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Remote management.

The firewall allows you to securely login to the Web Management

Interface from a remote location on the Internet. For additional security, you can limit remote

management access to a specified remote IP address or range of addresses, and you can choose

a nonstandard port number.

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Visual monitoring.

The VPN firewall’s front panel LEDs provide an easy way to monitor its

status and activity.

Maintenance and Support

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

•

Flash memory for firmware upgrade

•

Free technical support seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day

Package Contents

The product package should contain the following items:

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ProSafe VPN Firewall 50.

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AC power adapter.

•

Category 5 Ethernet cable.

•

Resource CD

, including:

–

Application Notes and other helpful information.

–

ProSafe VPN Client Software – one user license.

–

Trend Micro software evaluation.

•

Warranty and Support Information 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.

Router Hardware Components

Following is a description of the front and rear panels of the FVS338, including instructions for

installing the FVS338 using the rack mounting hardware.

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Router Front Panel

The ProSafe VPN Firewall 50 front panel shown below contains the port connections, status

LEDs, and the factory defaults reset button.

The table below describes each item on the front panel and its operation.

Figure 1-1

Table 1-1.

Object Descriptions

Object

Activity

Description

Power LED

On (Green)

Off

Power is supplied to the router.

Power is not supplied to the router.

Test LED

On (Amber)

Blinking (Amber)

Off

Test mode: The system is initializing or the initialization has failed.

Writing to Flash memory (during upgrading or resetting to defaults).

The system has booted successfully.

MDM LED

On (Green)

Blinking (Green)

Off

The serial port has successfully connected to an ISP and received an

IP Address.

Server data is being transmitted or received by the serial port.

The serial port has no link.

Internet

LEDs

Link/Act LED

On (Green)

Blinking (Green)

Off

The WAN port has detected a link with a connected Ethernet device.

Data is being transmitted or received by the WAN port.

The WAN port has no link.

100 LED

On (Green)

Off

The WAN port is operating at 100 Mbps.

The WAN port is operating at 10 Mbps.

Local

LEDs

Internet

LEDs

Modem

LED

Power

LED

Test

LED

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Router Rear Panel

The rear panel of the ProSafe VPN Firewall 50 (

Figure 1-2

) contains the On/Off switch and AC

power connection.

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

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Modem port – serves as the WAN2 Internet port through the public switched telephone

network (PSTN).

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Factory Defaults reset button.

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Local ports – 8-port RJ-45 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch, N-way automatic speed

negotiation, auto MDI/MDIX.

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Internet port – serves as the WAN1 Internet port. One RJ-45 WAN port, N-way automatic

speed negotiation, Auto MDI/MDIX.

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On/Off switch

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DC power in (12 VDC, 1.2A)

Local LEDs

Link/Act LED

On (Green)

Blinking (Green)

Off

The LAN port has detected a link with a connected Ethernet device.

Data is being transmitted or received by the LAN port.

The LAN port has no link.

100 LED

On (Green)

Off

The LAN port is operating at 100 Mbps.

The LAN port is operating at 10 Mbps.

Figure 1-2

Table 1-1.

Object Descriptions

(continued)

Object

Activity

Description

12VDC 1.2A

INTERNET

LOCAL

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

MODEM

FACTORY

DEFAULTS

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Rack Mounting Hardware

The FVS338 can be mounted either on a desktop (using included rubber feet) or in a 19-inch rack

(using the included rack mounting hardware illustrated in

Figure 1-3

).

Factory Default Login

Check the label on the bottom of the FVS338’s enclosure if you forget the following factory

default information:

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IP Address:

to reach the Web-based GUI from the LAN

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User name:

admin

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Password:

password

Figure 1-3

Figure 1-4

LAN IP Address

User Name

Password

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To log in to the FVS338 once it is connected:

1.

Open a Web browser.

2.

Enter

as the URL.

3.

Once the login screen displays (

Figure 1-5

), enter the following:

•

admin

for User Name

•

password

for Password

Figure 1-5