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ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 Reference Manual
Connecting the FVX538 to the Internet
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v1.0, March 2009
2.
What type of IPS connection do you use?
If your connection is PPPoE, PPTP or BigPond
Cable, then you must login. Check the Yes radio box. The text box fields that require data
entry will be highlighted, based on the connection that you selected. If your ISP has not
assigned any login information, then choose the No radio box and skip this section. For
example:
•
Austria (PPTP)
: If your ISP is Austria Telecom or any other ISP that uses PPTP for login,
select this. Then, fill in the following highlighted fields:
–
Account Name
(also known as Host Name or System Name): Enter the valid account
name for the PPTP connection (usually your email “ID” assigned by your ISP). Some
ISPs require entering your full email address here.
–
Domain Name
: Your domain name or workgroup name assigned by your ISP, or your
ISPs domain name. You may leave this field blank.
–
Idle Timeout
: Check the Keep Connected radio box to keep the connection always
on. To logout after the connection is idle for a period of time, select Idle Time and
enter the number of minutes to wait before disconnecting in the timeout field. This is
useful if your ISP charges you based on the amount of time you have logged in.
–
My IP Address:
IP address assigned by the ISP to make the connection with the ISP
server.
–
Server IP Address
: IP address of the PPTP server.
•
Other (PPPoE)
: If you have installed login software such as WinPoET or Enternet, then
your connection type is PPPoE. Select this connection and configure the following fields:
–
Account Name
: Valid account name for the PPPoE connection
–
Domain Name:
Name of your ISPs domain or your domain name if your ISP has
assigned one. You may leave this field blank.
–
Idle Timeout:
Select Keep Connected, to keep the connection always on. To logout
after the connection is idle for a period of time, select Idle Time and enter the number
of minutes to wait before disconnecting, in the timeout field.
3.
If your ISP has assigned a fixed (static or permanent) IP address, select the
Use Static IP
Address
radio box and fill in the following fields:
a.
IP Address:
Static IP address assigned to you. This will identify the router to your ISP.
b.
Subnet Mask
: This is usually provided by the ISP or your network administrator.
c.
Gateway IP Address
: IP address of the ISP’s gateway. This is usually provided by the ISP
or your network administrator.
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If your ISP has not assigned a Static IP address, select the
Get dynamically from ISP
radio
box. The ISP will automatically assign an IP address to the router using DHCP network
protocol.
4.
If your ISP has not assigned any Domain Name Servers (DNS) addresses, select the
Get
dynamically from ISP
radio box. If your ISP has assigned DNS addresses, select the
Use
these DNS Servers
radio box. Ensure that you fill in valid DNS server IP addresses in the
fields. Incorrect DNS entries may cause connectivity issues.
5.
Click
Apply
to save the settings.
6.
Click
Reset
to discard any changes and revert to the previous settings.
7.
Click
Test
to try and connect to the NETGEAR Web site. If you connect successfully and your
settings work, then you may click Logout or go on and configure additional settings.
To configure your WAN2 ISP settings:
1.
Select the
WAN2 ISP Settings
tab. The
WAN2 ISP Settings
screen will display.
2.
Repeat steps 1 through 7 above.
Programming the Traffic Meter (if Desired)
The traffic meter is useful when an ISP charges by traffic volume over a given period of time or if
you want to look at traffic types over a period of time.
To enable the traffic meter:
1.
From the primary menu, select
Monitoring
, and then select
Traffic Meter
from the secondary
menu. The
WAN1 Traffic Meter
screen will display. Fill out the information described in
Table 2-2
.
Note:
Domain Name Servers (DNS) convert Internet names such as
www.google.com, www.netgear.com, etc. to Internet addresses called IP
addresses. Incorrect settings here will result in connectivity problems.
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2.
Click
Apply
to apply the settings. Click
Reset
to return to the previous settings.
3.
Select the
WAN2 Traffic Meter
tab and repeat steps 1 through 3 to set the Traffic Meter the
the WAN2 port.
Figure 2-3
Table 2-2.
Traffic Meter Settings
Parameter
Description
Enable Traffic Meter
Check this if you wish to record the volume of Internet traffic passing through the
Router's WAN1 or WAN2 port. WAN1 or WAN2 can be selected by clicking the
appropriate tab; the entire configuration is specific to each wan interface.
•
No Limit - If this is selected specified restriction will not be applied when traffic limit
is reached.
