Netgear FVS318Gv2 – ProSAFE VPN Firewall Series Verweishandbuch

Custom

Select the Custom radio button, and enter an MTU value in the Bytes field. For 
some ISPs, you might need to reduce the MTU. This is rarely required. Do not 
do this unless you are sure that it is necessary for your ISP connection.

In most cases, the VPN firewall can automatically determine the connection speed of the WAN port of the 
device (modem, dish, or router) that provides the WAN connection. If you cannot establish an Internet 
connection, you might need to manually select the port speed. If you know the Ethernet port speed of the 
modem, dish, or router, select it from the mlist. Use the half-duplex settings only if the full-duplex settings do 
not function correctly.
Select one of the following speeds from them list:

AutoSense. Speed autosensing. This is the default setting. The firewall can sense all Ethernet speeds 
and  duplex  modes,  including  1000BASE-T  speed  at  full  duplex.

10BaseT  Half_Duplex.  Ethernet  speed  at  half  duplex.

10BaseT  Full_Duplex.  Ethernet  speed  at  full  duplex.

100BaseT  Half_Duplex.  Fast  Ethernet  speed  at  half  duplex.

100BaseT  Full_Duplex.  Fast  Ethernet  speed  at  full  duplex.

1000BaseT  Half_Duplex.  Gigabit  Ethernet  speed  at  half  duplex.

1000BaseT  Full_Duplex.  Gigabit  Ethernet  speed  at  full  duplex.

Router’s MAC Address
Each computer or router on your network is assigned a unique 48-bit local Ethernet address. This is also 
referred to as the computer’s Media Access Control (MAC) address. By default the Use Default Address 
radio button is selected.
Make one of the following selections:

Use Default Address

Each computer or router on your network is assigned a unique 32-bit local 
Ethernet address. This is also referred to as the computer’s Media Access 
Control (MAC) address. To use the VPN firewall’s own MAC address, select the 
Use Default Address radio button.

Use this computer’s MAC 
Address

Select the Use this computer’s MAC Address radio button to allow the VPN 
firewall to use the MAC address of the computer that you are now using to 
access the web management interface. This setting is useful if your ISP requires 
MAC authentication.

Use this MAC Address

Select the Use this MAC Address radio button, and manually enter the MAC 
address in the field next to the radio button. You would typically enter the MAC 
address that your ISP requires for MAC authentication.

The format for the MAC address is 01:23:45:67:89:AB (numbers

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0–9 and either uppercase or lowercase letters A–F). If you enter a MAC address, 
the existing entry is overwritten.

Upload/Download Settings
You can configure the WAN's maximum bandwidth of upstream and downstream settings for the other 
components in the system to operate optimally.

WAN connection type

The type of connection being used to connect to the internet.