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 Product and Publication Details
 Contents
 Chapter Connecting the FVS124G to the Internet
 Chapter LAN Configuration
 Chapter Router and Network Management
 Chapter Troubleshooting
 Appendix C Preparing Your Network
 Appendix D Virtual Private Networking
 Glossary-5
 Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats
Typographical Conventions
Manual Scope
 How to Use This Manual
 Printing a Page in the Html View
How to Print this Manual
 About This Manual
 Chapter Introduction
Key Features of the VPN Firewall
 Powerful, True Firewall with Content Filtering
 Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink
Security
 Extensive Protocol Support
Easy Installation and Management
 Package Contents
 FVS124G Front Panel
Router’s Front Panel
 Object Activity Description
Router’s Rear Panel
 FVS124G Rear Panel
Router’s IP Address, Login Name, and Password
 FVS124G Bottom Label
Logging into the Router
 Login screen on the Web browser
Default Factory Settings
 Netgear Related Products
Factory Default Settings
 Introduction
 Overview of the Planning Process
Inbound Traffic
Virtual Private Networks VPNs
 Port rolls over, the VPN tunnel collapses and address
Ports
 Inbound Traffic
That the public and enabled
 Always change at
 IP addressing requirements for VPNs in dual WAN port systems
Virtual Private Networks VPNs
 VPN Road Warrior
Dual
 Road Warrior Example Single WAN Port
Domain i.e., the IP
 Road Warrior Example Dual WAN Ports, After Rollover
 Domain
Gateway
 13, either of the gateway WAN
For Improved Reliability
 Gateway-to-Gateway Example Dual WAN Ports, After Rollover
 VPN Telecommuter Client-to-Gateway Through a NAT Router
 Gigabit LAN and Dual WAN Ports
 Address to establish or re-establish a VPN Remote PC Or WAN2
 What You Will Need to Do Before You Begin
Connecting the FVS124G to the Internet
 Postulated WAN provisioning used in this document Internet
Customer premises Route diversity WAN port Physical facility
 Cabling and Computer Hardware Requirements
Computer Network Configuration Requirements
 Where Do I Get the Internet Configuration Parameters?
Internet Configuration Requirements
 Record Your Internet Connection Information
 Connect the firewall physically to your network required
 Log in to the VPN Firewall Required
Physically Connect the VPN Firewall to Your Network Required
 Configure the Internet Connections to Your ISPs Required
 WAN1 screens WAN2 screens
WAN1 and WAN2 Basic Settings and Setup Wizard Screens
 Connection Method Data Required
Internet connection methods
 Connecting the FVS124G to the Internet
 ISP Does Not Require Login
Manually Configuring Your Internet Connection
 Traffic Meter screens
Programming the Traffic Meter if Desired
 Parameter Description
Traffic meter
 Configure the WAN Mode Required for Dual WAN
 WAN Mode screen for auto-rollover
Rollover Setup
 Load Balancing and Protocol Binding Setup
 WAN Mode screen for load balancing and protocol binding
 Connecting the FVS124G to the Internet
 Configure Dynamic DNS If Needed
 Dynamic DNS screens
 Dynamic DNS service provider screens
Each DNS service provider requires its own parameters Figure
 10 WAN Options Screens
Configure the WAN Options If Needed
 Connecting the FVS124G to the Internet
 Using the LAN IP Setup Options
Chapter LAN Configuration
 LAN IP Setup menu
Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters
 LAN Configuration
 Using the Firewall as a Dhcp server
 Groups and Hosts Entry screen
Using Address Reservation
 Multi Home LAN IPs
Configuring Static Routes
 Static Routes Summary Table and Add screens
 LAN Configuration
 Using Rules to Block or Allow Specific Kinds of Traffic
Firewall Protection and Content Filtering Overview
 Rules menu
 Firewall Protection and Content Filtering
 Services-Based Rules
 Inbound Rules Port Forwarding
Add Inbound Service Rules screen
 Services menu see Customized Services on
Inbound Services
 Inbound Rule Example a Local Public Web Server
 Inbound Rule Example One-to-One NAT Mapping
 Rule example one-to-one NAT mapping
 Rule example one-to-one NAT mapping on inbound services
 Inbound Rule Example Exposed Host
 Add Outbound Service Rules screen
Outbound Rules Service Blocking
 Block or Allow Specific Traffic on
Outbound Services
 QoS Priorities on
 Outbound Rule Example Blocking Instant Messenger
 10 Rules table with examples
Customized Services
 11 Services and Add Custom Service screens
 12 Setting and Overriding QoS priorities
Quality of Service QoS Priorities
