Quick Reference Guide

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May 2004, 202-10031-01
Contents
Chapter 1
About This Manual
Audience .........................................................................................................................1-1
Scope .............................................................................................................................1-1
Typographical Conventions ............................................................................................1-2
Special Message Formats ..............................................................................................1-2
How to Use this Manual ..................................................................................................1-3
How to Print this Manual .................................................................................................1-4
Chapter 2
Introduction
About the FVS328 ..........................................................................................................2-1
Key Features ..................................................................................................................2-1
Full Routing on Both the Broadband and Serial Ports .............................................2-1
Virtual Private Networking ........................................................................................2-2
A Powerful, True Firewall .........................................................................................2-2
Content Filtering .......................................................................................................2-3
Configurable Auto Uplink™ Ethernet Connection ....................................................2-3
Protocol Support ......................................................................................................2-3
Easy Installation and Management ..........................................................................2-4
What’s in the Box? ..........................................................................................................2-5
The Firewall’s Front Panel .......................................................................................2-5
The Firewall’s Rear Panel ........................................................................................2-7
Chapter 3
Connecting the FVS328 to the Internet
What You Will Need Before You Begin ...........................................................................3-1
LAN Hardware Requirements ..................................................................................3-1
LAN Configuration Requirements ............................................................................3-1
Internet Configuration Requirements .......................................................................3-2
Where Do I Get the Internet Configuration Parameters? ..................................3-2