NETGEAR MR814 - 802.11b Cable/DSL Wireless Router User manual

Installation Guide
Cable/DSL Wireless Router
MODEL MR814
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a NETGEAR MR814 Cable/DSL Wireless Router. With this router
you can have secure Internet access through a high-speed DSL or cable modem and share the
connection with several computers.
This installation guide shows you how to connect the router and configure it for secure
Internet access. Setup is easy. Follow the instructions in this guide and your system will be up
and running quickly.
If you have problems, there is a troubleshooting section on pages 13-15 to help you. You can
also get more detailed troubleshooting information from the Reference Manual on the CD,
online from www.NETGEAR.com or by phone. There is a short glossary available on page 16
to help answer any questions you have about terminology. A more extensive glossary can be
found in the Reference Manual.
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Wireless Router MR814
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Installation Overview
Estimated time: 15 to 30 minutes to complete the installation.
1. Gather the configuration information you have for your working DSL or cable modem
connection to the Internet.
2. Install the router between the DSL or cable modem and one computer.
3. Configure that computer to work with the router and restart the computer and modem.
4. Configure the router and go online to test the connection.
5. Connect other computers, configure them and restart each. (optional)
6. Configure for content filtering or port forwarding. (optional)
On the MR814 GearBox™CD, you’ll find the MR814 Installation Assistant, which supplements
the instructions in this installation guide by animating the step-by-step procedures given here.
For more detailed information about installation, troubleshooting and configuration
procedures, see the Reference Manual on the CD.
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What’s in the Box
When you open the box, verify that you received everything.
The package includes:
• MR814 Cable/DSL Wireless Router (The term Gateway and Router are often used
interchangeably. Both perform the same function of allowing multiple computers to share
the Internet.)
• AC power adapter
• Vertical stand
• MR814 GearBox™ CD, including a full Reference Manual and Installation Assistant.
• MR814 Installation Guide (this document)
• Warranty and registration card
• Support information card
• NETGEAR Router ISP Guide (also available online and on the CD)
If the support information card is missing, you can get contact information at www. NETGEAR.com
in the Customer Service area.
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Wireless Router
MR814
MR814 Wireless Router
GearBox
™
CD, installation guide,
support information card &
warranty/registration card
Power adapter
Vertical Stand
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Prepare to Install the Router
Verify Your Equipment
Before installing the MR814 router, you should have:
• An external DSL or cable modem with an
Ethernet port set up and working with one
computer.
• Working ISP Internet Connection
• Internet Explorer 5.0 or later OR Netscape
Navigator 4.7 or later.
You’ll be installing the router between the modem and the computer.
For each computer that you want to connect to the router, you must have
• An available RJ-45 Ethernet port (or adapter) — either built-in or from a network
interface card (NIC) installed in the computer OR a 2.4 GHz wireless adapter (Wi-Fi
802.11b at 11Mbps).
Note: If you have a built-in modem or a modem card, the telephone jack for the
modem looks very similar to an RJ-45 Ethernet port, but the RJ-45 port is larger.
• TCP/IP networking installed.
• Windows® computers: Client for Microsoft® Networks software installed.
Note: TCP/IP and Client for Microsoft Networks is installed on most Windows
computers. If you can view Web sites with a browser, you are ready to go. Please
see the Reference Manual on the CD if you need help installing either on a
Windows computer.
• A Category 5 (Cat 5) Ethernet patch cable
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1
DSL or cable modem
Phone jack or
cable outlet
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Gather ISP Configuration Information for
Your Working Connection to the Internet
Later in the setup process you’ll need to configure the router to work with your network. A
Setup Wizard is available to help you through this procedure. Alternatively, you can configure
the router yourself using information that you can get from your computer or your ISP about
your current Internet connection.
This page and the next page include blanks for you to fill in and refer to later. To get the
needed information from your computer:
•Windows 95/98/Me: Open the Network control panel, select a TCP/IP entry, and click
Properties.
•Windows 2000/XP: Open Local Area Network Connection and click Properties.
•Macintosh®: Open the TCP/IP (or Network) control panel.
Host and Domain Names
Some ISPs use a specific host or domain name—like CCA7324-A or home. If you haven’t
been given specific information about host or domain names then use the following examples
as a guide:
• If your main e-mail account with your ISP is [e-mail], then use aaa as your host
name. (Your ISP might call this your account, user, host, computer or system name.)
• If your ISP’s mail server is mail.xxx.yyy.com, then use xxx.yyy.com as the domain name.
ISP Account name:
ISP Domain name:
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Your ISP should have provided you with a summary sheet of all the information needed to connect your
computer to the Internet. Additionally, the NETGEAR Router ISP Guide gives the requirements for many
ISPs. If you cannot locate the information, you’ll have to contact your ISP.
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ISP Login Name
If your ISP requires a login name and password (possibly because you have a PPPoE account),
fill in the following:
Login name: (may be your full e-mail address)
Password:
Service name: (if required by your ISP)
Note: The login name could be called a user name or account name by your ISP.
The login name is case sensitive. You must type it exactly as given by your ISP. For
example, c_jones is a different login name than C_Jones or cjones.
