Viewing The Lan Groups Database - NETGEAR ProSafe FVS336G Reference Manual

ProSafe Dual WAN Gigabit Firewall with SSL & IPsec VPN FVS336G Reference Manual
• A computer is identified by its MAC address—not its IP address. Hence, changing a
computer's IP address does not affect any restrictions applied to that PC.

Viewing the LAN Groups Database

To view the LAN Groups Database, follow these steps:
1. Select Network Configuration > LAN Settings from the main menu. The LAN Setup tab
displays.
2. Click the LAN Groups tab. The LAN Groups tab is displayed.
Figure 3-2
The Known PCs and Devices table lists the entries in the LAN Groups Database. For each
computer or device, the following fields are displayed:
• Name. The name of the PC or device. For computers that do not support the NetBIOS
protocol, this will be listed as "Unknown" (you can edit the entry manually to add a
meaningful name). If the computer was assigned an IP address by the DHCP server, then the
Name will be appended by an asterisk.
• IP Address. The current IP address of the computer. For DHCP clients of the VPN firewall,
this IP address will not change. If a computer is assigned a static IP addresses, you will need to
update this entry manually if the IP address on the computer has been changed.
• MAC Address. The MAC address of the PC's network interface.
• Group. Each PC or device can be assigned to a single group. By default, a computer is
assigned to Group 1, unless a different group is chosen from the Group pull-down menu.
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