Set The Vpn Firewall's Mac Address; Manually Configure The Internet Connection - NETGEAR ProSafe SRX5308 Reference Manual

Note: For more information about the WAN Connection Status screen, see
View the WAN Port Connection Status
5. Repeat step 2,
If your WAN ISP configuration was successful, you can skip ahead to
Mode on page 32.
If one or both automatic WAN ISP configurations failed, you can attempt a manual
configuration as described in
Troubleshoot the ISP Connection

Set 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 need to enter that address on the WAN Advanced Options screen for the corresponding
WAN interface (see

Manually Configure 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 settings for various connection types are listed in the previous table.
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To manually configure the WAN ISP settings:
1. Select Network Configuration > WAN Settings. The WAN screen displays (see
Figure 10 on page 25).
2. Click the Edit table button in the Action column of the WAN interface for which you want to
automatically configure the connection to the Internet. The WAN ISP Settings screen
displays (see Figure 11
example).
3. Locate the IPS Login section on the screen:
Figure 13.
ProSafe Gigabit Quad WAN SSL VPN Firewall SRX5308
step 3, and step 4 for the other WAN interfaces that you want to configure.
Manually Configure the Internet Connection
on page 296.
Configure Advanced WAN Options
on page 26, which shows the WAN1 ISP Settings screen as an
Connecting the VPN Firewall to the Internet
on page 285.
on page 51).
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Configure the WAN
on this page or see