User manual NETGEAR RP614

[. . . ] 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone 1-888-NETGEAR SM-RP614NA-1 April 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. 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. [. . . ] Click on Stop to freeze the display. Click on the "Show PPPoE Status" button to display the progress of the PPPoE connection, as shown in Figure 6-2 Maintenance 6-3 Reference Manual for the Model RP614 Web Safe 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 6-3 Figure 6-3. 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 Model RP614 router 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 Model RP614 router must support HTTP uploads. NETGEAR recommends using Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 3. 0 or above. 6-4 Maintenance Reference Manual for the Model RP614 Web Safe 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 6-4. Figure 6-4. 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 Model RP614 router, 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 Model RP614 router 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 6-5 Reference Manual for the Model RP614 Web Safe Router From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Settings Backup heading to bring up the menu shown in Figure 6-5. Figure 6-5. Settings Backup 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. This can be done by using the Erase function, which will restore all factory settings. After an erase, the router's password will be password, the LAN IP address will be 192. 168. 0. 1, and the router's DHCP client will be enabled. 6-6 Maintenance Reference Manual for the Model RP614 Web Safe Router To erase the configuration, click the Erase button. 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" on page 8-7. Changing the Configuration Password The default password for the router's Web Configuration Manager is password. Netgear recommends that you change this password to a more secure password. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Set Password to bring up the menu shown in Figure 6-6. Figure 6-6. Set Password menu To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice. [. . . ] IPSec is a series of guidelines for securing private information transmitted over public networks. Used in conjunction with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP. A communications network serving users within a limited area, such as one floor of a building. A LAN typically connects multiple personal computers and shared network devices such as storage and printers. [. . . ]