NETGEAR fvs114 Overview of How to Access the FVS114 VPN Firewall, Ways to access the firewall

Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall FVS114

Overview of How to Access the FVS114 VPN Firewall

The table below describes how you access the VPN firewall router, depending on the state of the VPN firewall router.

Table 3-1.	Ways to access the firewall
Firewall State		Access Options	Description
Factory Default		Automatic Access via	Any time a browser is opened on any computer connected to
Note: The VPN		the Smart Wizard	the VPN firewall router, the VPN firewall router will
		Configuration	automatically connect to that browser and display the
firewall router is		Assistant	Configuration Assistant welcome page.
supplied in the
factory default state.			There is no need to enter the VPN firewall router URL in the
Also, the factory			browser, or provide the login user name and password.
default state is
		Manually enter a URL	You can bypass the Smart Wizard Configuration Assistant
restored when you
		to bypass the Smart	feature by typing
use the factory reset
		Wizard Configuration	http://www.routerlogin.net/basicsetting.htm
button. See		Assistant	in the browser address bar and pressing Enter. You will not
“Backing Up the
			be prompted for a user name or password.
Configuration” on
page 7-7 for more			This will enable you to manually configure the VPN firewall
information on this
			router even when it is in the factory default state. When
feature.
			manually configuring the firewall, you must complete the
			configuration by clicking Apply when you finish entering your
			settings. If you do not do so, a browser on any PC connected
			to the firewall will automatically display the firewall's
			Configuration Assistant welcome page rather than the
			browser’s home page.
Configuration		Enter the standard	Connect to the VPN firewall router by typing either of these
Settings Have Been		URL to access the	URLs in the address field of your browser, then press Enter:
Applied		VPN firewall router	http://www.routerlogin.net
			http://www.routerlogin.com
			The VPN firewall router will prompt you to enter the user
			name of admin and the password. The default password is
			password.
		Enter the IP address	Connect to the VPN firewall router by typing the IP address of
		of the VPN firewall	the VPN firewall router in the address field of your browser,
		router	then press Enter. 192.168.0.1 is the default IP address of the
			VPN firewall router. The VPN firewall router will prompt you
			to enter the user name of admin and the password. The
			default password is password.
Connecting the Firewall to the Internet			3-7

202-10098-01, April 2005