 Highest Default Lowest
 Managing Groups and Hosts
 13 Groups and Hosts screens
 Groups and hosts
Using a Schedule to Block or Allow Specific Traffic
 14 Schedule menu
 Time Zone
Block Sites
 15 Block Sites menu
Block Sites menu is shown in Figure
 Filtering does not apply. See Managing Groups and Hosts on
Block Sites
 16 Source MAC Filter screens
Source MAC Filtering
 Source MAC address filter
Port Triggering
 17 Port Triggering screens
 Port Triggering
Getting E-Mail Notifications of Event Logs and Alerts
 18 Logs and E-mail screens
 Firewall Protection and Content Filtering
 Syslog
Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access
 19 Firewall Logs menu Log entry descriptions
 Log action buttons
Administrator Information
 Firewall Protection and Content Filtering
 Dual WAN Port Systems
Rollover vs. Load Balancing Mode
 Fully Qualified Domain Names
Rollover Mode Setup Screen
 Functional operation of FVS124G WAN ports for rollover mode
FVS124G Functional Block Diagram FVS124G Firewall Rest
 Load
 Creating a VPN Connection Between FVX538 and FVS124G
Configuring the FVX538
 WAN IP address of remote FVS124G
Click Next
 IKE Policies
 FVX538 VPN Policies screen
 10 FVX538-to-FVS124G VPN screen
Configuring the FVS124G
 12 WAN IP address of remote FVX538
11 VPN Wizard start
 Creating a VPN Connection Netgear VPN Client to FVS124G
Testing the Connection
 14 VPN Wizard
Configuring the VPN Client
 15 New Client Connection screen
 16 New connection named
Give the New Connection a name, such as toFVS
 17 Remote client info
 18 My Identity screen
 19 Pre-shared key
Left frame, click on Security Policy
 20 Client Security Policy screen
 21 Client Authorization screen
 22 Client Key Exchange screen
 23 Client Connection Monitor screen
 Virtual Private Networking
 Bandwidth Capacity
Performance Management
 Service Blocking
VPN Firewall Features That Reduce Traffic
 Services
 VPN Firewall Features That Increase Traffic
Block Sites
Source MAC Filtering
 Port Forwarding
VPN tunnels
 Port Triggering
 Using QoS to Shift the Traffic Mix
Tools for Traffic Management
VPN Tunnels
 Changing the Passwords and Login Timeout
Administrator and Guest Access Authorization
 Remote Management screen
Enabling Remote Management Access
 Https//134.177.0.1238080
Command Line Interface
 Event Alerts
WAN Port Rollover
Traffic Limits Reached
 Traffic Limit Reached alert
Login Failures and Attacks
 Logs and email screen
 Monitoring
Viewing VPN Firewall Status and Time Information
Firewall Status
 Router Status screen
 Time Information
Time information is found on the Schedules screen
Router Status
 Time information on the Schedule screen
 WAN Port Connection Status
WAN Ports
 Internet Traffic Information
Dynamic DNS Status
 Known PCs and Devices
LAN Ports and Attached Devices
 Known PCs and Devices table
10 Network Database screen
 Port Triggering Status
Dhcp Log
 Firewall
You can view the log of the firewall activities
Port Triggering Status data
 13 Logs and email screen
 14 Firewall Log screen invoked from Logs and Email screen
Invoke the Firewall Log screen from Logs and Email screen
 You can view the status of the VPN tunnels
VPN Tunnels
 16 Snmp Configuration screens
Diagnostics
 17 Diagnostics screen
 Diagnostics
Configuration File Management
Options are described in the following sections
Be careful how you use these
 Upgrading the Firewall Software
Restoring and Backing Up the Configuration
 Be careful how you use this
Erasing the Configuration Factory Defaults Reset
 Router and Network Management
 Basic Functioning
Power LED Not On
 LAN or Internet Port LEDs Not On
LEDs Never Turn Off
 Troubleshooting the Web Configuration Interface
 Troubleshooting the ISP Connection
 Testing the LAN Path to Your Firewall
Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using a Ping Utility
Click on OK You should see a message like this one
If the path is working, you see this message
 If the path is not working, you see this message
Testing the Path from Your PC to a Remote Device
 Problems with Date and Time
Restoring the Default Configuration and Password
 Troubleshooting
 Dimensions 15 x 7.5 x 4.75 Weight
Data and Routing Protocols
Voltage and amperage 12 VDC, 1.2A
 Interface Specifications
10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45
10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx
 Related Publications Basic Router Concepts
Appendix B Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics
 IP Addresses and the Internet
What is a Router?
