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Getting Started
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2. Getting Started
The SnapGear VPN Router provides a secure, simple gateway to connect PCs and other devices on your
local network to the outside world. This chapter walks you through connecting the SnapGear VPN Router
to your LAN. The procedures in this section are similar to those in the
SnapGear Quick Install Guide ,
which you may prefer to use if you are in a hurry.
Using an Ethernet cable, connect the SnapGear VPN Router’s LAN Ethernet port (marked LAN) to a
spare port on the existing network hub. At this stage do not apply power to your SnapGear VPN Router.
SnapGear VPN Router comes with an inbuilt DHCP server that can automatically assign IP addresses to
other devices on the network. If you have an existing network, there may already be an active DHCP
server. Additionally, the PCs and devices on the network will already have their IP addresses assigned. So,
to make installation in existing networks simpler, SnapGear VPN Router ships without an initial IP
address of its own and without the DHCP server activated.
Note
The following steps detail the initial setup procedure for networks with at least one
Windows workstation. If you wish to perform the setup procedure using a Linux box, skip to
Initial Setup using Linux later in this chapter.