NETGEAR ProSafe FVM318, Reference Manual

Page: 35 / 82

Reference Manual for the Model FVM318 Cable/DSL ProSafe Wireless VPN Security Firewall
2-12 Connecting the Firewall to the Internet
1.
Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name. These
parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news servers. If you
leave the Domain Name field blank, the firewall will attempt to learn the domain
automatically from the ISP. If this is not successful, you may need to enter it manually.
2.
If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the firewall
during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary
DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it also.
A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as
www.netgear.com) to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP transfers the IP address of
one or two DNS servers to your firewall during login. If the ISP does not transfer an
address, you must obtain it from the ISP and enter it manually here. If you enter an address
here, you should reboot your PCs after configuring the firewall.
3.
The Router’s MAC Address is the Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the firewall on
the Internet port.
If your ISP allows access from only one specific computer’s Ethernet MAC address, select
“Use this MAC address.” The firewall will then capture and use the MAC address of the
computer that you are now using. You must be using the one computer that is allowed by the
ISP. Otherwise, you can type in a MAC address.
Note: Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface card in
your PC when your account is first opened. They will then only accept traffic from the
MAC address of that PC. This feature allows your firewall to masquerade as that PC by
using its MAC address.
4.
Click on Apply to save your settings.
5.
Click on the Test button to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not
appear within one minute, refer to
Chapter 8, Troubleshooting ”.
FVM318.book Page 12 Wednesday, September 18, 2002 5:20 PM