Netgear FVS318v3 – Cable/DSL ProSafe VPN Firewall with 8-Port Switch Reference Manual

Basic Virtual Private Networking

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Once the connection is established, you can open the browser of the PC and enter the LAN IP 
address of the remote FVS318v3. After a short wait, you should see the login screen of the VPN 
Firewall (unless another PC already has the FVS318v3 management interface open).

Information on the progress and status of the VPN client connection can be viewed by opening the 
NETGEAR ProSafe Log Viewer. 

1. To launch this function, click on the Windows Start button, then select Programs, then 

NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client, then Log Viewer.

The Log Viewer screen for a similar successful connection is shown below:

2. The Connection Monitor screen for a similar connection is shown below:

Note: Use the active VPN tunnel information and pings to determine whether a failed 

connection is due to the VPN tunnel or some reason outside the VPN tunnel.