Netgear FVL328 FVL328 Reference Manual - Page 115

Model FVL328 ProSafe High-Speed VPN Firewall Reference Manual Revision 2 Table 7-1. Router Status Fields Field Description IP Subnet Mask This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Local (LAN) port of the firewall. The default is 255.255.255. WAN Port These parameters apply to the Internet (WAN) port of the firewall. Network Address Translation (NAT) NAT allows all LAN computers to gain Internet access via this Router, by sharing this Router's WAN IP address. You should only turn NAT OFF if you are sure you do not require it. MAC Address This field displays the Ethernet MAC address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the firewall. IP Address This field displays the IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the firewall. If no address is shown, the firewall cannot connect to the Internet. DHCP If set to None, the firewall is configured to use a fixed IP address on the WAN. If set to Client, the firewall is configured to obtain an IP address dynamically from the ISP IP Subnet Mask This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the firewall. Domain Name Server (DNS) This field displays the DNS Server IP addresses being used by the firewall. These addresses are usually obtained dynamically from the ISP. Click the "Show Statistics" button to display firewall usage statistics, as shown in Figure 7-6 below: Figure 7-6. Router Statistics screen This screen shows the following statistics: Managing Your Network May 2004, 202-10030-02 7-11