Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall 25 with 4 Gigabit LAN and Dual WAN Ports

Port Speed—In most cases, your router can automatically determine the connection speed of the Internet (WAN) port. If you cannot establish an Internet connection and the Internet LED blinks continuously, you may need to manually select the port speed.

If you know that the Ethernet port on your broadband modem supports 100BaseT, select 100M; otherwise, select 10M. Use the half-duplex settings unless you are sure you need full duplex.

Uplink Bandwidth—Set Uplink Bandwidth as per your requirements. You need to select a value between 28 kbps to 100 Mbps that represents the maximum speed of your upstream (outbound) connection. If you are unsure, leave it at the default value of 102,400 kbps. It will depend on your WAN connection type and ISP.

Router's MAC Address—Each computer or router on your network has a unique 32-bit local Ethernet address. This is also referred to as the computer's MAC (Media Access Control) address. Usually, select Use default address.

If your ISP requires MAC authentication, then select either Use this Computer's MAC address to have the router use the MAC address of the computer you are now using or Use This MAC Address to manually type in the MAC address that your ISP expects.

The format for the MAC address is XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX. If you select Use This MAC Address and type in a MAC address, do not then select Use this Computer's MAC address or your entry will be overwritten.

Note: Respond To Ping On Internet Port—If you want the router to respond to a 'Ping' from the Internet, see the Respond To Ping On Internet Port checkbox on the Rules menu (Figure 6-1on page 6-2).

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