Netgear UTM9S – ProSECURE Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance with DSL and Wireless modules Manual De Referência

Automatically Detecting and Connecting the Internet 
Connection

To set up your UTM9S for secure Internet connections, the web management interface 
provides the option to automatically detect the network connection and configure the xDSL 
port. You can also manually configure the Internet connection and port (see 

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Select Network Config > WAN Settings. The WAN screen displays.

The xDSL module is installed in one of the two slots (SLOT-1 or SLOT-2). The WAN 
Settings table displays the following fields:

WAN. The WAN or DSL interface.

Status. The status of the WAN or DSL interface (UP or DOWN).

WAN IP. The IP address of the WAN or DSL interface.

Failure Detection Method. The failure detection method that is active for the WAN or 

DSL interface. The following methods can be displayed:

None

DNS Lookup (WAN DNS Servers)

DNS Lookup (the configured IP address is displayed)

PING (the configured IP address is displayed)

You can set the failure detection method for the DSL interface on the corresponding 
WAN Advanced Options screen (see 

Action. The Edit button in the Action column of the SLOT-x entry provides access to 

the xDSL ISP Settings screen (see 

); the Status button provides access to the 

Connection Status screen (see 

) for the DSL interface.