Network Planning For Dual Wan Ports; What You Will Need To Do Before You Begin - NETGEAR ProSafe FVS336G Reference Manual

This appendix describes the factors to consider when planning a network using a firewall that has
dual WAN ports.
This appendix contains the following sections:
• "What You Will Need to Do Before You Begin" on page C-1
• "Overview of the Planning Process" on page C-6
• "Inbound Traffic" on page C-8
• "Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)" on page C-10

What You Will Need to Do Before You Begin

The ProSafe Dual WAN Gigabit Firewall with SSL & IPsec VPN is a powerful and versatile
solution for your networking needs. To make the configuration process easier and to understand all
of the choices available to you, you should consider the following items before you begin:
1. Plan your network
a. Determine whether you will use one or both WAN ports. For one WAN port, you may
need a fully qualified domain name either for convenience or to remotely access a
dynamic WAN IP address.
b. If you intend to use both WAN ports, determine whether you will use them in rollover
mode for increased system reliability or load balancing mode for maximum bandwidth
efficiency. See the topics in this appendix for more information. Your decision has the
following implications:
• Fully qualified domain name
– For rollover mode, you will need a fully qualified domain name to implement
features such as exposed hosts and virtual private networks.
– For load balancing mode, you may still need a fully qualified domain name either
for convenience or to remotely access a dynamic WAN IP address.
• Protocol binding

Network Planning for Dual WAN Ports

v1.2, June 2008
Appendix C
C-1