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Connections that require a login using protocols such as PPPoE, Telstra BigPond, or

PPTP broadband Internet connections.

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Connections that use dynamic IP address assignment.

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Connections that use fixed IP address assignment.

The procedures for filling in the configuration menu for each type of connection follow

below.

Configuring for a Wizard-Detected Login Account

If the Setup Wizard determines that your Internet service account uses a login protocol such as

PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE), you will be directed to the correct setup menu.

1.

Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name. These

parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news servers. If you

leave the Domain Name field blank, the firewall will attempt to learn the domain

automatically from the ISP. If this is not successful, you may need to enter it manually.

2.

Enter the PPPoE login user name and password provided by your ISP. These fields are case

sensitive. If you want to change the login timeout, enter a new value in minutes.

Note:

You will no longer need to launch the ISP’s login program on your computer in order to

access the Internet. When you start an Internet application, the firewall will automatically log

you in.

3.

Enable or disable NAT (Network Address Translation). NAT allows all LAN computers to

gain Internet access via this Router, by sharing this Router's WAN IP address. In most

situations, NAT is essential for Internet access via this Router. You should only disable NAT if

you are sure you do not require it. When NAT is disabled, only standard routing is performed

by this Router.

4.

Perform a DNS Lookup. A DNS (Domain Name Server) converts the Internet name (e.g.

www.netgear.com) to an IP address. If you need the IP address of a Web, FTP, Mail or other

Server on the Internet, you can do a DNS lookup to find the IP address.

Domain Name Server (DNS) Address: If you know that your ISP does not automatically

transmit DNS addresses to the firewall during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter

the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is

available, enter it also.

If you enter an address here, after you finish configuring the firewall, reboot your computers

so that the settings take effect.

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5.

Enter the Router's MAC Address. Each computer or router on your network has a unique

32-bit local Ethernet address. This is also referred to as the computer's MAC (Media Access

Control) address. Usually, select Use default address.

If your ISP requires MAC authentication, then select either Use this Computer's MAC address

to have the router use the MAC address of the computer you are now using, or Use This MAC

Address to manually type in the MAC address that your ISP expects.

6.

Click Apply to save your settings.

7.

Click the Test button to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR Web site does not

appear within one minute, refer to

Chapter 9, Troubleshooting

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Configuring for a Wizard-Detected Dynamic IP Account

If the Setup Wizard determines that your Internet service account uses Dynamic IP assignment,

you will be directed to the correct setup menu.

1.

Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name. These

parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news servers. If you

leave the Domain Name field blank, the firewall will attempt to learn the domain

automatically from the ISP. If this is not successful, you may need to enter it manually.

2.

If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the firewall

during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary

DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it also.

A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as

www.netgear.com) to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP transfers the IP address of one

or two DNS servers to your firewall during login. If the ISP does not transfer an address, you

must obtain it from the ISP and enter it manually here. If you enter an address here, you should

reboot your computers after configuring the firewall.

3.

The Router’s MAC Address is the Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the firewall on

the Internet port.

If your ISP allows access from only one specific computer’s Ethernet MAC address, select

“Use this MAC address.” The firewall will then capture and use the MAC address of the

computer that you are now using. You must be using the one computer that is allowed by the

ISP. Otherwise, you can type in a MAC address.

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Note:

Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface card in your

computer when your account is first opened. They will then only accept traffic from the MAC

address of that computer. This feature allows your firewall to masquerade as that computer by

using its MAC address.

4.

Click Apply to save your settings.

5.

Click the Test button to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR Web site does not

appear within one minute, refer to

Chapter 9, Troubleshooting

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Configuring for a Wizard-Detected Fixed IP (Static) Account

If the Setup Wizard determines that your Internet service account uses Fixed IP assignment, you

will be directed to the correct setup menu..

1.

Enter your assigned IP Address, Subnet Mask, and the IP Address of your ISP’s gateway

router. This information should have been provided to you by your ISP. You will need the

configuration parameters from your ISP you recorded in

“Worksheet for Recording Your

Internet Connection Information” on page 3-3

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2.

Enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is

available, enter it also.

DNS servers are required to perform the function of translating an Internet name such as

www.netgear.com to a numeric IP address. For a fixed IP address configuration, you must

obtain DNS server addresses from your ISP and enter them manually here. You should reboot

your computers after configuring the firewall for these settings to take effect.

3.

Click Apply to save the settings.

4.

Click the Test button to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR Web site does not

appear within one minute, refer to

Chapter 9, Troubleshooting

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Configuring a Serial Port as the Primary Internet Connection

Use the procedure below to configure an Internet connection via the serial port of your firewall.

How to Configure the Serial Port for an Internet Connection

There are three steps to configuring the serial port of your firewall for an Internet connection:

1.

Connect the firewall to your ISDN or dial-up analog modem

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Configure the firewall

3.

Connect to the Internet

Follow the steps below to configure a serial port Internet connection on your firewall.

1.

Connect the Firewall to your ISDN or dial-up modem

a.

Turn off your modem and connect the cable from the serial port of the FVS328 to the

modem.

b.

Turn on the modem and wait about 30 seconds for the lights to stop blinking.

2.

Configure the Serial Port of the Firewall

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a.

Use a browser to log in to the firewall at http://192.168.0.1 with its default User Name of

admin

and default Password of

password

, or using whatever Password you have set up.

b.

From the Setup Basic Settings menu, click Serial Port.

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Figure 3-2: Serial Internet Connection configuration menu

c.

Fill in the ISDN or analog ISP Internet configuration parameters as appropriate:

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For a Dial-up Account, enter the Account information. Check “Connect as required”

to enable the firewall to automatically dial the number. To enable Idle Time

disconnect, check the box and enter a time in minutes.

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To configure the Internet IP settings, fill in the address parameters your ISP provided.

d.

Configure the Modem parameters.