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Restore Settings
WARNING:
Restore only settings that were backed up from the same software
version. Restoring settings from a different software version can
corrupt your backup file or the wireless VPN firewall system
software.
To restore settings from a backup file:
1.
On the Settings Backup and Firmware Upgrade screen (see the previous figure), next to
Restore saved settings from file, click
Browse
.
2.
Locate and select the previously saved backup file (by default, FVS318N.cfg).
3.
After you have selected the file, click the
Restore
button. A warning message might display,
and you might have to confirm that you want to restore the configuration.
The wireless VPN firewall reboots. During the reboot process, the Settings Backup and
Firmware Upgrade screen might remain visible, or a status message with a counter might
show the number of seconds left until the reboot process is complete. The reboot process
takes about 165 seconds. (If you can see the unit: The reboot process is complete when the
Test LED on the front panel goes off.)
WARNING:
Once you start restoring settings, do
not
interrupt the process. Do
not try to go online, turn off the wireless VPN firewall, shut down
the computer, or do anything else to the wireless VPN firewall until
the settings have been fully restored.
Revert to Factory Default Settings
To reset the wireless VPN firewall to the original factory defaults settings:
Use one of the following two methods:
•
Using a sharp object, press and hold the factory default
Reset
button on the rear panel of
the wireless VPN firewall (see
Rear Panel
on page 18) for about 8 seconds until the Test
LED turns on and begins to blink (about 30 seconds). To restore the factory default
settings when you do not know the administration password or IP address, you need to
use the factory default Reset button method.
•
On the Settings Backup and Firmware Upgrade screen (see the previous figure), next to
Revert to factory defaults settings, click the
Default
button, and confirm your selection.
The wireless VPN firewall reboots. If you use the software Default button, the Settings
Backup and Firmware Upgrade screen might remain visible during the reboot process, or a
status message with a counter might show the number of seconds left until the reboot
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process is complete. The reboot process takes about 165 seconds. (If you can see the unit:
The reboot process is complete when the Test LED on the front panel goes off.)
WARNING:
When you press the hardware factory default Reset button or click
the software Default button, the wireless VPN firewall settings are
erased. All firewall rules, VPN policies, LAN and WAN settings,
and other settings are lost. Back up your settings if you intend on
using them.
Note:
After you reboot with factory default settings, the wireless VPN
firewall’s password is
password
, and the LAN IP address is
192.168.1.1
.
Update the Firmware
You can install a different version of the wireless VPN firewall firmware from the Settings
Backup and Firmware Upgrade screen. To view the current version of the firmware that the
wireless VPN firewall is running, from the main menu, select
Monitoring
. The Router Status
screen displays, showing the firmware version in the System Info section of the screen. After
you have updated the firmware, the new firmware version is displayed.
To download a firmware version and upgrade the firmware:
1.
Go to the NETGEAR website at
.
2.
Navigate to the FVS318N support page, and click the
Downloads
tab.
3.
Click the desired firmware version to reach the download page. Be sure to read the release
notes on the download page before upgrading the wireless VPN firewall’s software.
4.
On the Settings Backup and Firmware Upgrade screen of the wireless VPN firewall (see the
previous figure), in the Router Upgrade section, click
Browse
.
5.
Locate and select the downloaded firmware file.
6.
Click
Upload
. The upgrade process starts.
During the upgrade process, the Settings Backup and Firmware Upgrade screen remains
visible and a status bar shows the progress of the upgrade process. The upgrade process
can take up to 10 minutes. When the status bar shows that the upgrade process is
complete, it can take another 10 minutes before the wireless VPN firewall reboots.
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WARNING:
After you have started the firmware installation process, do
not
interrupt the process. Do not try to go online, turn off the wireless
VPN firewall, or do anything else to the wireless VPN firewall until
the wireless VPN firewall has fully rebooted.
7.
When the reboot process is complete, log in to the wireless VPN firewall again. (If you can
see the unit: The reboot process is complete when the Test LED on the front panel goes off.)
