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

Connecting the Firewall to the Internet

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3. If your Internet connection does not require a login, click No at the top of the Basic Settings 

menu and fill in the settings according to the instructions below. If your Internet connection 
does require a login, click Yes, and skip to the procedure requiring a login.

a. Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name. 

These parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news 
servers.

b. In the Internet IP Address section, if your ISP has assigned your PC a permanent, fixed 

(static) IP address, select Use static IP address. Enter the IP address that your ISP 
assigned. Also enter the netmask and the Gateway IP address. The Gateway is the ISP’s 
firewall to which your Product Family will connect.

c. In the Domain Name Server (DNS) Address section, if you know that your ISP does not 

automatically transmit DNS addresses to the Product Family during login, select Use 
these DNS servers and enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS Server. If a 
Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it also.

Note: After completing the DNS configuration, restart the computers on your network so 
that these settings take effect.

4. Change the MAC address of your PC to your firewall’s MAC address by selecting Use this 

Computer’s MAC address. The Product Family will then capture and use the MAC address 
of the PC that you are now using. You must be using the PC that is allowed by your ISP. If you 
are not using this PC, select Use this MAC address and enter the MAC address of the PC that 
your ISP will recognize.

This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the Product Family on 
the Internet port. Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface 
card in your PC when your account is first opened. Your IP will then only accept traffic from 
the MAC address of that PC. This feature allows your Product Family to masquerade as that 
PC by “cloning” its MAC address. 

5. Click Apply to save your settings.

If your Internet connection does require a login, fill in the following settings: 

1. Select Yes if you normally must launch a login program such as Enternet or WinPOET in order 

to access the Internet.

Note: After you finish setting up your Product Family, you will no longer need to 

launch the ISP’s login program on your PC in order to access the Internet. 
When you start an Internet application, your Product Family will automatically 
log you in.