Netgear SRX5308 SRX5308 Reference Manual - Page 57
Table 2-8. Advanced WAN Settings continued, Description or Subfield and Description - speed
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ProSafe Gigabit Quad WAN SSL VPN Firewall SRX5308 Reference Manual Table 2-8. Advanced WAN Settings (continued) Setting Description (or Subfield and Description) Custom Select the Custom radio button and enter an MTU value in the Bytes field. For some ISPs, you might need to reduce the MTU. This is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. Speed In most cases, the VPN firewall can automatically determine the connection speed of the WAN port of the device (modem or router) that provides the WAN connection. If you cannot establish an Internet connection, you might need to manually select the port speed. If you know the Ethernet port speed of the modem or router, select it from the drop-down list. Use the half-duplex settings only of the fullduplex settings do not function correctly. Select one of the following speeds from the drop-down list: • AutoSense. Speed autosensing. This is the default setting, which can sense 1000BaseT speed at full duplex. • 10BaseT Half_Duplex. Ethernet speed at half duplex. • 10BaseT Full_Duplex. Ethernet speed at full duplex. • 100BaseT Half_Duplex. Fast Ethernet speed at half duplex. • 100BaseT Full_Duplex. Fast Ethernet speed at full duplex. • 1000BaseT Full_Duplex. Gigabit Ethernet. Router's MAC Address Make one of the following selections: Use Default Address Use this computer's MAC Address Use this MAC Address Each computer or router on your network has a unique 32-bit local Ethernet address. This is also referred to as the computer's Media Access Control (MAC) address. To use the VPN firewall's own MAC address, select the Use Default Address radio button. Select the Use this computer's MAC Address radio button to allow the VPN firewall to use the MAC address of the computer you are now using to access the Web Management Interface. This setting is useful if your ISP requires MAC authentication. Select the Use this MAC Address radio button to manually enter the MAC address in the field next to the radio button. You would typically enter the MAC address that your ISP is requiring for MAC authentication. Note: The format for the MAC address is 01:23:45:67:89:AB (numbers 0-9 and either uppercase or lowercase letters A-F). If you enter a MAC address, the existing entry is overwritten. Failure Detection Method See "Configuring the Failure Detection Method" on page 2-20, including Table 2-5 on page 2-20. Connecting the VPN Firewall to the Internet v1.0, April 2010 2-33