Netgear FVS318G Quick Start Manual

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Installation Guide

ProSafe 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318G 

Follow these instructions to set up your VPN firewall

.

For cable modem service. You must set up the VPN firewall using the same 

computer you used when you first set up your internet connection.

For DSL service. To set up the VPN firewall, you might need information such 

as your DSL service login name and password.

Package Contents
The VPN firewall package contains:

FVS318G VPN Firewall

Ethernet cable

Rubber feet

Power adapter

Installation guide

Resource CD

Connect the VPN Firewall 
1. 
Connect the cables between the VPN Firewall, computer, and modem.

a. Turn off your computer.
b. Turn off and unplug the modem.
c. Locate the cable (modem cable in the diagram) that connects your modem 

and computer.

d. Disconnect the cable at the computer end only, point A in the diagram.

e. Insert the cable from your modem into the WAN port of the VPN firewall as 

shown in point of the second diagram.

f. Insert the cable that came with your VPN firewall (the NETGEAR cable in 

the next diagram) into a LAN port on the VPN firewall, such as LAN 

port 1 (point in the diagram). Insert the other end into the LAN port of 

your computer (point in the diagram).

Your cables are connected, and you are ready to restart your network.

2. Restart your network in the correct sequence.
WARNING:  Failure to restart your network in the correct sequence could prevent 
you from connecting to the Internet.

a. Pug in the power cord to your modem, turn it on, and wait 2 minutes.
b. Plug in the power cord to your VPN firewall, turn it on, and wait 1 minute. 
c. Turn on your computer. 

Modem 

Modem cable

Internet 

Computer 

A

 

 

        

Computer

C

D

B

LAN ports

VPN Firewall

NETGEAR
cable

Internet

Modem

WAN port

Note:  For DSL customers, if ISP-provided software logs you in to the Internet, do not 
run that software. You might need to disable auto dialing in your browser.

d. To verify that the VPN network is operating correctly check the VPN firewall 

LEDs:.Power. The Power LED should turn solid green. If it does not turn 

solid green, check that the power adapter is connected to an AC outlet.
• Test. The Test LED lights when the router is first turned on and then goes 

off. If after 2 minutes it is still lit, see the Troubleshooting Tips in this guide.

• WAN. The WAN port LED should be lit. If it is not, make sure that the 

Ethernet cable is attached to the VPN firewall WAN port and the modem. 

Also, make sure that the modem is powered on.

• LAN. Each LAN port has two LEDs. The green LED on the upper left 

indicates network activity. The right LED indicates communication speed. 

It is green for 1000 Mbps, amber for 100 Mbps, and off for 10 Mbps. If the 

LAN port LED is not on, check that the Ethernet cable from the computer 

to the firewall is attached at both ends, and that the computer is on.

Configure the VPN Firewall for Internet 

Access

Use your browser to access and configure the VPN firewall.

1. From the computer, open a browser such as Internet Explorer. With the VPN 

firewall in its factory default state, type http://192.168.1.1 in the browser 
address bar and click Enter. The login screen displays.

Power

LAN Ports

WAN

Test

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