Internet And Wan Configuration Tasks; Ipv4 Internet Connections; Ipv6 Internet Connections - NETGEAR FVS318G Reference Manual

Internet and WAN Configuration Tasks

The tasks that are required to complete the Internet connection of your VPN firewall depend
on whether you use an IPv4 connection or an IPv6 connection to your Internet service
provider (ISP). The VPN firewall supports simultaneous IPv4 and IPv6 connections.

IPv4 Internet Connections

Setting up an IPv4 Internet connection to your ISP includes five tasks, three of which are
optional.
To set up an IPv4 Internet connection:

1. Configure the IPv4 WAN mode.
Select either NAT or classical routing. This task is described in
Mode
on page 26.
2. Configure the IPv4 Internet connection to your ISP and connect to your ISP.
Two configuration options are available. These tasks are described in the following
sections:
Let the VPN Firewall Automatically Detect and Configure an IPv4 Internet Connection
•
on page 28
Manually Configure an IPv4 Internet Connection
•
3. (Optional) Configure Dynamic DNS on the WAN port.
If necessary, configure your fully qualified domain names. This task is described in
Configure Dynamic DNS
4. (Optional) Configure the WAN options.
If necessary, change the factory default MTU size, port speed, and MAC address of the
VPN firewall. These are advanced features, and you usually do not need to change the
settings. This task is described in
page 52.
5. (Optional) Configure the WAN traffic meter.
This task is described in

IPv6 Internet Connections

Setting up an IPv6 Internet connection to your ISP includes five tasks, three of which are
optional.
To set up an IPv6 Internet connection:

1. Configure the IPv6 WAN mode.
NETGEAR ProSAFE VPN Firewall FVS318G v2
on page 35.
Configure Advanced WAN Options and Other Tasks
Enable the WAN Traffic Meter
IPv4 and IPv6 Internet and Broadband Settings
25
Configure the IPv4 WAN
on page 31
on page 349.
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