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Figure 4.

3.

In the User Name field, type

admin

. Use lowercase letters.

4.

In the Password / Passcode field, type

password

. Here, too, use lowercase letters.

Note:

The wireless VPN firewall user name and password are not the

same as any user name or password you might use to log in to your

Internet connection.

Note:

Leave the domain as it is (geardomain).

5.

Click

Login

. The web management interface displays, showing the Router Status screen.

The following figure shows the top part of the Router Status screen. For more information,

see

View the System Status

on page 345.

Note:

After 5 minutes of inactivity (the default login time-out), you are

automatically logged out.

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Figure 5.

Web Management Interface Menu Layout

The following figure shows the menu at the top the web management interface:

Figure 6.

The web management interface menu consists of the following components:

•

1st level: Main navigation menu links

. The main navigation menu in the orange bar

across the top of the web management interface provides access to all the configuration

functions of the wireless VPN firewall, and remains constant. When you select a main

navigation menu link, the letters are displayed in white against an orange background.

1st level: Main navigation menu link (orange)

2nd level: Configuration menu link (gray)

3rd level: Submenu tab (blue)

Option arrows: Additional screen for submenu item

IP radio buttons

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•

2nd level: Configuration menu links

. The configuration menu links in the gray bar

(immediately below the main navigation menu bar) change according to the main

navigation menu link that you select. When you select a configuration menu link, the

letters are displayed in white against a gray background.

•

3rd level: Submenu tabs

. Each configuration menu item has one or more submenu tabs

that are listed below the gray menu bar. When you select a submenu tab, the text is

displayed in white against a blue background.

•

Option arrows

. If there are additional screens for the submenu item, links to the screens

display on the right side in blue letters against a white background, preceded by a white

arrow in a blue circle.

•

IP radio buttons

. The IPv4 and IPv6 radio buttons let you select the IP version for the

feature to be configured onscreen. There are four options:

-

Both buttons are operational

.

You can configure the feature onscreen

for IPv4 functionality or for IPv6 functionality. After you have correctly configured the

feature for both IP versions, the feature can function with both IP versions

simultaneously.

-

The IPv4 button is operational but the IPv6 button is disabled

.

You

can configure the feature onscreen for IPv4 functionality only.

-

The IPv6 button is operational but the IPv4 button is disabled

.

You

can configure the feature onscreen for IPv6 functionality only.

-

Both buttons are disabled

.

IP functionality is not applicable.

The bottom of each screen provides action buttons. The nature of the screen determines

which action buttons are shown. The following figure shows an example:

Figure 7.

Any of the following action buttons might display onscreen (this list might not be complete):

•

Apply

. Save and apply the configuration.

•

Reset

. Reset the configuration to the previously saved configuration.

•

Test

. Test the configuration before you decide whether or not to save and apply the

configuration.

•

Auto Detect

. Enable the wireless VPN firewall to detect the configuration automatically

and suggest values for the configuration.

•

Cancel

. Cancel the operation.

When a screen includes a table, table buttons display to let you configure the table entries.

The nature of the screen determines which table buttons are shown. The following figure

shows an example:

Figure 8.

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Any of the following table buttons might display onscreen:

•

Select All

. Select all entries in the table.

•

Delete

. Delete the selected entry or entries from the table.

•

Enable

. Enable the selected entry or entries in the table.

•

Disable

. Disable the selected entry or entries in the table.

•

Add

. Add an entry to the table.

•

Edit

. Edit the selected entry.

•

Up

. Move the selected entry up in the table.

•

Down

. Move the selected entry down in the table.

•

Apply

. Apply the selected entry.

Almost all screens and sections of screens have an accompanying help screen. To open the

help screen, click the

(question mark) icon.

Requirements for Entering IP Addresses

To connect to the wireless VPN firewall, your computer needs to be configured to obtain an IP

address automatically from the wireless VPN firewall, either an IPv4 address through DHCP

or an IPv6 address through DHCPv6, or both.

IPv4

The fourth octet of an IP address needs to be between 1 and 254 (both inclusive). This

requirement applies to any IP address that you enter on a screen of the web management

interface.

IPv6

IPv6 addresses are denoted by eight groups of hexadecimal quartets that are separated by

colons. Any four-digit group of zeroes within an IPv6 address can be reduced to a single zero

or altogether omitted.

The following errors invalidate an IPv6 address:

•

More than eight groups of hexadecimal quartets

•

More than four hexadecimal characters in a quartet

•

More than two colons in a row

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Internet and Broadband Settings

This chapter explains how to configure the Internet and WAN settings. This chapter contains the

following sections:

•

Internet and WAN Configuration Tasks

•

Configure the IPv4 Internet Connection and WAN Settings

•

Configure the IPv6 Internet Connection and WAN Settings

•

Configure Dynamic DNS

•

Configure Advanced WAN Options and Other Tasks

•

What to Do Next

Internet and WAN Configuration Tasks

The tasks that are required to complete the Internet connection of your wireless VPN firewall

depend on whether you use an IPv4 connection or an IPv6 connection to your Internet

service provider (ISP).

Note:

The wireless VPN firewall supports simultaneous IPv4 and IPv6

connections.

Tasks to Set Up an IPv4 Internet Connection to Your ISP



Complete these four tasks:

1.

Configure the IPv4 WAN mode

. Select either NAT or classical routing: see

Configure

the IPv4 WAN Mode

on page 26.

2.

Configure the IPv4 Internet connection to your ISP

. Connect to your ISP: see

Let the

Wireless VPN Firewall Automatically Detect and Configure an IPv4 Internet Connection

on

page 28 or

Manually Configure an IPv4 Internet Connection

on page 31. You can also

program the WAN traffic meter if you wish: see

Enable the WAN Traffic Meter

on page 335.

3.

Configure Dynamic DNS on the WAN port (optional)

. If required, configure your fully

qualified domain names: see

Configure Dynamic DNS

on page 45.