NETGEAR DG824M User Manual

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Contents

Chapter 3

Wireless Configuration

Considerations For A Wireless Network .........................................................................3-1

Implement Appropriate Security ...............................................................................3-1

Observe Placement and Range Guidelines .............................................................3-1

Wireless Settings ............................................................................................................3-2

Using the Wireless Access by MAC Address Feature .............................................3-4

Configuring Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) ..........................................................3-6

Configuring WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) .................................................................3-7

Chapter 4

Protecting Your Network

Protecting Access to Your DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway ..........................4-1

Configuring Basic Firewall Services ...............................................................................4-3

Blocking Keywords, Sites, and Services ..................................................................4-3

Rules ..............................................................................................................................4-5

Inbound Rules (Port Forwarding) .............................................................................4-7

Inbound Rule Example: A Local Public Web Server ..........................................4-7

Inbound Rule Example: Allowing Videoconference from Restricted Addresses 4-9

Considerations for Inbound Rules .....................................................................4-9

Outbound Rules (Service Blocking) .......................................................................4-10

Outbound Rule Example: Blocking Instant Messenger ...................................4-10

Order of Precedence for Rules ..............................................................................4-12

Services ........................................................................................................................4-13

Setting Times and Scheduling Firewall Services ..........................................................4-14

Chapter 5

Managing Your Network

Backing Up, Restoring, or Erasing Your Settings ...........................................................5-1

Upgrading the Gateway’s Firmware ...............................................................................5-3

Network Management Information .................................................................................5-5

Viewing Gateway Status and Usage Statistics .........................................................5-5

Viewing Attached Devices ........................................................................................5-9

Viewing, Selecting, and Saving Logged Information ..............................................5-10

Selecting What Information to Log .................................................................. 5-11

Saving Log Files on a Server ..........................................................................5-12

Examples of log messages ....................................................................................5-12

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