NETGEAR DG834N firmware download free (ver. 1.­02.­08)

DG834N Firmware Version 1.­02.­08 This release has passed Wi-Fi 802.­11n Draft 2.­0 Certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance and Centrino Certification from Intel.­ Added support for Internet Group Management Protocol version 2 (IGMPv2) a communications protocol used to manage the membership of Internet Protocol multicast groups.­ IGMPv2 is used by IP hosts and adjacent multicast routers to establish multicast group memberships.­ IGMPv2 can be used for online streaming video and gaming,­ and allows more efficient use of resources when supporting these uses.­ Added support for Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) to prioritize wireless voice and video traffic.­ WMM QoS is a feature that provides prioritization of wireless data packets from different applications based on four access categories: voice,­ video,­ best effort,­ and background.­ For an application to receive the benefits of WMM QoS,­ both it and the client running that application must be WMM-enabled.­ Legacy applications that do not support WMM,­ and applications that do not require QoS,­ are assigned to the best-effort category,­ which receives a lower priority than voice and video.­ WMM QoS is enabled automatically.­ Added support for Wireless Distribution System (WDS) under the Advanced menu.­ WDS allows a wireless network to be expanded using access points without needing a wired backbone to connect them.­ The DG834N can be configured to connect with other access points as a bridge (with wired clients only) or as a repeater (with wired and/­or wireless clients) Added support for Wi-Fi Multi-Media Power Save (WMM-PS).­ WMM-PS extends the battery life of Wi-Fi devices by increasing the efficiency and flexibility of data transmission.­ With WMM-PS,­ the same amount of data can be transmitted in a shorter time and using fewer frames,­ while allowing the Wi-Fi device to remain longer in a low-power,­ "dozing" state.­ WMM-PS is enabled by default.­ Added a firewall configuration option to easily disable Instant Messaging ports which are open by default.­ To disable Instant Messaging ports go to the Firewall Rules page and check Close IM Ports.­ Added a checkbox to disable the firewall with Network Address Translation (NAT) disabled.­ If the firewall is disabled with NAT disabled the protections normally provided to your network will be disabled.­ Added a SIP Application Level Gateway (ALG) enabled by default to optimize VoIP phone calls that use the SIP protocol.­ This feature can be found on the Advanced WAN Setup page and can be disabled by checking the Disable SIP ALG checkbox.­ Enabled ITU G.­992.­5 Annex M which extends the capability of basic ADSL2 by doubling the number of upstream bits.­ Added support for Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) which is a licensed data link layer protocol for network topology discovery and quality of service diagnostics,­ developed by Microsoft as part of their Windows Rally set of technologies.­ The LLTD protocol operates over both wired as well as wireless networks.­