IPv4 and IPv6 Internet and Broadband Settings
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NETGEAR ProSAFE VPN Firewall FVS318G v2
Select the IPv4 / IPv6 mode to support both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic. For more information,
see Configure the IPv6 Routing Mode on page 39.
2.
Configure the IPv6 Internet connection
to your ISP and connect to your ISP.
Three configuration options are available. These tasks are described in the
following
sections:
• Use a DHCPv6 Server to Configure an IPv6 Internet Connection on p
age 40
• Configure a Static IPv6 Internet Connection on page
42
• Configure a PPPoE IPv6 Internet Connection on page 44
3.
(Optional) Configure the IPv6 tunnels.
Enable 6to4
tunnels and configure ISAT
AP tunnels. These tasks are described in the
following sections:
• Configure 6to4 Automatic Tunneling o
n p
age 47
• Configure ISATAP Automatic Tunneling on page
48
4. (Optional) Configure Stateless
IP/ICMP Translation (SIIT).
Enable IPv6 devices that were not assigned
permanent IPv4 addresses to communicate
with IPv4-only devices. For more information, see Configure Stateless IP/ICMP
Translation on page 51
.
5. (Optional) Configure the WAN options.
If necessary
, change the factory default MTU size, port speed, and MAC a
ddress of the
VPN firewall. These are advanced features, and you usually do not need to change the
settings. For more information, Configure Advanced WAN Options and Other Tasks on
page 52.
Configure the IPv4 Internet Connection and WAN Settings
To set up your VPN firewall for secure IPv4 Internet connections, you must determine the
IPv4 WAN mode and then configure the IPv4 Internet connection to your ISP on the WAN
port.
The web management interface offers two connection configuration
options, described in the
following sections:
• Let the VPN Firewall Automatically Detect and
Co
nfigure an IPv4 Internet Connection on
page 28
• Manually Configure an IPv4 Internet Connection on page 31
Configure the IPv4 WAN Mode
By default, IPv4 is supported and functions in NAT mode but can also function in classical
routing mode. IPv4 functions the same way in IPv4-only mode that it does in IPv4 / IPv6