Netgear FVS318v1 – Prosafe Wireless N VPN Firewall Reference Manual

Advanced WAN and LAN Configuration

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The Firewall is shipped preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN side, and to act as a 
DHCP server. The Firewall’s default LAN IP configuration is:

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LAN IP addresses—192.168.0.1

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Subnet mask—255.255.255.0

These addresses are part of the IETF-designated private address range for use in private networks, 
and should be suitable in most applications. If your network has a requirement to use a different IP 
addressing scheme, you can make those changes in this menu.

The LAN TCP/IP Setup parameters are:

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IP Address

 

This is the LAN IP address of the Firewall.

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IP Subnet Mask

 

This is the LAN Subnet Mask of the Firewall. Combined with the IP address, the IP Subnet 
Mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which must be reached 
through a gateway or router.

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RIP Direction

 

RIP (Router Information Protocol) allows a router to exchange routing information with other 
routers. The RIP Direction selection controls how the Firewall sends and receives RIP packets. 
Both is the default. 

— When set to Both or Out Only, the Firewall will broadcast its routing table periodically. 

— When set to Both or In Only, it will incorporate the RIP information that it receives. 

— When set to None, it will not send any RIP packets and will ignore any RIP packets 

received. 

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RIP Version

 

This controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that the router sends. 
It recognizes both formats when receiving. By default, this is set for RIP-1. 

— RIP-1 is universally supported. RIP-1 is probably adequate for most networks, unless you 

have an unusual network setup. 

— RIP-2 carries more information. Both RIP-2B and RIP-2M send the routing data in RIP-2 

format. RIP-2B uses subnet broadcasting. RIP-2M uses multicasting.