Netgear WGU624 Guide D’Exploitation
Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624
Troubleshooting
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— If your ISP assigned a host name to your PC, enter that host name as the Account Name in
the Basic Settings menu.
— Your ISP could be rejecting the Ethernet MAC addresses of all but one of your PCs. Many
broadband ISPs restrict access by only allowing traffic from the MAC address of your
broadband modem, but some ISPs additionally restrict access to the MAC address of a
single PC connected to that modem. If this is the case, you must configure your router to
“clone” or “spoof” the MAC address from the authorized PC. Refer to
broadband modem, but some ISPs additionally restrict access to the MAC address of a
single PC connected to that modem. If this is the case, you must configure your router to
“clone” or “spoof” the MAC address from the authorized PC. Refer to
Restoring the Default Configuration and Password
This section explains how to restore the factory default configuration settings, changing the
WGU624’s administration password to password and the IP address to 192.168.1.1. You can
erase the current configuration and restore factory defaults in two ways:
WGU624’s administration password to password and the IP address to 192.168.1.1. You can
erase the current configuration and restore factory defaults in two ways:
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Use the Erase function of the router (see
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Use the default reset button on the rear panel of the router. Use this method for cases when the
administration password or IP address is not known.
administration password or IP address is not known.
To restore the factory default configuration settings without knowing the administration password
or IP address, you must use the default reset button on the rear panel of the router. See
or IP address, you must use the default reset button on the rear panel of the router. See
for a picture of the button.
1.
Press and hold the default reset button until the Test LED turns on (about 10 seconds).
2.
Release the default reset button and wait for the router to reboot.
Problems with Date and Time
The E-Mail menu in the Content Filtering section displays the current date and time of day. The
WGU624 wireless router uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to obtain the current time from
one of several Network Time Servers on the Internet. Each entry in the log is stamped with the
date and time of day. Problems with the date and time function can include:
WGU624 wireless router uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to obtain the current time from
one of several Network Time Servers on the Internet. Each entry in the log is stamped with the
date and time of day. Problems with the date and time function can include:
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Date shown is January 1, 2000. Cause: The router has not yet successfully reached a Network
Time Server. Check that your Internet access settings are configured correctly. If you have just
completed configuring the router, wait at least five minutes and check the date and time again.
Time Server. Check that your Internet access settings are configured correctly. If you have just
completed configuring the router, wait at least five minutes and check the date and time again.