu shown in Figure 2-11 using these steps:
1 . Click the Basic Settings link on the Setup menu.
2 . If your Internet connection does not require a login, click No at the top of the Basic Settings menu and fill in the settings according to the instructions below. If your Internet connection does require a login, click Yes, and skip to step 3.
a . 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.
b . Internet IP Address: If your ISP has assigned you a permanent, fixed (static) IP address for your PC, select “Use static IP address”. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned. Also enter the netmask and the Gateway IP address. The Gateway is the ISP’s router to which your router will connect.
c . 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.
Note: If you enter an address here, restart the computers on your network so that these settings take effect.
d . Gateway’s MAC Address: This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the router on the Internet port. Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface card in your PC when your account is first opened. They will then only accept traffic from the MAC address of that PC. This feature allows your router to masquerade as that PC by “cloning” its MAC address.
To change the MAC address, select “Use this Computer’s 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. Or, select “Use this MAC address” and enter it.
e . Click Apply to save your settings.
3 . If your Internet connection does require a login, fill in the settings according to the instructions below. Select Yes if you normally must launch a login program such as EnterNet or WinPoET in order to access the Internet.
Note: After you finish setting up your router, 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.
- Select you Internet service provisory from the drop-down list.
- The screen will change according to the ISP settings requirements of the ISP you select.
- Fill in the parameters for your ISP according to the Wizard-detected procedures starting on page 2-8.
- Click Apply to save your settings.
Created On: 4/14/2005 7:53:00 AM
Last Modified On: 3/13/2011 10:30:00 PM
Article ID: 10846
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