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Chapter 2
Connecting to the Internet (WAN)
The initial Internet configuration of the SRXN3205 ProSafe Wireless-N VPN Firewall is
described in this chapter.
This chapter contains the following sections:
“Understanding the Connection Steps”
“Logging into the VPN Firewall”
“Navigating the Menus”
“Configuring the Internet Connection (WAN)”
“Configuring Dynamic DNS”
“Configuring the Advanced WAN Options (Optional)”
Understanding the Connection Steps
Typically, six steps are required to complete the basic Internet connection of your firewall.
1.
Connect the firewall to your network
. Connect the cables and restart your network
according to the instructions in the printed installation guide included in the product package.
A PDF of the
Installation Guide
is on the product CD and on the NETGEAR web site
at:
.
2.
Log in to the firewall
. See
“Logging into the VPN Firewall” on page 2-2
.
3.
Configure the Internet connection(s)
. See
“Configuring the Internet Connection (WAN)” on
page 2-3
.
Each of these tasks is detailed separately in this chapter. The configuration of firewall, VPN, and
Wireless features are described in later chapters.
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Logging into the VPN Firewall
To connect to the firewall, your computer needs to be configured to get an IP address via DHCP.
To log in to the firewall, follow these steps:
1.
Open a browser, and enter
in the address field.
The login window displays in the browser.
2.
Enter
admin
in lower case for the User Name and
password
for the Password.
3.
Click
Login.
The Web Configuration Manager appears, displaying the Router Status menu as
the default.
Figure 2-1
Figure 2-2
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Navigating the Menus
The Web Configuration Manager menus are organized in a layered structure of main categories
and submenus:
Main menu
. The horizontal orange bar near the top of the page is the main menu, containing
the primary configuration categories. Clicking on a primary category changes the contents of
the submenu bar.
Submenu
. The horizontal grey bar immediately below the main menu is the submenu,
containing subcategories of the currently selected primary category.
Tab
. Immediately below the submenu bar, at the top of the menu active window, are one or
more tabs, further subdividing the currently selected subcategory if necessary.
Option arrow
. To the right of the tabs on some menus are one or more blue dots with an arrow
in the center. Clicking an option arrow brings up either a popup window or an advanced option
menu.
You can now proceed to the first configuration task, configuring the firewall’s Internet
connections.
Configuring the Internet Connection (WAN)
To set up your firewall for secure Internet connections, you configure the WAN port. The Web
Configuration Manager offers two connection configuration options:
Automatic detection and configuration of the network connection.
Manual configuration of the network connection.
Each option is detailed in the following sections.
Automatically Detecting and Connecting
To automatically configure the WAN port for connection to the Internet:
Tip:
In the instructions in this guide, we may refer to a menu using the notation
primary > subcategory, such as Network Configuration > WAN Settings. In
this example, Network Configuration is the selected primary category (in the
main menu) and WAN Settings is the selected subcategory (in the submenu).
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1.
Select
Network Configuration > WAN Settings
from the menu/submenu.
The WAN tabs appear on screen with the WAN ISP Settings tab in view.
2.
Click
Auto Detect
at the bottom of the menu.
Auto Detect will probe the WAN port for a range of connection methods and suggest one that
your ISP appears to support.
a.
If Auto Detect is successful, a status bar at the top of the menu will display the results:.
Figure 2-3
Figure 2-4

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