Netgear FVX538 FVX538 Reference Manual - Page 27

Chapter 2 Connecting the FVX538 to the Internet This chapter includes these topics: • "Logging into the VPN Firewall" on page 2-1 • "Configuring the Internet Connections to Your ISPs" on page 2-2 • "Configuring the WAN Mode (Required for Dual WAN)" on page 2-8 • "Configuring Dynamic DNS (If Needed)" on page 2-14 • "Configuring the Advanced WAN Options (If Needed)" on page 2-17 Setting up VPN tunnels are covered in Chapter 5, "Virtual Private Networking." Logging into the VPN Firewall To connect to the firewall, your computer needs to be configured to obtain an IP address automatically via DHCP. If you need instructions on how to configure you computer for DHCP, refer to the link in Appendix D, "Related Documents. To log in to the VPN firewall: 1. Connect to the firewall by typing http://192.168.1.1 in the address field of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Netscape® Navigator. 2. When prompted, enter admin for the firewall user name and password for the firewall password, both in lower case letters. (The firewall user name and password are not the same as any user name or password you may use to log in to your Internet connection.) 3. Click Login. Note: You might want to enable remote management at this time so that you can log in remotely in the future to manage the firewall (see "RADIUS Server External Authentication" on page 6-10). If you enable remote management, you are strongly advised to change your password (see "Changing Passwords and Settings" on page 6-8). Connecting the FVX538 to the Internet 2-1 v1.0, March 2009