Netgear 05200014 User Manual
Contents
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202-10005-05, June 2005
Contents
Chapter 1
About This Manual
Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats ................................................................1-1How to Use This Manual ................................................................................................1-2How to Print this Manual .................................................................................................1-2
Chapter 2
Introduction
About the Router ............................................................................................................2-1Key Features ..................................................................................................................2-1
802.11 Standards-based Wireless Networking ........................................................2-2A Powerful, True Firewall .........................................................................................2-2Content Filtering .......................................................................................................2-3Auto Sensing and Auto Uplink™ LAN Ethernet Connections ..................................2-3Protocol Support ......................................................................................................2-3Easy Installation and Management ..........................................................................2-4
What’s in the Box? ..........................................................................................................2-5
The Router’s Front Panel .........................................................................................2-5The Router’s Rear Panel .........................................................................................2-6
Chapter 3
Connecting the Router to the Internet
Ethernet Cabling Requirements ...............................................................................3-1Computer Hardware Requirements .........................................................................3-1LAN Configuration Requirements ............................................................................3-1Internet Configuration Requirements .......................................................................3-2Where Do I Get the Internet Configuration Parameters? .........................................3-2Record Your Internet Connection Information ..........................................................3-3
Connecting the MBR814 to Your LAN ............................................................................3-4
First, install the router. ..............................................................................................3-4Next, log in to the router. ..........................................................................................3-5