Quick Reference Guide

ProSafe VPN Firewall 50 FVS338 Reference Manual
Connecting the VPN Firewall to the Internet 2-5
v1.0, January 2010
When Auto Detect successfully detects an active Internet service, it reports which connection
type it discovered. The options are described in the Table 2-1.
3. Click Broadband Status at the top right of the screen to verify your broadband connection
status. Click connect if a connection is not yet established.
If Auto Detect does not find a connection, you will be prompted to check the physical
connection between your VPN firewall and the DSL line or to check your VPN firewall’s
MAC address (see “Configuring Advanced WAN Options (Optional)” on page 2-16).
4. As an optional step, set up the traffic meter for the broadband connection (see “Configuring
the WAN Mode” on page 2-11).
Table 2-1. Internet connection methods
Connection Method Data Required
PPPoE Login (Requires username and password).
PPTP Login (Requires username and password, local IP address, and PPTP
server IP address).
DHCP (Dynamic IP) No data is required.
Fixed IP IP address and related data are supplied by your ISP.
Figure 2-3
Note: At this point in the configuration process, you are now connected to the Internet
through the broadband Ethernet WAN. As an option, you can continue with the
configuration of the dial-up ISP serial WAN interface.