NETGEAR FVS318v3 Overview of How to Access the FVS318v3 VPN Firewall

Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall FVS318v3
3-8 Connecting the Firewall to the Internet
January 2005
Overview of How to Access the FVS318v3 VPN Firewall
The table below describes how you access the VPN firewall router, depending on the state of the
VPN firewall router.
Table 3-1. Ways to access the firewall
Firewall State Access Options Description
Factory Default
Note: The VPN
firewall router is
supplie d in th e
factory default state.
Also, the factory
default state is
restored when you
use the factory reset
button. See
“Backing Up the
Configuration” on
page 7-7 for more
information on this
feature.
Automatic Access via
the Smart Wizard
Configuration
Assistant
Any time a browser is opened on any computer connected to
the VPN firewall router, the VPN firewall router will
automatically connect to that browser and display the
Configuration Assistant welcome page.
There is no need to enter the VPN firewall router URL in the
browser, or provide the login user name and password.
Manually enter a URL
to bypass the Smart
Wizard Configuration
Assistant
You can bypass the Smart Wiza rd Configuration Assistant
feature by typing
http://www.routerlogin.net/basicsetting.htm
in the browser address bar and pressing Enter. You will not
be prompted for a user name or password.
This will enable you to manuall y configure the VPN firewall
router even when it is in the factory default state. When
manually configuring the firewall, you must complete the
configuration by clicking Apply when you finish entering your
settings. If you do not do so, a browser on any PC connected
to the firewall will automatically display the firewall's
Configuration Assistant welcome page rather than the
browser’s home page.
Configuration
Settings Have Been
Applied
Enter the standard
URL to access the
VPN firewall router
Connect to the VPN firewall router by typing either of these
URLs in the address field of your browser, then press Enter:
http://www.routerlogin.net
http://www.routerlogin.com
The VPN firewall router will prompt you to enter the user
name of admin and the password. The default password is
password.
Enter the IP address
of the VPN firewall
router
Connect to the VPN firewall router by typing the IP address of
the VPN firewall router in the address field of your browser,
then press Enter. 192.168.0.1 is the default IP address of the
VPN firewall router. The VPN firewall router will prompt you
to enter the user name of admin and the password. The
default password is password.