Netgear FVX538v2 FVX538v2 Reference Manual - Page 46
Configuring the LAN Setup Options, DHCP Relay, DNS Proxy
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ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 Reference Manual The VPN firewall will deliver the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP: • An IP address from the range that you have defined. • Subnet mask. • Gateway IP address (the VPN firewall's LAN IP address). • Primary DNS server (the VPN firewall's LAN IP address). • WINS server (if you entered a WINS server address in the DHCP section of the LAN Setup screen). • Lease time (date obtained and duration of lease). DHCP Relay options allow you to make the VPN firewall a DHCP relay agent. The DHCP Relay Agent makes it possible for DHCP broadcast messages to be sent over routers that do not support forwarding of these types of messages. The DHCP Relay Agent is therefore the routing protocol that enables DHCP clients to obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server on a remote subnet, or which is not located on the local subnet. If you have no configured DHCP Relay Agent, your clients would only be able to obtain IP addresses from the DHCP server which is on the same subnet. To enable clients to obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server on a remote subnet, you have to configure the DHCP Relay Agent on the subnet that contains the remote clients, so that it can relay DHCP broadcast messages to your DHCP server. When the DNS Proxy option is enabled, the VPN firewallwill act as a proxy for all DNS requests and communicate with the ISP's DNS servers (as configured in the WAN settings screen). All DHCP clients will receive the Primary/Secondary DNS IP along with the IP address where the DNS proxy is running, that is, the VPN firewall's LAN IP address. When disabled, all DHCP clients will receive the DNS IP addresses of the ISP excluding the DNS proxy IP address. The feature is particularly useful in Auto Rollover mode. For example, if the DNS servers for each connection are different, then a link failure may render the DNS servers inaccessible. However, when the DNS proxy is enabled, then clients can make requests to the VPN firewall and the VPN firewall, in turn, sends those requests to the DNS servers of the active connection. Configuring the LAN Setup Options The LAN Setup screen allows configuration of LAN IP services such as DHCP and allows you to configure a secondary or "multi-home" LAN IP setup in the LAN. The default values are suitable for most users and situations. Disable the DNS Proxy if you are using a dual WAN configuration with route diversity and failover. These are advanced settings most usually configured by a network administrator. 3-2 LAN Configuration v1.0, January 2010
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