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FVS338 ProSafe VPN Firewall 50 Reference Manual
Router and Network Management
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•
Revert to the factory default settings.
•
Upgrade the VPN firewall firmware from a saved file on your hard disk to use a different
firmware version.
Backup and Restore Settings
To backup and restore settings:
1.
Select
Administration
from the main menu and
Settings Backup & Upgrade
from the
submenu. THe
Settings Backup and Firmware Upgrade
screen will display.
2.
Click
backup
to save a copy of your current settings.
If your browser isn’t set up to save downloaded files automatically, locate where you want to
save the file, specify file name, and click Save. If you have your browser set up to save
downloaded files automatically, the file will be saved to your browser's download location on
the hard disk.
To restore settings from a backup file:
1.
Click
Browse
. Locate and select the previously saved backup file (by default, netgear.cfg).
2.
When you have located the file, click
restore
.
An Alert page will appear indicating the status of the restore operation. You must manually
restart the VPN firewall for the restored settings to take effect.
To reset the router to the original factory default settings, click
default
You must manually restart the VPN firewall in order for the default settings to take effect. After
rebooting, the router's password will be
password
and the LAN IP address will be
192.168.1.1.
The VPN firewall will act as a DHCP server on the LAN and act as a DHCP client to the Internet.
Warning:
Once you start restoring settings or erasing the router, do NOT interrupt
the process. Do not try to go online, turn off the router, shutdown the
computer or do anything else to the router until it finishes restarting!
Warning:
When you click
default,
your router settings will be erased. All firewall rules,
VPN policies, LAN/WAN settings and other settings will be lost. Please
backup your settings if you intend on using them!
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Router Upgrade
You can install a different version of the VPN firewall firmware from the
Settings Backup &
Upgrade
screen. To view the current version of the firmware that your VPN firewall is running,
select
Monitoring
from the main menu. The
Router Status
screen on the will display all of the
VPN firewall router statistics. When you upgrade your firmware, the Firmware Version will
change to reflect the new version.
To download a firmware version:
1.
Go to the NETGEAR Web site at
and click on
Downloads.
2.
From the
Product Selection
pull-down menu, select your product. Select the software version
and follow the
To Install
steps to download your software.
After downloading an upgrade file, you may need to unzip (uncompress) it before upgrading
the router. If Release Notes are included in the download, read them before continuing.
To upgrade router software:
1.
Select
Administration
from the main menu and
Settings Backup & Upgrade
from the
submenu. The
Settings Backup and Firmware Upgrade
screen will display.
Figure 6-4
Warning:
Once you click
Upload
do NOT interrupt the router!
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2.
Click
Browse
in the
Router Upgrade
section.
3.
Locate the downloaded file and click
upload.
This will start the software upgrade to your VPN
firewall router. This may take some time. At the conclusion of the upgrade, your router will
reboot.
4.
After the VPN firewall has rebooted, select
Monitoring
and confirm the new firmware
version to verify that your router now has the new software installed.
Setting the Time Zone
Date, time and NTP Server designations can be input on the
Time Zone
screen. Network Time
Protocol (NTP) is a protocol that is used to synchronize computer clock times in a network of
computers.
To set Time, Date and NTP servers:
1.
Select
Administration
from the main menu and
Time Zone
from the submenu. The
Time
Zone
screen will display.
2.
From the
Date/Time
pull-down menu, select the Local Time Zone. This is required in order
for scheduling to work correctly. The VPN firewall includes a Real-Time Clock (RTC), which
it uses for scheduling.
3.
If supported in your region, check the
Automatically Adjust for Daylight Savings Time
radio box.
4.
Select a NTP Server option by checking one of the following radio boxes:
•
Use Default NTP Servers
: If this is enabled, then the RTC (Real-Time Clock) is updated
regularly by contacting a Default Netgear NTP Server on the Internet.
•
Use Custom NTP Servers
: If you prefer to use a particular NTP server, enable this
instead and enter the name or IP address of an NTP Server in the
Server 1 Name/IP
Address
field.
Warning:
Do not try to go online, turn off the router, shutdown the computer or do
anything else to the router until the router finishes the upgrade! When the
Test light turns off, wait a few more seconds before doing anything.
Note:
In some cases, such as a major upgrade, it may be necessary to erase the
configuration and manually reconfigure your router after upgrading it. Refer to
the Release Notes included with the software to find out if this is required.
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If required, you can also enter the address of another NTP server in the
Server 2 Name/IP
Address
field. If you select this option and leave either the Server 1 or Server 2 fields
empty, they will be set to the Default Netgear NTP servers.
5.
Click
Apply
to save your settings or click
Cancel
to revert to your previous settings.
Monitoring the Router
You can be alerted to important events such as WAN port rollover, WAN traffic limits reached, and
login failures and attacks. You can also view status information about the firewall, WAN ports,
LAN ports, and VPN tunnels.
Enabling the Traffic Meter
To monitor traffic limits on each of the WAN ports, select
Administration
from the main menu
and
Traffic Meter
from the submenu. The
Broadband Traffic Meter
screen will display. (The
Broadband and Dialup ports are programmed separately.) A WAN port shuts down once its traffic
limit is reached if the
Block all traffic
feature is enabled.
The Traffic Meter screen also provides the following information:
•
Internet Traffic Statistics
– Displays statistics on Internet Traffic via the WAN port. If you
have not enabled the Traffic Meter, these statistics are not available.
Figure 6-5
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•
Traffic by Protocol
– Click this button to display Internet Traffic details. The volume of
traffic for each protocol will be displayed in a sub-window. Traffic counters are updated in
MBytes scale and the counter starts only when traffic passed is at least 1 MB
Figure 6-6
Each WAN port
is programmed
separately.
WAN port shuts
down once traffic
limit reached. An
e-mail can be
sent.
Internet Traffic
Statistics
Traffic Counter
settings

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