User manual NETGEAR AGM721T INSTALL GUIDE

[. . . ] Setup documentation is available on the CD, on the support website, and on the documentation website. When the wireless router is connected to the Internet, click the Knowledge Base or the Documentation link under Web Support on the main menu to view support information. Trademarks NETGEAR and the NETGEAR logo are registered trademarks, and RangeMax and Smart Wizard are trademarks of NETGEAR. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks and Windows Vista is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice. [. . . ] If compromised, the DMZ server computer can be used to attack other computers on your network. Incoming traffic from the Internet is usually discarded by the router unless the traffic is a response to one of your local computers or a service that you have configured in the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering screen. Instead of discarding this traffic, you can have it forwarded to one computer on your network. In the Default DMZ Server fields, enter the IP address for that computer or server. Click Apply. Responding to a Ping on the Internet (WAN) Port If you want the router to respond to a ping from the Internet, select the Respond to Ping on Internet Port check box. This should be used only as a diagnostic tool, since it allows your router to be discovered by Internet scanners. Do not select this check box unless you have a specific reason to do so, such as when troubleshooting your connection. Setting the MTU Size The normal MTU value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 bytes, 1492 bytes for PPPoE connections, or 1450 for PPTP connections. For some ISPs, you might need to reduce the MTU size, but this is rarely required and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. For more information, see "Changing the MTU Size" on page 5-16. Click Apply to save the new configuration. Customizing Your Network Settings v1. 0, January 2010 4-9 NETGEAR Wireless-N 300 Router WNR2000v2 User Manual Configuring NAT Filtering Network Address Translation (NAT) determines how the router processes inbound traffic. Secured NAT provides a secured firewall to protect the computers on the LAN from attacks from the Internet, but might prevent some Internet games, point-to-point applications, or multimedia applications from functioning. Usually, a setting of 2 or 3 works, but if this is a direct connection, set it to 1. Click Apply to have the static route entered into the table. Wireless Repeating Function You can view or change wireless repeater settings for the wireless router. From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click Wireless Repeating Function to display the Wireless Repeating Function screen. Figure 4-7 Customizing Your Network Settings v1. 0, January 2010 4-12 NETGEAR Wireless-N 300 Router WNR2000v2 User Manual The wireless router allows you to control wireless client association: · Wireless Repeater. The wireless router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote AP. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of the remote parent AP. The wireless router acts as the parent AP, bridging traffic to and from the child repeater AP, as well as handling wireless and wired local computers. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC addresses of the child repeater AP. Usually this check box is cleared so that the router is an access point for wireless computers. · · If this check box is selected, the router communicates wirelessly only with other APs whose MAC addresses are listed in this screen. The router still communicates with wire-connected LAN devices. Setting Up the Base Station The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. Set up both units with exactly the same wireless settings (SSID, mode, channel, and security). Note that the wireless security option must be set to None or WEP. Customizing Your Network Settings v1. 0, January 2010 4-13 NETGEAR Wireless-N 300 Router WNR2000v2 User Manual 2. [. . . ] You can find this program in your Windows Program menu or as an icon in your system tray. If you have no specific wireless card setup program installed, you can use the basic setup utility in Windows: ­ ­ Open the Windows Control Panel, and double-click Network Connections. In the LAN section, double-click Wireless Network Connection. · 2. Use the adapter's setup program to scan for available wireless networks, looking for the network name (SSID) of NETGEAR, or your custom SSID if you have changed it. [. . . ]