•
Download only - If this is selected the specified restriction will be applied to the
incoming traffic only
•
Both Directions - If this is selected the specified restriction will be applied to both
incoming and outgoing traffic only
Enable Monthly Limit
Use this if your ISP charges for additional traffic. If enabled, enter the monthly
volume limit and select the desired behavior when the limit is reached.
Note
: Both incoming and outgoing traffic are included in the limit.
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Configuring the WAN Mode (Required for Dual WAN)
The dual WAN ports of the ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 can be configured on a mutually exclusive
basis for either auto-rollover (for increased system reliability) or load balancing (for maximum
bandwidth efficiency).
•
Auto-Rollover Mode
. In this mode, the selected WAN interface is made primary and the other
is the rollover link. As long as the primary link is up, all traffic is sent over the primary link.
Once the primary WAN interface goes down, the rollover link is brought up to send the
traffic.Traffic will automatically roll back to the original primary link once the original
primary link is back up and running again.
Increase this
month's limit
Use this to temporarily increase the Traffic Limit if you have reached the monthly
limit, but need to continue accessing the Internet. Check the checkbox and enter the
desired increase. (The checkbox will automatically be cleared when saved so the
increase is only applied once.)
This month's limit
This displays the limit for the current month.
Restart traffic
counter
This determines when the traffic counter restarts. Choose the desired time and day of
the month.
Restart Counter at a
Specific Time
Check this radio button to restart the Traffic Counter at a specific time and day of the
month. Fill in the time fields and select AM or PM and the day of the month from the
pull-down menus.
Send E-mail Report
before restarting
counter
If checked, an E-mail report will be sent immediately before restarting the counter.
You must configure the E-mail screen in order for this function to work (see
“E-Mail
Notifications of Event Logs and Alerts” on page 4-39
).
When limit is
reached
Select the desired option:
•
Block all traffic - all access to and from the Internet will be blocked.
•
Block all traffic except E-mail - Only E-mail traffic will be allowed. All other traffic will
be blocked.
•
If using this option, you may also select the Send E-mail alert option. You must
configure the E-mail screen in order for this function to work.
Internet Traffic
Statistics
This displays statistics on Internet Traffic via the WAN port. If you have not enabled
the Traffic Meter, these statistics are not available.
Traffic by Protocol
Click this link if you want to know more details of the Internet Traffic. The volume of
traffic for each protocol will be displayed in a sub-window.Traffic counters are
updated in MBytes scale, counter starts only when traffic passed is at least 1MB.
Table 2-2.
Traffic Meter Settings
Parameter
Description
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If you want to use a redundant ISP link for backup purposes, select the WAN port that will act
as the primary link for this mode. Ensure that the backup WAN port has also been configured
and that you configure the
WAN Failure Detection Method
to support Auto-Rollover.
•
Load Balancing Mode
. In this mode the router distributes the outbound traffic equally among
the WAN interfaces that are functional.
For both alternatives, you must also set up Network Address Translation (NAT):
•
NAT.
NAT is the technology which allows all PCs on your LAN to share a single Internet IP
address. From the Internet, there is only a single device (the Router) and a single IP address.
PCs on your LAN can use any private IP address range, and these IP addresses are not visible
from the Internet.
–
The Router uses NAT to select the correct PC (on your LAN) to receive any incoming
data.
–
If you only have a single Internet IP address, you MUST use NAT.
NAT is the default setting.
•
Classical Routing.
In this mode, the Router performs Routing, but without NAT. To gain
Internet access, each PC on your LAN must have a valid Internet IP address.
If your ISP has allocated many IP addresses to you, and you have assigned one of these
addresses to each PC, you can choose Classical Routing. Or, you can use Classical Routing for
routing private IP addresses within a campus environment. Otherwise, selecting this method
will not allow Internet access through this Router.
To learn the status of the WAN ports, you can view the Router Status screen (see
“Viewing Router
Configuration and System Status” on page 6-25
) or look at the LEDs on the front panel (see
“Router Front and Rear Panels” on page 1-6
).
Setting Up Auto-Rollover Mode
If you want to use a redundant ISP link for backup purposes, ensure that the backup WAN port has
already been configured. Then you select the WAN port that will act as the primary link for this
mode and configure the
WAN Failure Detection Method
to support Auto-Rollover.
Note:
Scenarios could arise when load balancing needs to be bypassed for certain
traffic or applications. Here the traffic needs to go on a specific WAN
interface. This is done with the protocol binding rules of that WAN interface.
The rule should match the desired traffic.

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