Troubleshooting The Web Configuration Interface - NETGEAR FVM318 Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the Model FVM318 Cable/DSL ProSafe Wireless VPN Security Firewall
• Be sure you are using the correct cable:
— When connecting the firewall's Internet port to a cable or DSL modem, use the cable that
was supplied with the cable or DSL modem. This cable could be a standard
straight-through Ethernet cable or an Ethernet crossover cable.

Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface

If you are unable to access the firewall's Web Configuration interface from a PC on your local
network, check the following:
• Check the Ethernet connection between the PC and the firewall as described in the previous
section.
• Make sure your PC's IP address is on the same subnet as the firewall. If you are using the
recommended addressing scheme, your PC's address should be in the range of 192.168.0.2 to
192.168.0.254. Refer to
Macintosh for TCP/IP Networking" on page C-17
instructions in Appendix C
Note: If your PC's IP address is shown as 169.254.x.x:
Recent versions of Windows and MacOS will generate and assign an IP address if the computer
cannot reach a DHCP server. These auto-generated addresses are in the range of 169.254.x.x. If
your IP address is in this range, check the connection from the PC to the firewall and reboot your
PC.
• If your firewall's IP address has been changed and you don't know the current IP address,
clear the firewall's configuration to factory defaults. This will set the firewall's IP address to
192.168.0.1. This procedure is explained in
• Make sure your browser has Java, JavaScript, or ActiveX enabled. If you are using Internet
Explorer, click Refresh to be sure the Java applet is loaded.
• Try quitting the browser and launching it again.
• Make sure you are using the correct login information. The factory default login name is
admin and the password is password. Make sure that CAPS LOCK is off when entering this
information.
If the firewall does not save changes you have made in the Web Configuration Interface, check the
following:
• When entering configuration settings, be sure to click the APPLY button before moving to
another menu or tab, or your changes are lost.
Troubleshooting
"Verifying TCP/IP Properties" on page C-6
to configure your PC.
"Using the Default Reset button" on page
or
to find your PC's IP address. Follow the
"Configuring the
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