Connecting the FWAG114 to the Internet
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Chapter 3
Connecting the FWAG114 to the Internet
This chapter describes how to set up the router on your local area network (LAN) and connect to
the Internet. You find out how to configure your ProSafe Dual Band Wireless VPN Firewall
FWAG114 for Internet access using the Setup Wizard, or how to manually configure your Internet
connection.
What You Will Need Before You Begin
You need to prepare these three things before you begin:
1.
Have active Internet service such as that provided by an cable or DSL broadband account.
2.
Locate the Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration information for your DSL account.
3.
Connect the router to a cable or DSL modem and a computer as explained below.
Cabling and Computer Hardware Requirements
To use the FWAG114 wireless firewall on your network, each computer must have an installed
Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) and an Ethernet cable. If the computer will connect to your
network at 100 Mbps, you must use a Category 5 (CAT5) cable such as the one provided with your
router.
Computer Network Configuration Requirements
The FWAG114 includes a built-in Web Configuration Manager. To access the configuration menus
on the FWAG114, your must use a Java-enabled web browser program which supports HTTP
uploads such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. NETGEAR recommends
using Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or above. Free browser programs are readily
available for Windows, Macintosh, or UNIX/Linux.
For the initial connection to the Internet and configuration of your router, you will need to connect
a computer to the router which is set to automatically get its TCP/IP configuration from the router
via DHCP.
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