NETGEAR FVS318N

Internet and Broadband Settings
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ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N
2. Click the Auto Detect button at the bottom of the screen. The autodetect process probes
the WAN port for a range of connection methods and suggests one that your ISP is most
likely to support.
The autodetect process returns one of the following results:
• If t
he autodetect process is successful, a status bar at the top of the screen displays
the results (for example, DHCP service detected).
• If the aut
odetect process senses a connection method that requires input from you, it
prompts you for the information. The following table explains the settings that you
might have to enter:
• If the
autodetect process does not find a connection, you are prompted either to check
the physical connection between your wireless VPN firewall and the cable, DSL line,
satellite dish, or wireless ISP radio antenna or to check your wireless VPN firewall’s
MAC address. For more information, see Configure Advanced WAN Options and
Other Tasks on p
age 43 and Troubleshoot the ISP Connection on page 323.
3. T
o verify the connection, click the Broadband Status option arrow in the upper right of the
screen to display the Connection Status pop-up screen. (The following figure shows a static
IP address configuration.)
Table 2. Internet connection methods
Connection method Manual data input required
DHCP (Dynamic IP) No data is required.
PPPoE The following fields are required:
• Login
• Password
• Account Name
• Domain Name
PPTP The following fields are required:
• Login
• Password
• Account Name
• My IP Address
• Server IP Address
Fixed (Static) IP The following fields are required:
• IP Address
• IP Subnet Mask
• Gateway IP Address