NETGEAR Cable/DSL ProSafe Firewall FR328S User Manual
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FR328S ProSafe Firewall with Dial Back-Up Reference Manual v2
Connecting the Firewall to the Internet
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How to Manually Configure the Primary Internet Connection
Use these steps to manually configure the primary Internet connection in the Basic Settings menu.
1.
Select your Internet connection type (broadband with or without login, or serial).
Note: If you are a Telstra BigPond broadband customer, or if you are in an area such as
Austria that uses broadband PPTP, login is required. If so, select BigPond or PPTP from the
Internet Service Type drop down box.
2.
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.
3.
If needed, enter the PPPoE login user name and password provided by your ISP. These fields
are case sensitive. To change the login timeout, enter a new value in minutes.
Note: You will no longer need to run the ISP’s login program on your PC in order to access
the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your firewall automatically logs you in.
4.
Internet IP Address: If your ISP assigned you a permanent, fixed IP address for your PC, select
“Use static IP address.” Enter the IP address your ISP assigned. Also enter the netmask and the
Gateway IP address. The Gateway is the ISP’s router to which your firewall will connect.
5.
Domain Name Server (DNS) Address: If 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.
Note: 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.
6.
Router’s MAC Address: This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that will be used
by the firewall on the Internet port. 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 “cloning” its MAC address. To change the MAC address, select
“Use this Computer’s MAC address.” The firewall will then capture and use the MAC address
of the PC that you are now using. You must be using the one PC that is allowed by the ISP. Or,
select “Use this MAC address” and enter it.
7.
Click Apply to save your settings.
8.
Click Test to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within
one minute, refer to