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Setup Manual for the
DG834GV Integrated
ADSL Modem and
Wireless Router with
Voice
NETGEAR, Inc.
4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
February 2006
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© 2006 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. N
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Contents Setup Manual for the DG834GV Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice Chapter 1 Connecting the Router to the Internet What’s in the Box? ..........................................................................................................1-1 The Router’s Front Panel .........................................................................................1-2 The Router’s Rear Panel .......................................................................................
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Troubleshooting Internet Browsing ..........................................................................2-7 Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using the Ping Utility ..............................................2-7 Testing the LAN Path to Your Router .......................................................................2-7 Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device .....................................2-8 Restoring the Default Configuration and Password ..........................
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Chapter 1 Connecting the Router to the Internet This chapter describes how to set up the router on your Local Area Network (LAN) and connect to the Internet. It describes how to set up your ADSL modem wireless router for Internet access and configure basic wireless connectivity. What’s in the Box? The product package should contain the following items: • ADSL Modem Wireless Router • AC power adapter (varies by region) • Category 5 (Cat 5) Ethernet cable • Telephone cable with RJ-11 connector
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Setup Manual for the DG834GV Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice The ADSL Modem Wireless Router’s Front Panel The ADSL modem wireless router front panel shown below contains status LEDs. 12 34 5 6 7 Figure 1-1 You can use the LEDs to verify various conditions. Table 1-1 describes each LED. Table 1-1. LED Descriptions Label Activity Description On (Green) Power is supplied to the router. On (Red) Power-on Self-test failure or device malfunction. 1. Power Off Power is not suppl
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Setup Manual for the DG834GV Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice Table 1-1. LED Descriptions (continued) On (Green) Wireless port is linked. Blink (Green) Data is being transmitted or received. 5. Wireless Off No wireless link. On (Green) Registered to SIP server. Fast blink Talking. 6. Phone1 Slow blink Off hook. Phone2 Off Phone not ready. On (Green) PSTN line detected. 7. FXO/ Blink Talking. PSTN Off No PSTN line detected. fallback The ADSL Modem Wireless Router’s Rear Pa
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Setup Manual for the DG834GV Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice 3. Two phone ports for connecting to telephones 4. Four Local Ethernet RJ-45 LAN ports for connecting the router to the local computers 5. Factory Default Reset push button 6. AC power adapter outlet 7. Wireless antenna Each LAN port has two LEDs, one green and one amber. They indicate the port status as follows: • On (Green) LAN port is linked to a 100Mbps device • Blink (Green) Data is being transmitted or receiv
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Setup Manual for the DG834GV Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice What You Need Before You Begin You need to prepare the following before you can set up your router: • Active Internet service provided by an ADSL account. • The Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration information for your ADSL account. • ASDL microfilters as explained below. • Your computers set to DHCP. Internet Configuration Requirements Depending on how your ISP set up your Internet account, you need one o
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Setup Manual for the DG834GV Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice • Manual Setup: Manually set up your ADSL modem wireless router. — This option is best if you are replacing an existing ADSL modem wireless router or are technically knowledgeable. — Use this option if you are using a computer that does not run Microsoft Windows. — The manual setup procedures are documented in this manual. Use the setup option that best suites you. Smart Wizard Setup The Smart Wizard setup proces
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Line Setup Manual for the DG834GV Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice Manual Setup Use the topics and procedures below to manually set up your ADSL modem wireless router. Understanding ADSL Microfilters ADSL technology uses the same wires as your telephone service. However, ADSL adds signals to the telephone lines which create noise in the telephone service. You must use ADSL microfilters to filter out these signals before they reach your telephone. Note: If you purchased the
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Setup Manual for the DG834GV Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice Computers Set to DHCP For the initial connection to your router, your computer has to be set to automatically get its TCP/IP configuration from the router via DHCP. This is usually the case. The NETGEAR Smart Wizard CD automatically takes care of this requirement. For manual setup, refer to the documentation that came with your computer. Manually Setting Up Your ADSL Modem Wireless Router There are four steps t
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Setup Manual for the DG834GV Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice c. Connect the Phone port of the filter/splitter to the green PSTN connector on the ADSL modem wireless router.: Figure 1-5 d. You need to install a separate ADSL filter (see Figure 1-4 on page 1-6) for every telephone connected to other wall sockets that use the same telephone number as your ADSL modem wireless router. Connecting the Router to the Internet 1-9 v1.0, February 2006
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Setup Manual for the DG834GV Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice e. If you have voice service or plan to order it, connect a telephone to Phone Port 1 on the ADSL modem wireless router. Phone Port 1 Figure 1-6 Note: In the event of a power outage or loss of internet connectivity, the router will automatically connect to the standard phone port until VoIP service is restored. This feature is not available on Phone Port 2. 1-10 Connecting the Router to the Internet v1.0, Februa
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Setup Manual for the DG834GV Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice f. Connect the Ethernet cable from an ADSL modem wireless router LAN port to the Ethernet adapter in your computer. Figure 1-7 g. If you have more than one computer, repeat step f using a different LAN port on the ADSL modem wireless router. h. Connect the power adapter to the router and plug it in to a power outlet. Figure 1-8 i. Verify the following: The power light is lit after turning on the router. The te
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Setup Manual for the DG834GV Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice The ADSL internet light is green, indicating you are connected to the ADSL network. j. Now, turn on your computer. If software usually logs you in to your Internet connection, do not run that software. Cancel it if it starts automatically. Verify the following: The appropriate LAN port LEDs are lit for any connected computers. 2. Log in to the ADSL modem wireless router as described below. Note: Your computer n
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Setup Manual for the DG834GV Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice b. After logging in, you will see the menu below. Figure 1-11 3. Connect to the Internet: You are now ready to configure your ADSL modem wireless router to connect to the Internet. There are two ways you can configure your ADSL modem wireless router to connect to the Internet: a. Let the ADSL modem wireless router Setup Wizard auto-detect the type of Internet connection you have and configure it. b. Manually c
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Setup Manual for the DG834GV Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice To access the Internet from any computer connected to your ADSL modem wireless router, launch a browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. You should see the ADSL modem wireless router’s Internet LED blink, indicating communication to the ISP. The browser should begin to display a Web page. How to Manually Set Up and Test Basic Wireless Connectivity Follow the instructions below to set u
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Setup Manual for the DG834GV Integrated ADSL Modem and Wireless Router with Voice 3. Note that the default SSID is NETGEAR. Note: The SSID of any wireless adapters must match the SSID you configure in the ADSL modem wireless router. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection. 4. Set the Region. Select the region in which the wireless interface will operate. 5. Click Apply to save your changes. Note: If you are configuring the router from a wireless computer and you change th
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