Chapter 2 Internet And Broadband Settings; Internet And Wan Configuration Tasks; Tasks To Set Up An Ipv4 Internet Connection To Your Isp - NETGEAR ProSafe FVS318N Reference Manual

Internet and Broadband Settings
2.
This chapter explains how to configure the Internet and WAN settings. This chapter contains the
following sections:
•

Internet and WAN Configuration Tasks

• Configure the IPv4 Internet Connection and WAN Settings
• Configure the IPv6 Internet Connection and WAN Settings
• Configure Dynamic DNS
• Configure Advanced WAN Options and Other Tasks
• What to Do Next
Internet and WAN Configuration Tasks
The tasks that are required to complete the Internet connection of your wireless VPN firewall
depend on whether you use an IPv4 connection or an IPv6 connection to your Internet
service provider (ISP).
Note: The wireless VPN firewall supports simultaneous IPv4 and IPv6
connections.

Tasks to Set Up an IPv4 Internet Connection to Your ISP

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Complete these four tasks:
1. Configure the IPv4 WAN mode. Select either NAT or classical routing: see
the IPv4 WAN Mode
2. Configure the IPv4 Internet connection to your ISP. Connect to your ISP: see
Wireless VPN Firewall Automatically Detect and Configure an IPv4 Internet Connection
page 28 or
program the WAN traffic meter if you wish: see
3. Configure Dynamic DNS on the WAN port (optional). If required, configure your fully
qualified domain names: see
on page 26.
Manually Configure an IPv4 Internet Connection
Configure Dynamic DNS
on page 31. You can also
Enable the WAN Traffic Meter
on page 45.
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on page 335.