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Use the Rack-Mounting Kit

Use the mounting kit for the VPN firewall to install the appliance in a rack. Attach the

mounting brackets using the hardware that is supplied with the mounting kit.

Figure 4.

Before mounting the VPN firewall in a rack, verify that:

•

You have the correct screws (supplied with the installation kit).

•

The rack onto which you plan to mount the VPN firewall is suitably located.

Log In to the VPN Firewall

Note:

To connect the VPN firewall physically to your network, connect the

cables and restart your network according to the instructions in the

ProSAFE Gigabit Quad WAN SSL VPN Firewall SRX5308

Installation Guide

. A PDF of this guide is on the NETGEAR support

website at

.

To configure the VPN firewall, you need to use a web browser such as Microsoft Internet

Explorer

7.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox 4.0 or later, or Apple Safari 3.0 or later with JavaScript,

cookies, and SSL enabled.

Although these web browsers are qualified for use with the VPN firewall’s web management

interface, SSL VPN users should choose a browser that supports JavaScript, Java, cookies,

SSL, and ActiveX to take advantage of the full suite of applications. Note that Java is required

only for the SSL VPN portal, not for the web management interface.



To log in to the VPN firewall:

1.

Start any of the qualified web browsers.

2.

In the address field, enter

. The NETGEAR Configuration Manager Login

screen displays in the browser.

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Note:

The VPN firewall factory default IP address is 192.168.1.1. If you

change the IP address, you need to use the IP address that you

assigned to the VPN firewall to log in to the VPN firewall.

Figure 5.

Note:

The first time that you remotely connect to the VPN firewall with a

browser through an SSL connection, you might get a warning

message regarding the SSL certificate. Follow the directions of your

browser to accept the SSL certificate.

3.

In the User Name field, type

admin

. Use lowercase letters.

4.

In the Password / Passcode field, type

password

. Here, too, use lowercase letters.

Note:

The VPN firewall user name and password are not the same as any

user name or password you might use to log in to your Internet

connection.

Note:

Leave the domain as it is (geardomain).

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5.

Click

Login

. The web management interface displays, showing the Router Status screen.

The following figure shows the top part of the Router Status screen. For more information,

see

View the System Status

on page

369.

Note:

After 5 minutes of inactivity (the default login time-out), you are

automatically logged out.

Figure 6.

Web Management Interface Menu Layout

The following figure shows the menu at the top the web management interface:

Figure 7.

1st level: Main navigation menu link (orange)

2nd level: Configuration menu link (gray)

3rd level: Submenu tab (blue)

Option arrows: Additional screen for submenu item

IP radio buttons

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The web management interface menu consists of the following components:

•

1st level: Main navigation menu links

. The main navigation menu in the orange bar

across the top of the web management interface provides access to all the configuration

functions of the VPN firewall, and remains constant. When you select a main navigation

menu link, the letters are displayed in white against an orange background.

•

2nd level: Configuration menu links

. The configuration menu links in the gray bar

(immediately below the main navigation menu bar) change according to the main

navigation menu link that you select. When you select a configuration menu link, the

letters are displayed in white against a gray background.

•

3rd level: Submenu tabs

. Each configuration menu item has one or more submenu tabs

that are listed below the gray menu bar. When you select a submenu tab, the text is

displayed in white against a blue background.

•

Option arrows

. If there are additional screens for the submenu item, links to the screens

display on the right side in blue letters against a white background, preceded by a white

arrow in a blue circle.

•

IP radio buttons

. The IPv4 and IPv6 radio buttons let you select the IP version for the

feature to be configured onscreen. There are four options:

-

Both buttons are operational

.

You can configure the feature onscreen

for IPv4 functionality or for IPv6 functionality. After you have correctly configured the

feature for both IP versions, the feature can function with both IP versions

simultaneously.

-

The IPv4 button is operational but the IPv6 button is disabled

.

You

can configure the feature onscreen for IPv4 functionality only.

-

The IPv6 button is operational but the IPv4 button is disabled

.

You

can configure the feature onscreen for IPv6 functionality only.

-

Both buttons are disabled

.

IP functionality does not apply.

The bottom of each screen provides action buttons. The nature of the screen determines

which action buttons are shown. The following figure shows an example:

Figure 8.

Any of the following action buttons might display onscreen (this list might not be complete):

•

Apply

. Save and apply the configuration.

•

Reset

. Reset the configuration to the previously saved configuration.

•

Test

. Test the configuration.

•

Auto Detect

. Enable the VPN firewall to detect the configuration automatically and

suggest values for the configuration.

•

Cancel

. Cancel the operation.

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When a screen includes a table, table buttons display to let you configure the table entries.

The nature of the screen determines which table buttons are shown. The following figure

shows an example:

Figure 9.

Any of the following table buttons might display onscreen:

•

Select All

. Select all entries in the table.

•

Delete

. Delete the selected entry or entries from the table.

•

Enable

. Enable the selected entry or entries in the table.

•

Disable

. Disable the selected entry or entries in the table.

•

Add

. Add an entry to the table.

•

Edit

. Edit the selected entry.

•

Up

. Move the selected entry up in the table.

•

Down

. Move the selected entry down in the table.

•

Apply

. Apply the selected entry.

Almost all screens and sections of screens have an accompanying help screen. To open the

help screen, click the

(question mark) icon.

Requirements for Entering IP Addresses

To connect to the VPN firewall, your computer needs to be configured to obtain an IP address

automatically from the VPN firewall, either an IPv4 address through DHCP or an IPv6

address through DHCPv6, or both.

IPv4

The fourth octet of an IP address needs to be between 0 and 255 (both inclusive). This

requirement applies to any IP address that you enter on a screen of the web management

interface.

IPv6

IPv6 addresses are denoted by eight groups of hexadecimal quartets that are separated by

colons. Any four-digit group of zeroes within an IPv6 address can be reduced to a single zero

or altogether omitted.

The following errors invalidate an IPv6 address:

•

More than eight groups of hexadecimal quartets

•

More than four hexadecimal characters in a quartet

•

More than two colons in a row