Connecting The Fvs338 To The Internet; Connecting The Vpn Firewall To Your Network; Logging In To The Vpn Firewall - NETGEAR ProSafe FVS338 Reference Manual

This section provides instructions for connecting the VPN firewall. Setting up VPN tunnels are
covered in Chapter 5, "Virtual Private
1. Connect the firewall physically to your network. Connect the cables, turn on your router
and wait for the Test LED to go out. Make sure your Ethernet and LAN LEDs are lit. (See the
FVS338 ProSafe VPN Firewall 50 Installation Guide on your Resource CD.)
2. Log in to the firewall. After logging in, you are ready to set up and configure your firewall.
You can also change your password and enable remote management at this time.
3. Configure the Internet connections to your ISPs. During this phase, you will connect to
your ISPs. You can also program the WAN traffic meters at this time if desired.
4. Configure the WAN mode. Select either Primary Broadband with Dialup as backup or
Use only single WAN port—and select the WAN port from the pull-down menu—either
Broadband or Dial-up.
5. Configure dynamic DNS on the WAN ports (if needed). Configure your fully qualified
domain names during this phase (if required).
6. Configure the WAN options (if needed). Optionally, you can enable each WAN port to
respond to a ping. You can also change the factory default MTU size, port speed, and uplink
bandwidth. However, these are advanced features and changing them is not usually required.

Connecting the VPN Firewall to Your Network

To physically connect your VPN firewall, refer to the IFVS338 ProSafe VPN Firewall 50
Installation Guide (a copy is also available on your Resource CD).

Logging in to the VPN Firewall

Note: To connect to the firewall, your computer needs to be configured to obtain an IP
address automatically via DHCP.

Connecting the FVS338 to the Internet

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