Routing Information Protocol
Is normally written as
 Three Main Address Classes
 Netmask
Combined with
Equals
 Example of Subnetting a Class B Address
Subnet Addressing
 Netmask Formats
Netmask Notation Translation Table for One Octet
 Private IP Addresses
 Single IP Address Operation Using NAT
Single IP Address Operation Using NAT
 Related Documents
MAC Addresses and Address Resolution Protocol
 IP Configuration by Dhcp
Internet Security and Firewalls
Domain Name Server
 Denial of Service Attack
What is a Firewall?
Ethernet Cabling
Stateful Packet Inspection
 Category 5 Cable Quality
Table B-1 UTP Ethernet cable wiring, straight-through
 Figure B-1illustrates straight-through twisted pair cable
Inside Twisted Pair Cables
 Uplink Switches, Crossover Cables, and MDI/MDIX Switching
 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics
 Network, Routing, Firewall, and Basics
 Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking
Appendix C Preparing Your Network
 Install or Verify Windows Networking Components
Configuring Windows 95, 98, and Me for TCP/IP Networking
 Preparing Your Network
 Locate your Network Neighborhood icon
Enabling Dhcp to Automatically Configure TCP/IP Settings
 Primary Network Logon is set to Windows logon
 Selecting Windows’ Internet Access Method
Verifying TCP/IP Properties
Click OK to continue Restart the PC
 Configuring Windows NT4, 2000 or XP for IP Networking
 Locate your Network Neighborhood icon
Dhcp Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP
 Preparing Your Network
 Dhcp Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows
 Preparing Your Network
 Obtain an IP address automatically is selected
 Dhcp Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4
 Preparing Your Network
 TCP/IP Properties dialog box now displays
Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Windows XP, 2000, and NT4
 Default gateway is Type exit
Configuring the Macintosh for TCP/IP Networking
MacOS 8.6 or
MacOS
 Verifying TCP/IP Properties for Macintosh Computers
 Are Login Protocols Used?
What Is Your Configuration Information?
Verifying the Readiness of Your Internet Account
 Select the Gateway tab
 Preparing Your Network
 Restarting the Network
 Preparing Your Network
 Appendix D Virtual Private Networking
What is a VPN?
 IPSec Security Features
What Is IPSec and How Does It Work?
IPSec Components
IPSec contains the following elements
 Encapsulating Security Payload ESP
 IKE Security Association
Authentication Header AH
 Mode
Original packet and packet with IPSec ESP in Tunnel mode
 Key Management
Understand the Process Before You Begin
 VPN Process Overview
Interfaces and Addresses
Vpnc Example Network Interface Addressing
 Firewalls
Setting Up a VPN Tunnel Between Gateways
WAN Internet/Public and LAN Internal/Private Addressing
Subnet Addressing
 IPSec Security Association IKE VPN Tunnel Negotiation Steps
Exchange
 Vpnc IKE Security Parameters
Vpnc IKE Phase I Parameters
 Testing and Troubleshooting
Vpnc IKE Phase II Parameters
Additional Reading
 Virtual Private Networking
 Numeric
List of Glossary Terms
 Adsl
 Packet sent to all devices on a network
 DSL
 See Internet Control Message Protocol
 Internet service provider
 Megabits per second
 Set of rules for communication between devices on a network
 See Quality of Service
 See Wide Area Network
 Wins
 Glossary