ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall FVG318 Reference Manual

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Maintenance and Support

NETGEAR offers the following features to help you maximize your use of the VPN firewall:

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Flash memory for firmware upgrade.

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Free technical support seven days a week, 24 hours a day.

Package Contents

The product package should contain the following items:

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ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall.

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AC power adapter.

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Category 5 (Cat 5) Ethernet cable.

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Installation Guide.

•

Resource CD

, including:

–

This guide.

–

Application Notes and other helpful information.

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Registration and Warranty Card.

If any of the parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the

carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to return the firewall for repair.

The FVG318 Front Panel

The front panel of the VPN firewall contains the status LEDs described below.

Note:

The FVS318v3 firmware is not backward compatible with earlier versions of the

FVS318 firewall.

Figure 1-1

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You can use some of the LEDs to verify connections. Viewed from left to right,

Table 1-1

describes the LEDs on the front panel of the firewall. These LEDs are green when lit.

The FVG318 Rear Panel

The rear panel of the VPN firewall contains the port connections listed below.

Table 1-1.

LED Descriptions

LED Label

Activity

Description

PWR

On

Power is supplied to the firewall.

TEST

On

Off

The system is initializing.

The system is ready and running.

INTERNET

100 (100 Mbps)

On

Off

The Internet (WAN) port is operating at 100 Mbps.

The Internet (WAN) port is operating at 10 Mbps.

LINK/ACT

(Link/Activity)

On

Blinking

The Internet port has detected a link with an attached device.

Data is being transmitted or received by the Internet port.

LOCAL

100 (100 Mbps)

On

Off

The Local port is operating at 100 Mbps.

The Local port is operating at 10 Mbps.

LINK/ACT

(Link/Activity)

On

Blinking

The Local port has detected a link with an attached device.

Data is being transmitted or received by the Local port.

WLAN

On

Off

The wireless interface is on.

The wireless interface is off.

Figure 1-2

Antenna

Power

INTERNET

Port

LOCAL

Ports

FACTORY

Reset Button

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Viewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following features:

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Detachable wireless antenna

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Factory default reset push button

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Eight Ethernet LAN ports

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Internet Ethernet WAN port for connecting the firewall to a cable or DSL modem

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DC power input

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Connecting the Firewall to the Internet

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Chapter 2

Connecting the Firewall to the Internet

This chapter describes how to set up the firewall on your LAN, connect to the Internet, perform

basic configuration of your ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall using the Setup Wizard, or

how to manually configure your Internet connection.

Follow these instructions to set up your firewall.

Installing Your FVG318

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For Cable Modem Service

: When you set up the VPN firewall router, be sure to use the

computer you first registered with your cable modem service provider.

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For DSL Service:

You may need information such as the DSL login name and password in

order to complete the VPN firewall router setup.

To connect the FVG318:

1.

Connect the VPN firewall router to your computer and modem

a.

Turn off

and

unplug your cable or DSL modem.

b.

Turn off your computer

c.

At the computer end only, disconnect the Ethernet cable (point

A

in the illustration) that

connects your computer to the cable or DSL modem.