NETGEAR FVS318 - ProSafe VPN Firewall Router User Manual

Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall FVS318v3
Connecting the Firewall to the Internet 3-3
January 2005
f.
Securely insert the blue cable that came with your VPN firewall router (the blue
NETGEAR cable in the diagram below) into a LOCAL port on the firewall such as
LOCAL port 8 (point C in the diagram), and the other end into the Ethernet port of your
computer (point D in the diagram).
Figure 3-3: Connect the computer to the VPN firewall router
Your network cables are connected and you are ready to restart your network.
2. RESTART YOUR NETWORK IN THE CORRECT SEQUENCE
Warning: Failure to restart your network in the correct sequence could prevent you from
connecting to the Internet.
a. First, turn on the broadband modem and wait two minutes.
b. Now, plug in the power cord to your VPN firewall router and wait one minute.
c. Last, turn on your computer.
Note: For DSL customers, if software logs you in to the Internet, do not run that software. You
may need to go to the Internet Explorer Tools menu, Internet Options, Connections tab page
where you can select “Never dial a connection.”
Local Ports
Blue NETGEAR
Cable
Internet
Modem
Computer
Firewall
C
D

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