Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall 25 with 4 Gigabit LAN and Dual WAN Ports
4-24 Connecting the FVS124G to the Internet
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• 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—S et Uplink Bandwidth as per your requirements. You need to select a
value between 28 kbps to 100 Mb ps th at re presents 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 6-1 on page 6-2).