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Instant Broadband® Series
Important: You must have at least one Firewall Router on one end of the VPN tunnel. At the other end of the VPN tunnel, you must have a second Firewall Router or a computer with VPN client software that supports IPSec.
Computer (using VPN client software that supports IPSec) to Firewall Router
The following is an example of a
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For additional information and instructions about creating your own VPN, please visit Linksys’s website at www.linksys.com or refer to “Appendix C: Configuring IPSec between a Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP PC and the Firewall Router.”
EtherFast® Cable/DSL Firewall Router with
Chapter 3: Getting to Know the EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router
The Router’s Back Panel
The Router’s ports, shown in Figure
| Figure |
WAN | The WAN (Wide Area Network) port is where you connect |
| your cable or DSL modem through an Ethernet cable. Your |
| modem connection will not work from any other port. |
Ports | These three LAN (Local Area Network) ports are where you |
| will connect networked devices, such as PCs, print servers, |
| switches, and anything else you want to put on your network. |
| (These ports |
| cables.) |
Port 4/DMZ | Port 4/DMZ operates like a regular LAN port to connect with |
| network devices, unless DMZ is enabled through the |
| Cable/DSL Firewall Router’s |
| enabled, this port will be accessible with NO PROTECTION |
| from the firewall. Be sure to disable the DMZ function through |
| the |
| Cable/DSL Firewall Router’s firewall. (This port |
| crossover and |
Power | The Power port is where you will connect the power adapter. |
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