Quick Reference Guide

ProSafe VPN Firewall 50 FVS338 Reference Manual
1-4 Introduction
v1.0, January 2010
• Automatic Configuration of Attached PCs by DHCP. The FVS338 dynamically assigns
network configuration information, including IP, gateway, and domain name server (DNS)
addresses, to attached PCs on the LAN using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP). This feature greatly simplifies configuration of PCs on your local network.
• DNS Proxy. When DHCP is enabled and no DNS addresses are specified, the FVS338
provides its own address as a DNS server to the attached PCs. The FVS338 obtains actual
DNS addresses from the ISP during connection setup and forwards DNS requests from the
LAN.
• PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE). PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet
over a DSL connection by simulating a dial-up connection. This feature eliminates the need to
run a login program such as EnterNet or WinPOET on your PC.
Easy Installation and Management
You can install, configure, and operate the FVS338 within minutes after connecting it to the
network. The following features simplify installation and management tasks:
• Browser-based management. Browser-based configuration allows you to easily configure
your firewall from almost any type of personal computer, such as Windows, Macintosh, or
Linux. A user-friendly Setup Wizard is provided and online help documentation is built into
the browser-based Web Management Interface.
• Smart Wizard. The FVS338 automatically senses the type of Internet connection, asking you
only for the information required for your type of ISP account.
• VPN Wizard. The FVS338 includes the NETGEAR VPN Wizard to easily configure VPN
tunnels according to the recommendations of the Virtual Private Network Consortium (VPNC)
to ensure the VPN tunnels are interoperable with other VPNC-compliant VPN routers and
clients.
• SNMP. The FVS338 supports the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to let you
monitor and manage log resources from an SNMP-compliant system manager. The SNMP
system configuration lets you change the system variables for MIB2.
• Diagnostic functions. The FVS338 incorporates built-in diagnostic functions such as Ping,
Trace Route, DNS lookup, and remote reboot.
• Remote management. The FVS338 allows you to securely login to the Web Management
Interface from a remote location on the Internet. For additional security, you can limit remote
management access to a specified remote IP address or range of addresses, and you can choose
a nonstandard port number.