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Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall 25 with 4 Gigabit LAN and Dual WAN Ports
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Product and Publication Details
Model Number:
FVS124G
Publication Date:
March 2005
Product Family:
Router
Product Name:
FVS124G ProSafe VPN Firewall 25 with 4 Gigabit LAN and Dual WAN
Ports
Home or Business Product:
Business
Language:
English
Publication Part Number:
202-10085-01
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Contents
Chapter 1
About This Manual
Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats
................................................................
1-1
How to Use This Manual
................................................................................................
1-2
How to Print this Manual
.................................................................................................
1-3
Chapter 2
Introduction
Key Features of the VPN Firewall
..................................................................................
2-1
Dual WAN Ports for Increased Reliability or Outbound Load Balancing
..................
2-2
A Powerful, True Firewall with Content Filtering
......................................................
2-2
Security
....................................................................................................................
2-3
Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink
...............................................
2-3
Extensive Protocol Support
......................................................................................
2-4
Easy Installation and Management
..........................................................................
2-4
Maintenance and Support
........................................................................................
2-5
Package Contents
..........................................................................................................
2-5
The Router’s Front Panel
.........................................................................................
2-6
The Router’s Rear Panel
.........................................................................................
2-7
The Router’s IP Address, Login Name, and Password
............................................
2-8
Logging into the Router
............................................................................................
2-9
Default Factory Settings
.........................................................................................
2-10
NETGEAR Related Products
........................................................................................
2-11
Chapter 3
Network Planning
Overview of the Planning Process
..................................................................................
3-1
Inbound Traffic
.........................................................................................................
3-1
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
..............................................................................
3-1
The Rollover Case for Firewalls With Dual WAN Ports
............................................
3-2
The Load Balancing Case for Firewalls With Dual WAN Ports
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3-2
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Inbound Traffic
................................................................................................................
3-3
Inbound Traffic to Single WAN Port (Reference Case)
............................................
3-3
Inbound Traffic to Dual WAN Port Systems
.............................................................
3-3
Inbound Traffic: Dual WAN Ports for Improved Reliability
.................................
3-4
Inbound Traffic: Dual WAN Ports for Load Balancing
........................................
3-4
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
.....................................................................................
3-5
VPN Road Warrior (Client-to-Gateway)
...................................................................
3-6
VPN Road Warrior: Single Gateway WAN Port (Reference Case)
....................
3-6
VPN Road Warrior: Dual Gateway WAN Ports for Improved Reliability
............
3-7
VPN Road Warrior: Dual Gateway WAN Ports for Load Balancing
...................
3-8
VPN Gateway-to-Gateway
.......................................................................................
3-9
VPN Gateway-to-Gateway: Single Gateway WAN Ports (Reference Case)
.....
3-9
VPN Gateway-to-Gateway: Dual Gateway WAN Ports for Improved Reliability 3-10
VPN Gateway-to-Gateway: Dual Gateway WAN Ports for Load Balancing
....
3-11
VPN Telecommuter (Client-to-Gateway Through a NAT Router)
...........................
3-12
VPN Telecommuter: Single Gateway WAN Port (Reference Case)
................
3-12
VPN Telecommuter: Dual Gateway WAN Ports for Improved Reliability
.........
3-13
VPN Telecommuter: Dual Gateway WAN Ports for Load Balancing
...............
3-14
Chapter 4
Connecting the FVS124G to the Internet
What You Will Need to Do Before You Begin
.................................................................
4-1
Cabling and Computer Hardware Requirements
.....................................................
4-3
Computer Network Configuration Requirements
.....................................................
4-3
Internet Configuration Requirements
.......................................................................
4-4
Where Do I Get the Internet Configuration Parameters?
.........................................
4-4
Record Your Internet Connection Information
..........................................................
4-5
Connecting the FVS124G ProSafe VPN Firewall 25 with 4 Gigabit LAN and Dual WAN Ports
4-6
Step 1: Physically Connect the VPN Firewall to Your Network (Required)
..............
4-7
Step 2: Log in to the VPN Firewall (Required)
.........................................................
