Netgear FVS336G FVS336G Reference Manual - Page 209
Cabling and Computer Hardware Requirements, Computer Network Configuration Requirements
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ProSafe Dual WAN Gigabit Firewall with SSL & IPsec VPN FVS336G Reference Manual • You can choose a variety of WAN options if the factory default settings are not suitable for your installation. These options include enabling a WAN port to respond to a ping, and setting MTU size, port speed, and upload bandwidth. 4. Prepare to physically connect the firewall to your cable or DSL modems and a computer. Instruction for connecting your VPN firewall are in the Installation Guide, FVS336G ProSafe Dual WAN Gigabit Firewall with SSL & IPsec VPN. Cabling and Computer Hardware Requirements To use the VPN firewall on your network, each computer must have an installed Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) and an Ethernet cable. If the computer will connect to your network at 100 Mbps, you must use a Category 5 (CAT5) cable such as the one provided with your firewall. Computer Network Configuration Requirements The FVS336G includes a built-in Web Configuration Manager. To access the configuration menus on the FVS336G, your must use a Java-enabled Web browser program that supports HTTP uploads such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. NETGEAR recommends using Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 5.0 or above. Free browser programs are readily available for Windows, Macintosh, or UNIX/Linux. For the initial connection to the Internet and configuration of your firewall, you will need to connect a computer to the firewall that is set to automatically get its TCP/IP configuration from the firewall via DHCP. Note: For help with DHCP configuration, please refer to the link in Appendix B, "Related Documents." The cable or DSL modem broadband access device must provide a standard 10 Mbps (10BASE-T) Ethernet interface. Internet Configuration Requirements Depending on how your ISPs set up your Internet accounts, you will need one or more of these configuration parameters to connect your firewall to the Internet: • Host and Domain Names • ISP Login Name and Password • ISP Domain Name Server (DNS) Addresses Network Planning for Dual WAN Ports C-3 v1.0, March 2009