Easy Installation And Management - NETGEAR FVS328 Reference Manual

Model FVS328 ProSafe VPN Firewall with Dial Back-up Reference Manual
• DNS Proxy
When DHCP is enabled and no DNS addresses are specified, the firewall provides its own
address as a DNS server to the attached computers. The firewall obtains actual DNS addresses
from the ISP during connection setup and forwards DNS requests from the LAN.
• PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)
PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over a DSL connection by
simulating a dial-up connection. This feature eliminates the need to run a login program such
as EnterNet or WinPOET on your computer.
• Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP login support for European ISPs and BigPond login
for Telstra cable in Australia.
• Dynamic DNS
Dynamic DNS services allow remote users to find your network using a domain name when
your IP address is not permanently assigned. The firewall contains a client that can connect to
many popular Dynamic DNS services to register your dynamic IP address. See
Dynamic DNS" on page

Easy Installation and Management

You can install, configure, and operate the FVS328 within minutes after connecting it to the
network. The following features simplify installation and management tasks:
• Browser-based management
Browser-based configuration allows you to easily configure your firewall from almost any
type of personal computer, such as Windows, Macintosh, or Linux. A user-friendly Setup
Wizard is provided and online help documentation is built into the browser-based Web
Management Interface.
• Smart Wizard
The firewall automatically senses the type of Internet connection, asking you only for the
information required for your type of ISP account.
• Remote management
The firewall allows you to login to the Web Management Interface from a remote location via
the Internet using secure SLL protocol. For security, you can limit remote management access
to a specified remote IP address or range of addresses, and you can choose a nonstandard port
number.
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