NETGEAR FVS318N Reference Manual page 30

ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N
Table 4. Internet IP address settings
Setting Description
Get Dynamically If your ISP has not assigned you a static IP address, select the Get Dynamically from
from ISP ISP radio button. The ISP automatically assigns an IP address to the wireless VPN
firewall using DHCP network protocol.
Client Identifier
Vendor Class Identifier
Use Static IP If your ISP has assigned you a fixed (static or permanent) IP address, select the Use
Address Static IP Address radio button, and enter the following settings:
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Gateway IP Address
7. In the Domain Name Server (DNS) Servers section of the screen (see the following figure),
specify the DNS settings as explained in the following table.
Figure 13.
Table 5. DNS server settings
Setting
Get Automatically
from ISP
Use These DNS
Servers
If your ISP requires the client identifier information to assign an
IP address using DHCP, select the Client Identifier check box.
If your ISP requires the vendor class identifier information to
assign an IP address using DHCP, select the Vendor Class
Identifier check box.
Static IP address assigned to you. This address identifies the
wireless VPN firewall to your ISP.
The subnet mask is usually provided by your ISP.
The IP address of the ISP's gateway is usually provided by
your ISP.
Description
If your ISP has not assigned any Domain Name Server (DNS) addresses, select the
Get Automatically from ISP radio button.
If your ISP has assigned DNS addresses, select the Use These DNS Servers radio
button. Make sure that you fill in valid DNS server IP addresses in the fields. Incorrect
DNS entries might cause connectivity issues.
Primary DNS Server
Secondary DNS Server
Internet and Broadband Settings
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The IP address of the primary DNS server.
The IP address of the secondary DNS server.