Manually Configuring The Internet Connection - NETGEAR FVS318G - ProSafe Gigabit VPN Firewall Data Sheet Router Reference Manual

3. To verify the connection, click the Broadband Status option arrow at the top right of the
screen. A popup window appears, displaying the connection status of the WAN port.
Figure 2-5
The Connection Status window should show a valid IP address and gateway. If the
configuration was not successful, skip ahead to
Connection following this section, or see
Note: If the configuration process was successful, you are connected to the Internet
through the WAN port.
If your WAN ISP configuration was successful, you can skip ahead to
Mode" on page 2-11.
If the automatic WAN ISP configuration failed, you can attempt a manual configuration as
described in the following section, or see

Manually Configuring the Internet Connection

Unless your ISP automatically assigns your configuration automatically via DHCP, you will need
to obtain configuration parameters from your ISP in order to manually establish an Internet
connection. The necessary parameters for various connection types are listed in
Connecting the FVS318G to the Internet
ProSafe Gigabit 8 Port VPN Firewall FVS318G Reference Manual
"Manually Configuring the Internet
"Troubleshooting the ISP Connection" on page
"Troubleshooting the ISP Connection" on page
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