ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N

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The type of connection determines the information that is displayed on the Connection Status screen. The screen can display the information that is described in the following table:

Table 90. Connection Status screen information for an IPv4 connection

Item

Description

 

 

Connection Time

The period that the wireless VPN firewall has been connected through the WAN port.

 

 

Connection Type

The connection type can be either DHCP or Static IP.

 

 

Connection Status

The connection status can be either Connected or Disconnected.

 

 

IP Address

The addresses that were automatically detected or that you configured on the

 

Broadband ISP Settings (IPv4) screen.

Subnet Mask

 

 

Note: For more information, see Let the Wireless VPN Firewall Automatically Detect

Gateway

and Configure an IPv4 Internet Connection on page 28 and Manually Configure an

 

DNS Server

IPv4 Internet Connection on page 31.

 

 

 

DHCP Server

DHCP only. The DHCP server that was automatically detected. This field displays

 

only if your ISP does not require a login and the IP address is acquired dynamically

 

from your ISP. You have configured these ISP settings on the Broadband ISP

 

Settings screen.

 

Note: For more information, see Let the Wireless VPN Firewall Automatically Detect

 

and Configure an IPv4 Internet Connection on page 28 and Manually Configure an

 

IPv4 Internet Connection on page 31.

 

 

Lease Obtained

DHCP only. The time when the DHCP lease was obtained.

 

 

Lease Duration

DHCP only. The period that the DHCP lease remains in effect.

 

 

Click Disconnect to disconnect the connection; click Connect to establish the connection.

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