THE NETGEAR DG834GT FOR DUMMIES

[waz101]

THE NETGEAR DG834GT FOR DUMMIES


Press the RESET button on the back of your router for 10 seconds before starting

Connect using an ETHERNET cable

PLEASE ENSURE YOU ARE USING THE LATEST FIRMWARE


BeValue/O2 Standard 8mb users, Should use the official Netgear Firmware, Official Netgear Firmware Here as modified firmwares will not offer improved functionality. You cannot alter your SNR on either of these packages. Nor will the DMT tool offer this ability.


BeHome (unlimited)/O2 Premium Annex A, can use the latest official firmware from Netgear here Official Netgear Firmware. Although the modified one below does offer the ability to permanently alter your SNR and has Wake On Lan, it is based on an earlier firmware than the latest official release though.

BePro/O2 Ultimate Annex M (Upload plus enabled users) can use the latest release of the Official firmware from here Official Netgear Firmware Netgear have now enabled Annex M in the firmware, it also includes several new bug fixes.
Alternatively you can use a modified firmware that offers the ability to permanently alter your SNR and has Wake On Lan UberGT Firmware Here it is based on an earlier firmware than the latest official release though.

DG834N/PN Annex M Upload Plus users can also now use the latest Official Netgear Firmware or the DGTeam Firmware which offers a few more options.

Full instructions for upgrading your firmware are on the Official Netgear site kbserver.netgear.com/release_notes/D103257.asp



FIRMWARE UPDATES SHOULD ALWAYS BE MADE USING AN ETHERNET CABLE! NOT WIRELESSLY



If you are using a DG834GT are on a Dynamic IP address, Have now upgraded your Firmware and want to do this the LAZY WAY Click Here

NETGEAR DGNB2100 Users please follow additional instructions HERE

Section 1 - accessing the router setup page:

Click Here and login - Username admin Password password



Section 2 Setting VCi, VPI, and encapsulation

Select ADSL SETTINGS from the sidebar menu, Set the Encapsulation to LLC the VPI to 0 and the VCI to 101, Click APPLY.



Section 3 AutoSetup

Click on SETUP WIZARD then click NEXT



This can take up to 10 minutes to detect your connection




Section 4 Basic Settings

When AutoSetup has completed click on BASIC SETTINGS, there is NO LOGON, NO Account Name, NO DOMAIN NAME, IPADDRESS Get Dynamically From ISP (unless you have a static one)
DNS Servers Either get dynamically from isp or use your own. NAT enable. Router MAC address either use the default or enter the BeBox MAC, then click apply





Section 5 checking it's working

Click on ROUTER STATUS, If the ADSL PORT section is blank go back to Section 2 and re input the ADSL settings. (VCI 0 - VPI 101 -LLC Encapsulation)

IT MAY TAKE UP TO 20 MINUTES FOR THE DHCP TO RENEW AND MAKE A CONNECTION




If you are using standard Netgear firmware your connection is complete.

The New Official Netgear firmware Auto Detects Annex M Upload Plus.


A guide to forwarding ports for Utorrent etc is available here
http://www.portforward.com/english/r...834GTindex.htm


If you are using UBERGT or DGTeam firmware read on. For ANNEX M - BePro there is one more setting you need to change for Annex M to work.


PLEASE ENSURE BE* HAVE ENABLED "UPLOAD PLUS" ANNEX M BEFORE TRYING THE STEPS BELOW OR YOUR ROUTER WILL NOT CONNECT


Section 6 UBERGT Firmware


BePro Users need to select ADSL2+AnnexM from the drop down menu in the section named Advanced ADSL settings and click apply. You can also alter you target SNR in this menu





Section 7 DGteam Firmware

BePro users will need to ensure that ADSL2+ (G.992.5) and Double Upstream (Annex M) are selected in the Advanced ADSL Settings section and click Apply. You can also alter your SNR in this section.







To get detailed Stats etc from you router please see The DG834** Resource Guide

Waz

[fiesata]

Very Good post Thanks

[g0wnq1]

Hello Waz,

Your a star !

And many thank's from me.

My Best regards

Baldy !!

[XBOX4LIFE]

Had a few goes at setting up this today...on be pro
All goes well and connects until I change the Uber setting to ADSL2+annexM, soon as I change this modem status changes to connecting > negotiating and hangs at this. with no connection to internet

Connects fine if i revert to ADSL2+ in uber setting

any ideas

[Chris Thomas]

If you have the setting on Annex M and it will not sync up double check all the other setting and if no error found please raise a ticket as the only logical explanation I can think of is that your 'Pro' status has not been activated and you are on Unlimited instead.

Unless of course there is a fault with the firmware setup on the router. Seems unlikely tho.

[waz101]

This has now been resolved in this thread www.beforum.co.uk/forum/default.aspx?f=6&m=18629



Waz

[waz101]

UPDATED. New Netgear firmware links now added

[dansus72]

Also may i add that if you save a config file of your settings as found in the backup page, if your router crashes, you can get it up running in seconds by restoring with config file.

Waz, you may want to add this info to your guide then delete my post.

[waz101]

There's a guide i created HERE using backup files that i created for a Be* user who shall remain nameless that couldn't follow the Dummies Guide! - I couldn't decide whether to call it the "Sloth's Guide" or the "Chimp's Guide".

I will label the link to it in the Guide better.

Thank's

Waz

[ezhik1]

Thanks for a very good guide.

Can I ask if it is possible to use this DG834GT in bridge mode? I hear good thing about the modem in this device and I'd like to try it out whilst still using my Linksys WRT54GL.

I have the Linksys setup to do lots of good things, and already tried it in bridge with both a Belkin 7633 and the BeBox Speedtouch 780WL, works very well.

I'd now like to try this Netgear and see if gives an edge in sync rate, or holds onto my occasionally noisy line a bit better, but I also want to keep the WRT54GL as the main workhorse.

I'm looking for help or info about the Netgear in bridge mode before I buy one to try out.

Thank you