8.
Select
Monitoring
. The Router Status screen displays, showing the new firmware
version in the System Info section of the screen.
Note:
In some cases, such as a major upgrade, it might be necessary to
erase the configuration and manually reconfigure your wireless VPN
firewall after upgrading it. See the firmware release notes that
NETGEAR makes available.
Configure Date and Time Service
Configure date, time, and NTP server designations on the System Date & Time screen.
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol that is used to synchronize computer clock times
in a network of computers. Setting the correct system time and time zone ensures that the
date and time recorded in the wireless VPN firewall logs and reports are accurate.
To set time, date, and NTP servers:
1.
Select
Administration > Time Zone
. The Time Zone screen displays:
Figure 200.
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The bottom of the screen display the current weekday, date, time, time zone, and year (in
the example in the previous figure: Current Time: Tue Mar 6 22:48:17 GMT-0800 2012).
2.
Enter the settings as explained in the following table:
3.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.
Note:
If you select the default NTP servers or if you enter a custom server
FQDN, the wireless VPN firewall determines the IP address of the
NTP server by performing a DNS lookup. Before the wireless VPN
firewall can perform this lookup, you need to configure a DNS server
address on the Broadband ISP Settings screen (see
Manually
Configure an IPv4 Internet Connection
on page 31.)
Table 81.
Time Zone screen settings
Setting
Description
Date/Time
From the drop-down list, select the local time zone in which the wireless VPN
firewall operates. The correct time zone is required in order for scheduling to
work correctly.
Automatically Adjust for
Daylight Savings Time
If daylight saving time is supported in your region, select the
Automatically
Adjust for Daylight Savings Time
check box. By default, the check box is
disabled.
Force IPv6 address
resolution for servers
Select this check box to force the use of IPv6 addresses and FQDN (domain
name) resolution in the Server 1 Name / IP Address and Server 2 Name / IP
Address fields when you have selected the Use Custom NTP Servers radio
button.
NTP Server (default or
custom)
From the drop-down list, select an NTP server:
•
Use Default NTP Servers
. The wireless VPN firewall regularly updates its
RTC by contacting a default NETGEAR NTP server on the Internet.
•
Use Custom NTP Servers
. The wireless VPN firewall regularly updates its
RTC by contacting one of two custom NTP servers (primary and backup),
both of which you need to specify in the fields that become available with this
selection.
Note:
If you select the Use Custom NTP Servers option but leave either the
Server 1 or Server 2 field blank, both fields are set to the default NETGEAR
NTP servers.
Note:
A list of public NTP servers is available at
.
Server 1 Name / IP Address
Enter the IP address or host name of the primary
NTP server.
Server 2 Name / IP Address
Enter the IP address or host name of the backup
NTP server.
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10.
Monitor System Access and Performance
This chapter describes the system-monitoring features of the wireless VPN firewall. You can be
alerted to important events such WAN traffic limits reached, login failures, and attacks. You can
also view status information about the firewall, WAN ports, LAN ports, active VPN users and
tunnels, and more. In addition, the diagnostics utilities are described. This chapter contains the
following sections:
•
Enable the WAN Traffic Meter
•
Configure Logging, Alerts, and Event Notifications
•
View Status Screens
•
Diagnostics Utilities
Note:
All log and report functions that are part of the Firewall Logs &
E-mail screen and some of the functions that are part of the
Diagnostics screen require that you configure the email notification
server—see
Configure Logging, Alerts, and Event Notifications
on
page 338.
Enable the WAN Traffic Meter
If your ISP charges by traffic volume over a given period of time, or if you want to study traffic
types over a period of time, you can activate the traffic meter for the WAN port.
To monitor traffic limits on each of the WAN ports:
1.
Select
Monitoring > Traffic Meter
. The Broadband Traffic Meter screen displays.
The Internet Traffic Statistics section in the lower part of the screen displays statistics on
Internet traffic through the WAN port. If you have not enabled the traffic meter, these
statistics are not available.

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