Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall FVS114
Connecting the Firewall to the Internet 3-3
202-10098-01, April 2005
f. Securely insert the blue cable that came with your VPN firewall router (the blue
NETGEAR cable in the diagram below) into a LOCAL port on the firewall such as
LOCAL port 4 (point C in the diagram), and the other end into the Ethernet port of your
computer (point D in the diagram).
Figure 3-3: Connect the computer to the VPN firewall router
Your network cables are connected and you are ready to restart your network.

2. RESTART YOUR NETWORK IN THE CORRECT SEQUENCE

Warni ng: Failure to restart your network in the correct sequence could prevent you from
connecting to the Internet.
a. First, turn on the broadband modem and wait two minutes.
b. Now, plug in the power cord to your VPN firewall router and wait one minute.
c. Last, turn on your computer.
Note: For DSL customers, if software logs you in to the Internet, do not run that software. You
may need to go to the Internet Explorer Tools menu, Internet Options, Connections tab page
where you can select “Never dial a connection.”
Local Ports
Blue NETGEAR
Cable
Internet
Modem
VPN Firewall
Computer
CD