NETGEAR FVS318 - ProSafe VPN Firewall Router User Manual

Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall FVS318v3
10 Glossary
January 2005
A Web proxy server is a specialized HTTP server that allows clients access to the Internet from behind a
firewall. The proxy server listens for requests from clients within the firewall and forwards these requests to
remote Internet servers outside the firewall. The proxy server reads responses from the external servers and
then sends them to internal client clients.
Wide Area Network
A WAN is a computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area. Typically, a WAN consists of
two or more local-area networks (LANs).
Windows Internet Naming Service
WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving Windows-based computer names
to IP addresses.
If a remote network contains a WINS server, your Windows PCs can gather information from that WINS
server about its local hosts. This allows your PCs to browse that remote network using the Windows
Network Neighborhood feature.
WINS
WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving Windows-based computer names
to IP addresses.

NETGEAR FVS318 - ProSafe VPN Firewall Router Specifications

General

Model	FVS318
Category	Firewall
WAN Ports	1
LAN Ports	8
VPN Pass-through	Yes
VPN Tunnels	8
SPI Firewall	Yes
Data Link Protocol	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
VPN Protocol	IPSec
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
RAM	8 MB
Flash Memory	4 MB
Power Supply	External power adapter
Network / Transport Protocol	TCP/IP, UDP
Encryption Algorithm	3DES
Features	NAT support, URL filtering, DHCP server, DoS attack prevention
Status Indicators	Port status, power