Netgear Netgar VPN FIrewall FVS336Gv2 Reference Manual

Configure the IPv4 Internet and WAN Settings 
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Note the following about NAT:
•The VPN firewall uses NAT to select the correct computer (on your LAN) to receive any 
incoming data. 
•If you have only a single public Internet IP address, you must use NAT (the default 
setting).
•If your ISP has provided you with multiple public IP addresses, you can use one address 
as the primary shared address for Internet access by your computers, and you can...

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7. In the NAT (Network Address Translation) section, select the NAT radio button or the 
Classical Routing radio button.
WARNING:
Changing the WAN mode causes all LAN WAN and DMZ WAN 
inbound rules to revert to default settings.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved. The settings apply to all WAN ports.
Let the VPN Firewall Automatically Detect and Configure an 
IPv4 Internet Connection...

Configure the IPv4 Internet and WAN Settings 
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Note:If your ISP requires MAC authentication and another MAC address was 
previously registered with your ISP, you must configure that MAC address 
on the VPN firewall (see 
Change the Advertised MAC Address of the VPN 
Firewall on page 70) before you begin the following procedure.
To automatically configure a WAN port for an IPv4 Internet connection:
1. On your computer, launch an Internet...

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•Failure Detection Method. The failure detection method that is active for the WAN 
interface (see 
Configure the Auto-Rollover Mode and Failure Detection Method for 
IPv4 Interfaces on page 56). 
Any of the following methods can be displayed: None, DNS Lookup (WAN DNS 
Servers), DNS Lookup (the configured IP address is displayed), or PING (the 
configured IP address is displayed).
•Action. The Edit...

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8. Click the Auto Detect button. 
The autodetect process probes the WAN port for a range of connection methods and 
suggests one that your ISP is most likely to support.
The autodetect process returns one of the following results:
•If the autodetect process is successful, a status bar at the top of the screen displays 
the results (for example, DHCP service detected).
•If the autodetect process...

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The Connection Status screen shows a valid IP address and gateway. You are 
connected to the Internet. For more information about the connection status, see 
View the WAN Port Status and Terminate or Establish the Internet Connection on 
page 594.
If the configuration was not successful, try to manually configure the connection. For 
more information, see the following sections:
•Manually Configure a...

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3. In the Username field, type your user name and in the Password / Passcode field, type 
your password.
For the default administrative account, the default user name is admin and the default 
password is password.
4. If you changed the default domain or were assigned a domain, from the Domain menu, 
select the domain.
If you did not change the domain or were not assigned a domain, leave the menu...

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10. Locate the Domain Name Server (DNS) Servers section.
Note:When you selected the Use Static IP Address radio button in Step 8, the 
Use These DNS Servers radio button was selected automatically.
11. Specify the DNS server addresses:
•Primary DNS Server. The IP address of the primary DNS server.
•Secondary DNS Server. The IP address of the secondary DNS server.
12. Locate the Connection Reset...

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The VPN firewall attempts to make a connection according to the settings that you 
entered.
16. Verify the connection:
a.Select Network Configuration > WAN Settings > WAN Setup.
The WAN Setup screen displays the IPv4 settings.
b. In the IPv4 WAN Settings table, click the Status button for the WAN interface for 
which you want to display the connection status. 
The Connection Status pop-up screen...

Configure the IPv4 Internet and WAN Settings 
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Note:If your ISP requires MAC authentication and another MAC address was 
previously registered with your ISP, you must configure that MAC address 
on the VPN firewall (see 
Change the Advertised MAC Address of the VPN 
Firewall on page 70) before you begin the following procedure.
To manually configure and verify a PPPoE IPv4 Internet connection for a WAN 
interface:
1. On your computer, launch an...