NETGEAR ProSafe FVG318

Reference Manual for the ProSafe Wireless 802.11g VPN Firewall Model FVG318
9-4 Advanced Configuration
v1.0, October 2005
The LAN IP parameters are:
• IP Address
This is the LAN IP address of the firewall.
• IP Subnet Mask
This is the LAN Subnet Mask of the firewall. Combined with the IP address, the IP Subnet
Mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which must be reached
through a gateway or firewall.
• RIP Direction
RIP (Router Information Protocol) allows a firewall to exchange routing information with
other firewalls. The RIP Direction selection controls how the firewall sends and receives RIP
packets. Both is the default.
— When set to Both or Out Only, the firewall broadcasts its routing table periodically.
— When set to Both or In Only, it incorporates the RIP information that it receives.
— When set to None, it will not send any RIP packets and ignores any RIP packets received.
• RIP Version
This controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that the firewall
sends. (It recognizes both formats when receiving.) By default, this is set for RIP-1.
— RIP-1 is universally supported. RIP-1 is probably adequate for most networks, unless you
have an unusual network setup.
— RIP-2 carries more information. RIP-2B uses subnet broadcasting.
Using the Firewall as a DHCP server
By default, the firewall functions as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server,
allowing it to assign IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to
the firewall's LAN. The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address of the firewall. IP
addresses will be assigned to the attached PCs from a pool of addresses specified in this menu.
Each pool address is tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN.
For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the firewall are satisfactory. See
“IP Configuration by DHCP” in “Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing:” in Appendix A
for an explanation of DHCP and information about how to assign IP addresses for your network.
Note: If you change the LAN IP address of the firewall while connected through the
browser, you will be disconnected. You must then open a new connection to the
new IP address and log in again.