NETGEAR FVS318N

Internet and Broadband Settings
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ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N
4. Click Apply to save your changes.
Table 9. Broadband Advanced Options screen settings
Setting Description
MTU Size
Make one of the following selections:
Default Select the Default radio button for the normal maximum transmit unit (MTU)
value. For most Ethernet networks this value is 1500 bytes, or 1492 bytes for
PPPoE connections.
Custom Select the Custom radio button, and enter an MTU value in the Bytes field. For
some ISPs, you might need to reduce the MTU. This is rarely required, and
should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection.
Speed
In most cases, the wireless VPN firewall can automatically determine the connection speed of the WAN
port of the device (modem or router) that provides the WAN connection. If you cannot establish an Internet
connection, you might need to manually select the port speed. If you know the Ethernet port speed of the
modem or router, select it from the drop-down list. Use the half-duplex settings only if the full-duplex
settings do not function correctly.
Select one of the following speeds from the drop-down list:
• AutoSense. Speed autosensing. This is the default setting, which can sense all Ethernet speeds and
duplex modes, including 1000BASE-T speed at full duplex.
• 10
BaseT Half_Duplex. Ethernet speed at half duplex.
• 10
BaseT Full_Duplex. Ethernet speed at full duplex.
• 10
0BaseT Half_Duplex. Fast Ethernet speed at half duplex.
• 100BaseT Full_Duplex. Fast Ethernet speed at full duplex.
• 10
00BaseT Full_Duplex. Gigabit Ethernet.
Router’s MAC Address
Each computer or router on your network has a unique 48-bit local Ethernet address. This is also referred to
as the computer’s Media Access Control (MAC) address. The default is set to Use Default Address.
Make one of the following selections:
Use Default Address Each computer or router on your network has a unique 32-bit local Ethernet
address. This is also referred to as the computer’s Media Access Control (MAC)
address. To use the wireless VPN firewall’s own MAC address, select the Use
Default Address radio button.
Use this computer’s MAC
Address
Select the Use this computer’s MAC Address radio button to allow the
wireless VPN firewall to use the MAC address of the computer you are now
using to access the web management interface. This setting is useful if your ISP
requires MAC authentication.
Use this MAC Address Select the Use this MAC Address radio button, and manually enter the MAC
address in the field next to the radio button. You would typically enter the MAC
address that your ISP is requiring for MAC authentication.
Note: The format for the MAC address is 01:23
:45:67:89:AB (numbers
0–9 and either uppercase or lowercase
letters A–F). If you enter a MAC
address, the existing entry is overwritten.