Setting The Vpn Firewall's Mac Address; Manually Configuring The Internet Connection - NETGEAR SRX5308 - ProSafe® Quad WAN Gigabit SSL VPN Firewall Reference Manual

The WAN Status window should show a valid IP address and gateway. If the configuration
was not successful, skip ahead to
page or see "Troubleshooting the ISP Connection" on page
Note: If the configuration process was successful, you are connected to the Internet
through the WAN interfaces that you just configured. Continue with the
configuration process for the other WAN interfaces.
Note: For more information about the WAN Connection Status screen, see
the WAN Port Connection Status" on page
5. Repeat step 2, step
If your WAN ISP configuration was successful, you can skip ahead to
Mode" on page 2-16.
If one or both automatic WAN ISP configurations failed, you can attempt a manual configuration
as described in "Manually Configuring the Internet
"Troubleshooting the ISP Connection" on page

Setting the VPN Firewall's MAC Address

Each computer or router on your network has a unique 48-bit local Ethernet address. This is also
referred to as the computer's Media Access Control (MAC) address. The default is set to Use
Default Address on the WAN Advanced Options screens. If your ISP requires MAC
authentication and another MAC address has been previously registered with your ISP, then you
must enter that address on the WAN Advanced Options screen for the corresponding WAN
interface (see "Configuring Advanced WAN Options" on page

Manually Configuring the Internet Connection

Unless your ISP automatically assigns your configuration via DHCP, you need to obtain
configuration parameters from your ISP in order to manually establish an Internet connection. The
necessary parameters for various connection types are listed in
To manually configure the WAN ISP settings:
1. Select Network Configuration > WAN Settings from the menu. The WAN screen displays
(see Figure 2-6 on page
Connecting the VPN Firewall to the Internet
ProSafe Gigabit Quad WAN SSL VPN Firewall SRX5308 Reference Manual
"Manually Configuring the Internet
3, and step 4 for the other WAN interfaces that you want to configure.
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