NETGEAR FVS318N manual Manually Configure an IPv4 Internet Connection

ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N

The Connection Status screen should show a valid IP address and gateway, and you are connected to the Internet. If the configuration was not successful, skip ahead to Manually

Configure an IPv4 Internet Connection on page 31, or see Troubleshoot the ISP Connection on page 382.

Note: For more information about the Connection Status screen, see View

the WAN Port Status on page 367.

Manually Configure an IPv4 Internet Connection

Unless your ISP automatically assigns your configuration through a DHCP server, you need to obtain configuration parameters from your ISP to manually establish an Internet connection. The required parameters for various connection types are listed in Table 2 on page 30.

To manually configure the IPv4 broadband ISP settings:

1.Select Network Configuration > WAN Settings > Broadband ISP Settings. In the upper right of the screen, the IPv4 radio button is selected by default. The ISP Broadband Settings screen displays the IPv4 settings (see Figure 10 on page 29).

2.Locate the ISP Login section on the screen:

Figure 12.

In the ISP Login section, select one of the following options:

•If your ISP requires an initial login to establish an Internet connection, select Yes. (The default is No.)

•If a login is not required, select No, and ignore the Login and Password fields.

3.If you selected Yes, enter the login name in the Login field and the password in the Password field. This information is provided by your ISP.

4.In the ISP Type section of the screen, select the type of ISP connection that you use from the two listed options. By default, Austria (PPTP) is selected, as shown in the following figure:

IPv4 and IPv6 Internet and Broadband Settings

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