4-7
Step 3: Configure the Internet Connections to Your ISPs (Required)
......................
4-8
Manually Configuring Your Internet Connection
..............................................
4-12
Programming the Traffic Meter (if Desired)
.....................................................
4-13
Step 4: Configure the WAN Mode (Required for Dual WAN)
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4-15
Rollover Setup
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4-16
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Load Balancing (and Protocol Binding) Setup
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4-17
Step 5: Configure Dynamic DNS (If Needed)
.........................................................
4-20
Step 6: Configure the WAN Options (If Needed)
....................................................
4-23
Chapter 5
LAN Configuration
Using the LAN IP Setup Options
....................................................................................
5-1
Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters
............................................................
5-2
Using the Firewall as a DHCP server
.......................................................................
5-4
Using Address Reservation
......................................................................................
5-5
Multi Home LAN IPs
.................................................................................................
5-6
Configuring Static Routes
...............................................................................................
5-6
Chapter 6
Firewall Protection and Content Filtering
Firewall Protection and Content Filtering Overview
........................................................
6-1
Using Rules to Block or Allow Specific Kinds of Traffic
..................................................
6-1
Services-Based Rules
..............................................................................................
6-4
Inbound Rules (Port Forwarding)
......................................................................
6-5
Outbound Rules (Service Blocking)
.................................................................
6-12
Customized Services
.......................................................................................
6-16
Quality of Service (QoS) Priorities
...................................................................
6-18
Managing Groups and Hosts
.................................................................................
6-20
Using a Schedule to Block or Allow Specific Traffic
...............................................
6-22
Time Zone
..............................................................................................................
6-24
Block Sites
....................................................................................................................
6-24
Source MAC Filtering
...................................................................................................
6-27
Port Triggering
..............................................................................................................
6-28
Getting E-Mail Notifications of Event Logs and Alerts
..................................................
6-30
Syslog
....................................................................................................................
6-33
Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access
......................................
6-33
Administrator Information
.............................................................................................
6-35
Chapter 7
Virtual Private Networking
Dual WAN Port Systems
.................................................................................................
7-1
Rollover vs. Load Balancing Mode
...........................................................................
7-1
Fully Qualified Domain Names
.................................................................................
7-2
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Creating a VPN Connection: Between FVX538 and FVS124G
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7-5
Configuring the FVX538
...........................................................................................
7-5
Configuring the FVS124G
........................................................................................
7-9
Testing the Connection
...........................................................................................
7-11
Creating a VPN Connection: Netgear VPN Client to FVS124G
...................................
7-11
Configuring the FVS124G
......................................................................................
7-12
Configuring the VPN Client
....................................................................................
7-12
Testing the Connection
...........................................................................................
7-20
Chapter 8
Router and Network Management
Performance Management
.............................................................................................
8-1
Bandwidth Capacity
.................................................................................................
8-1
VPN Firewall Features That Reduce Traffic
.............................................................
8-2
Service Blocking
................................................................................................
8-2
Block Sites
.........................................................................................................
8-4
Source MAC Filtering
........................................................................................
8-4
VPN Firewall Features That Increase Traffic
...........................................................
8-4
Port Forwarding
.................................................................................................
8-5
Port Triggering
...................................................................................................
8-6
VPN Tunnels
......................................................................................................
8-7
Using QoS to Shift the Traffic Mix
............................................................................
8-7
Tools for Traffic Management
...................................................................................
8-7
Administrator and Guest Access Authorization
..............................................................
8-8
Changing the Passwords and Login Timeout
..........................................................
8-8
Enabling Remote Management Access
...................................................................
8-9
Command Line Interface
........................................................................................
8-10
Event Alerts
..................................................................................................................
8-11
WAN Port Rollover
.................................................................................................
8-11
Traffic Limits Reached
............................................................................................
8-11
Login Failures and Attacks
.....................................................................................
8-12
Monitoring
.....................................................................................................................
8-14
Viewing VPN Firewall Status and Time Information
...............................................
8-14
Firewall Status
.................................................................................................
8-14
Time Information
..............................................................................................
8-16
WAN Ports
..............................................................................................................
8-18

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