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Product and Publication Details
Model Number:
FVX538
Publication Date:
March 2009
Product Family:
VPN Firewall
Product Name:
ProSafe VPN Firewall 200
Home or Business Product:
Business
Language:
English
Publication Part Number:
202-10062-09
Publication Version Number
1.0
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Contents
About This Manual
Conventions, Formats and Scope
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xv
Revision History
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xvi
Chapter 1
Introduction
Key Features
..................................................................................................................
1-1
Dual WAN Ports for Increased Reliability or Outbound Load Balancing
..................
1-2
A Powerful, True Firewall with Content Filtering
......................................................
1-2
Security Features
.....................................................................................................
1-3
Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink
...............................................
1-3
Extensive Protocol Support
......................................................................................
1-4
Easy Installation and Management
..........................................................................
1-4
Maintenance and Support
........................................................................................
1-5
Package Contents
..........................................................................................................
1-5
Router Front and Rear Panels
........................................................................................
1-6
Rack Mounting Hardware
.........................................................................................
1-8
The Router’s IP Address, Login Name, and Password
..................................................
1-9
Chapter 2
Connecting the FVX538 to the Internet
Logging into the VPN Firewall
........................................................................................
2-1
Configuring the Internet Connections to Your ISPs
........................................................
2-2
Setting the Router’s MAC Address
..........................................................................
2-4
Manually Configuring Your Internet Connection
.......................................................
2-4
Programming the Traffic Meter (if Desired)
..............................................................
2-6
Configuring the WAN Mode (Required for Dual WAN)
...................................................
2-8
Setting Up Auto-Rollover Mode
................................................................................
2-9
Setting Up Load Balancing
.....................................................................................
2-12
Configuring Dynamic DNS (If Needed)
.........................................................................
2-14
Configuring the Advanced WAN Options (If Needed)
...................................................
2-17
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Chapter 3
LAN Configuration
Choosing the Firewall DHCP Options
............................................................................
3-1
Configuring the LAN Setup Options
.........................................................................
3-2
Configuring Multi Home LAN IPs
.............................................................................
3-5
Managing Groups and Hosts (LAN Groups)
...................................................................
3-6
Creating the Network Database
...............................................................................
3-7
Setting Up Address Reservation
..............................................................................
3-9
Configuring and Enabling the DMZ Port
.......................................................................
3-10
Static Routes
................................................................................................................
3-12
Configuring Static Routes
.......................................................................................
3-12
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
........................................................................
3-14
Static Route Example
.............................................................................................
3-16
Chapter 4
Firewall Protection and Content Filtering
About Firewall Protection and Content Filtering
.............................................................
4-1
Using Rules to Block or Allow Specific Kinds of Traffic
..................................................
4-2
Services-Based Rules
..............................................................................................
4-2
Outbound Rules (Service Blocking)
...................................................................
4-3
Inbound Rules (Port Forwarding)
......................................................................
4-6
Order of Precedence for Rules
................................................................................
4-9
Setting LAN WAN Rules
..........................................................................................
4-9
LAN WAN Outbound Services Rules
...............................................................
4-11
LAN WAN Inbound Services Rules
.................................................................
4-12
Setting DMZ WAN Rules
........................................................................................
4-12
Setting LAN DMZ Rules
.........................................................................................
4-14
LAN DMZ Outbound Services Rules
...............................................................
4-15
LAN DMZ Inbound Services Rules
..................................................................
4-16
Attack Checks
........................................................................................................
4-16
Session Limit
..........................................................................................................
4-18
Inbound Rules Examples
.......................................................................................
4-20
LAN WAN Inbound Rule: Hosting A Local Public Web Server
........................
4-20
LAN WAN Inbound Rule: Allowing Videoconference from Restricted Addresses 4-20
LAN WAN or DMZ WAN Inbound Rule: Setting Up One-to-One NAT Mapping 4-21
LAN WAN or DMZ WAN Inbound Rule: Specifying an Exposed Host
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4-23
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Outbound Rules Example
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4-24
LAN WAN Outbound Rule: Blocking Instant Messenger
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4-25
Adding Customized Services
.................................................................................
