Serial Port Configuration - NETGEAR FWG114P Reference Manual

This chapter describes how to configure the serial port options of your ProSafe Wireless 802.11g
Firewall/Print Server Model FWG114P. The FWG114P serial port lets you share the broadband
connection of another FWG114P, share resources between two LANs, and take advantage of the
routing functions on the broadband (WAN), LAN, and serial network interfaces.
Note: If you configure the serial port of the FWG114P as the primary Internet connection, you will
not be able to configure the other serial port options. For instructions on configuring the serial port
as the primary Internet connection, please see
Connection" on page 3-13.
The FWG114P provides these serial port configuration options:
• Modem
Use this option to configure the serial modem settings for any of the features below.
• Auto-Rollover
Use this option to provide a backup connection for your broadband service. If the broadband
service you configured in the Basic Settings menu fails, the FWG114P will automatically
connect to the Internet through the serial port. However, you will then be accessing the
Internet at a slower speed than you would through your broadband service.
• Dial-in
Dial-in lets a single remote computer connect to the FWG114P through the serial port to gain
access to LAN resources or a remote access server.
• LAN-to-LAN
LAN-to-LAN enables direct communications between two FWG114P wireless firewall/print
servers to:
— Share resources on the two LANs.
— Let users on one FWG114P share the Internet connection of the other FWG114P.
— Let users on one FWG114P connect to the Internet through the second FWG114P in case
the broadband connection of the first FWG114P fails.
The procedures for these configuration options are presented below.

Serial Port Configuration

December 2003, M-10177-01M-10207-01, Reference Manual v2
Serial Port Configuration
"Configuring a Serial Port as the Primary Internet
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