User manual NETGEAR HR314 Reference Manual

[. . . ] Reference Manual for the Model HR314 802. 11a Hi-Speed Wireless Router NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone 1-888-NETGEAR SM-HR314NA-0 July 2002 © 2002 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks NETGEAR is a trademark of Netgear, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] The default is 255. 255. 255. 0 If set to None, the router will not assign IP addresses to local PCs on the LAN. If set to Server, the router is configured to assign IP addresses to local PCs on the LAN. IP Subnet Mask DHCP LAN Port MAC Address IP Address IP Subnet Mask DHCP 7-2 Maintenance 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. Field Port Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Tx B/s Up Time System up Time Poll Interval Router Statistics Fields Description The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (local) ports. The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear. The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear. The current line utilization--percentage of current bandwidth used on this port. Specifies the intervals at which the statistics are updated in this window. Click on Stop to freeze the display. Click on the "Show PPPoE Status" button to display the progress of the PPPoE connection. Maintenance 7-3 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. Note that if the router is rebooted, the table data is lost until the router rediscovers the devices. To force the router to look for attached devices, click the Refresh button. Router Software Upgrade The routing software of the HR314 is stored in FLASH memory, and can be upgraded as new software is released by NETGEAR. If the upgrade file is compressed (. ZIP file), you must first extract the binary (. BIN) file before sending it to the router. The upgrade file can be sent to the router using your browser. Note: The Web browser used to upload new firmware into the HR314 must support HTTP uploads. NETGEAR recommends using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5. 0 or Netscape Navigator 4. 7 or above. 7-4 Maintenance 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. In the Router Upgrade menu, click the Browse button and browse to the location of the binary (. BIN) upgrade file Click Upload. Note: When uploading software to the HR314, it is important not to interrupt the Web browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new page. The upgrade process will typically take about one minute. In some cases, you may need to reconfigure the router after upgrading. Configuration File Settings Management The configuration settings of the HR314 are stored within the router in a configuration file. This file can be saved (backed up) to a user's PC, retrieved (restored) from the user's PC, or cleared to factory default settings. Maintenance 7-5 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. Restore and Backup the Configuration The Restore and Backup options in the Settings Backup menu allow you to save and retrieve a file containing your router's configuration settings. Your browser will extract the configuration file from the router and will prompt you for a location on your PC to store the file. You can give the file a meaningful name at this time, such as pacbell. cfg. To restore your settings from a saved configuration file, enter the full path to the file on your PC or click the Browse button to browse to the file. When you have located it, click the Restore button to send the file to the router. The router will then reboot automatically. Erase the Configuration It is sometimes desirable to restore the router to a known blank condition. [. . . ] See Network Address Translation. IP IP Address IPSec ISP Internet Protocol LAN local area network MAC address Mbps MSB MRU Maximum Receive Unit Most Significant Bit or Most Significant Byte NAT 2 Glossary 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. A technique by which several hosts share a single IP address for access to the Internet. [. . . ]