Fixed (or Static) IP Address
If you have a static IP address through your ISP, fill in the following information:
Internet IP address:
Subnet mask:
Gateway IP address:
ISP DNS Server Address Information
If you were given specific Domain Name System (DNS) server addresses, fill in the following:
DNS Server IP address(es):
Wireless Settings
Wireless Network Name (called a Service Set Identifier or SSID). This can be anything up to
32 characters as long as you can use the same name with all devices in your wireless network.
The default is Wireless.
Wireless Network Name:
Security Encryption Passphrase (called Wired Equivalent Privacy or WEP). Encryption will protect
your network from evesdroppers. The Passphrase can be anything as long as you use the same one
for all devices in your wireless network. The default setting for Security Encryption is Disabled.
Security Encryption Passphrase:
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...
...
...
Note: For example, a
valid IP address could
be 169.254.141.148.
...
...
Note: Case Sensitive
Note: Case Sensitive
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Install the Router
After unpacking the box and locating the configuration
information, you’re ready to install the router. You may also
configure the router from a wireless computer. If so, set the
computer’s Wireless Network Name (SSID) to Wireless and
disable the Security Encryption (WEP).
Note: You do not have to power down any equipment to
do this, but if you need to move your computers
(perhaps to get to ports in the back), you may want to
shut down the computers before moving them around.
1. Locate the Ethernet cable currently going from the DSL
or cable modem to the computer that you use to access
the Internet. See Cable A in the illustration.
Note: You must use this cable to connect the DSL or cable modem to your router
since this may be a special cable even though it looks like other LAN cables.
2. Remove this cable from the computer and insert that end into the Internet port
on the router. (See the label on the bottom of the router to locate the Internet port.)
3. Skip this step if you are using a wireless computer. Use the Ethernet patch cable to
connect the computer to one of the four numbered Ethernet ports on the router. See
Cable B in the illustration.
4. Connect the power adapter’s cord into the back of the router and then plug the adapter
into a power source such as a wall socket or power strip.
Note: If you want to connect other computers to the router, don’t connect them
now. Do that after you know that the modem/router setup works with one computer.
Check the setup
• After supplying power to the router, the Test light
turns on for a few seconds and then goes off.
Note: If the Test light stays on or blinks, go to Troubleshooting on page 13.
• The Power, Internet and Wireless lights should be lit.
• If a computer is connected and powered up the number
of the connected port should be lit and may blink to
show network activity.
Note: If the connection is a 100 Mbps connection, the number is green. If it is a 10
Mbps connection, the number is yellow. If either the Power, Internet, or port
number light isn’t lit, go to Troubleshooting on page 13.
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2
Cable/DSL Wireless Router MR814
DSL or
cable
modem
Phone jack or
cable outlet
Computer
A
B
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Configure the Computer to Work with
the Router and Restart the Network
Next, you make sure that the computer can interact with the router. To do this, you configure
the TCP/IP settings on the computer and then restart the network. How you do this depends
on your computer.
Windows Operating Systems
Normally, you leave the TCP/IP setup parameters at their factory default settings unless you
have a specific reason to change them. You should verify that the computer is set to ‘obtain an
IP address automatically’ in the Network control panel.
Windows 98 or Me
1. Choose Settings>Control Panel
from the Start menu.
2. Double-click the Network icon.
3. Click the Configuration tab.
4. In the list of installed network
components, select the TCP/IP
entry for the computer’s
Ethernet adapter or NIC.
5. Click Properties.
6. Click the IP Address tab.
7. If not selected, select Obtain an
IP address automatically.
8. Click the Gateway tab.
9. Select and remove any IP Gateway
addresses that are listed.
10. Click OK and click OK again to.
close the Network control panel.
11. Go to Restarting the Network on the
next page.
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Windows 98/Me
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Windows 2000 or XP
1. Right-click My Network Place and
choose Properties.
2. Double-click Local Area Network
Connection and click Properties.
3. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and
click Properties.
4. Select Obtain IP address automatically
and Obtain DNS server address
automatically.
5. Click OK twice and click Close.
6. Go to Restarting the Network.
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Macintosh Operating System
Mac OS® 8.6 or 9.x
1. Choose Control Panels >TCP/IP
from the Apple () menu.
2. If not already selected, select Ethernet
in the Connect via list.
3. Select Using DHCP Server in the
Configure list.
4. Click the close box.
5. Click Save.
6. Go to Restarting the Network.
Mac OS X
1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
2. Double-click Network.
3. If not already selected, select Built-in Ethernet in the Configure list.
4. If not already selected, select Using DHCP in the TCP/IP tab.
5. Click Save.
6. Go to Restarting the Network.
Linux® or UNIX® Operating System
If you’re installing the router with a Linux-based or UNIX-based computer, see your system
documentation to set up TCP/IP networking to obtain IP addresses automatically using DHCP.
Restarting the Network
Once you’ve set up your computer to work with the router, you must reset the network for the
devices to be able to communicate.
1. Turn off or unplug the DSL or cable modem and router.
2. Turn on or plug in the DSL or cable modem and wait for 1-2 minutes
until the lights indicate that service is established again.
3. Plug in the router and wait about 10 seconds until the Test light turns off.
4. Restart the computer that is connected to the router.
Note: If the Test light stays lit, go to Troubleshooting on page 13. 9
Mac OS 8.6/9.x
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