4-25
Setting Quality of Service (QoS) Priorities
.............................................................
4-27
Setting a Schedule to Block or Allow Specific Traffic
....................................................
4-28
Setting Block Sites (Content Filtering)
..........................................................................
4-29
Enabling Source MAC Filtering
....................................................................................
4-31
IP/MAC Binding
............................................................................................................
4-33
Port Triggering
..............................................................................................................
4-35
Bandwidth Limiting
.......................................................................................................
4-37
E-Mail Notifications of Event Logs and Alerts
...............................................................
4-39
Administrator Tips
.........................................................................................................
4-43
Chapter 5
Virtual Private Networking
Considerations for Dual WAN Port Systems
..................................................................
5-1
Using the VPN Wizard for Client and Gateway Configurations
......................................
5-3
Creating Gateway to Gateway VPN Tunnels with the Wizard
.................................
5-3
Creating a Client to Gateway VPN Tunnel
...............................................................
5-6
Use the VPN Wizard Configure the Gateway for a Client Tunnel
......................
5-7
Use the NETGEAR VPN Client Security Policy Editor to Create a Secure Connection
5-8
Testing the Connections and Viewing Status Information
.............................................
5-12
NETGEAR VPN Client Status and Log Information
...............................................
5-12
FVX538 VPN Connection Status and Logs
............................................................
5-14
VPN Tunnel Policies
.....................................................................................................
5-15
IKE Policy
...............................................................................................................
5-15
Managing IKE Policies
.....................................................................................
5-15
IKE Policy Table
...............................................................................................
5-16
VPN Policy
.............................................................................................................
5-17
Managing VPN Policies
...................................................................................
5-17
VPN Policy Table
.............................................................................................
5-18
Certificate Authorities
...................................................................................................
5-19
Generating a Self Certificate Request
....................................................................
5-20
Uploading a Trusted Certificate
..............................................................................
5-22
Managing your Certificate Revocation List (CRL)
..................................................
5-22
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Extended Authentication (XAUTH) Configuration
.........................................................
5-23
Configuring XAUTH for VPN Clients
......................................................................
5-24
User Database Configuration
.................................................................................
5-25
RADIUS Client Configuration
.................................................................................
5-27
Assigning IP Addresses to Remote Users (ModeConfig)
.............................................
5-29
Mode Config Operation
..........................................................................................
5-29
Configuring the VPN Firewall
.................................................................................
5-30
Configuring the ProSafe VPN Client for ModeConfig
.............................................
5-33
Chapter 6
Router and Network Management
Performance Management
.............................................................................................
6-1
Bandwidth Capacity
.................................................................................................
6-1
VPN Firewall Features That Reduce Traffic
.............................................................
6-2
Service Blocking
................................................................................................
6-2
Block Sites
.........................................................................................................
6-4
Source MAC Filtering
........................................................................................
6-4
VPN Firewall Features That Increase Traffic
...........................................................
6-5
Port Forwarding
.................................................................................................
6-5
Port Triggering
...................................................................................................
6-6
DMZ Port
...........................................................................................................
6-7
VPN Tunnels
......................................................................................................
6-7
Using QoS to Shift the Traffic Mix
............................................................................
6-7
Tools for Traffic Management
...................................................................................
6-8
Administration
.................................................................................................................
6-8
Changing Passwords and Settings
..........................................................................
6-8
RADIUS Server External Authentication
................................................................
6-10
Enabling Remote Management Access
.................................................................
6-11
Using a SNMP Manager
........................................................................................
6-14
Settings Backup and Firmware Upgrade
...............................................................
6-15
Backup and Restore Settings
..........................................................................
6-16
Router Upgrade
...............................................................................................
6-17
Setting the Time Zone
............................................................................................
6-19
Monitoring the Router
...................................................................................................
6-20
Enabling the Traffic Meter
......................................................................................
6-20
Setting Login Failures and Attacks Notification
......................................................
6-22

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