Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall FVS114

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).

D

Blue NETGEAR

 

 

 

 

Cable

 

 

C

Internet

 

VPN Firewall

Computer

Modem

Local Ports

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

Warning: 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.”

Connecting the Firewall to the Internet

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