NETGEAR FVS318G Reference Manual page 54

NETGEAR ProSAFE VPN Firewall FVS318G v2
Table 10. Broadband Advanced Options screen settings (continued)
Setting
Custom
Speed
In most cases, the VPN firewall can automatically determine the connection speed of the WAN port of the
device (modem, dish, or router) that provides the WAN connection. If you cannot establish an Internet
connection, you might need to manually select the port speed. If you know the Ethernet port speed of the
modem, dish, or router, select it from the mlist. Use the half-duplex settings only if the full-duplex settings do
not function correctly.
Select one of the following speeds from them list:
• AutoSense. Speed autosensing. This is the default setting. The firewall can sense all Ethernet speeds
and duplex modes, including 1000BASE-T speed at full duplex.
• 10BaseT Half_Duplex. Ethernet speed at half duplex.
• 10BaseT Full_Duplex. Ethernet speed at full duplex.
• 100BaseT Half_Duplex. Fast Ethernet speed at half duplex.
• 100BaseT Full_Duplex. Fast Ethernet speed at full duplex.
• 1000BaseT Half_Duplex. Gigabit Ethernet speed at half duplex.
• 1000BaseT Full_Duplex. Gigabit Ethernet speed at full duplex.
Router's MAC Address
Each computer or router on your network is assigned a unique 48-bit local Ethernet address. This is also
referred to as the computer's Media Access Control (MAC) address. By default the Use Default Address
radio button is selected.
Make one of the following selections:
Use Default Address
Use this computer's MAC
Address
Use this MAC Address
Upload/Download Settings
You can configure the WAN's maximum bandwidth of upstream and downstream settings for the other
components in the system to operate optimally.
WAN connection type
IPv4 and IPv6 Internet and Broadband Settings
Description
Select the Custom radio button, and enter an MTU value in the Bytes field. For
some ISPs, you might need to reduce the MTU. This is rarely required. Do not
do this unless you are sure that it is necessary for your ISP connection.
Each computer or router on your network is assigned a unique 32-bit local
Ethernet address. This is also referred to as the computer's Media Access
Control (MAC) address. To use the VPN firewall's own MAC address, select the
Use Default Address radio button.
Select the Use this computer's MAC Address radio button to allow the VPN
firewall to use the MAC address of the computer that you are now using to
access the web management interface. This setting is useful if your ISP requires
MAC authentication.
Select the Use this MAC Address radio button, and manually enter the MAC
address in the field next to the radio button. You would typically enter the MAC
address that your ISP requires for MAC authentication.
Note: The format for the MAC address is 01:23:45:67:89:AB (numbers
0–9 and either uppercase or lowercase letters A–F). If you enter a MAC address,
the existing entry is overwritten.
The type of connection being used to connect to the internet.
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