there are three steps to configuring the serial port of your firewall for an internet connection:
1. connect the firewall to your isdn or dial-up analog modem
2. configure the firewall
3. connect to the internet
follow the steps below to configure a serial port internet connection on your firewall.
1. connect the firewall to your isdn or dial-up modem
a. turn off your modem and connect the cable from the serial port of the fwg114p to the modem.
b. turn on the modem and wait about 30 seconds for the lights to stop blinking.
2. configure the serial port of the firewall.
a. use a browser to log in to the firewall at http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of admin and default password of password, or using whatever password you have set up.
b. from the setup basic settings menu, click serial port.
figure 3-11: serial internet connection configuration menu
c. fill in the isdn or analog isp internet configuration parameters as appropriate:
(1)for a dial-up account, enter the account information. check “connect as required” to enable the firewall to automatically dial the number. to enable idle time disconnect, check the box and enter a time in minutes.
(2)to configure the internet ip settings, fill in the address parameters your isp provided.
d. configure the modem parameters.
you can validate modem string settings by first connecting the modem directly to a computer, establishing a connection to your isp, and then copying the modem string settings from the computer configuration and pasting them into the fwg114p modem properties initial string field. for more information on this procedure, please refer to the support area of the netgear web site.
1 select the serial line speed. this is the maximum speed the modem will attempt to use. for isdn permanent connections, the speeds are typically 64000 or 128000 bps. for dial-up modems, 56000 bps would be a typical setting.
2 select the modem type:
(1)for isdn, select “permanent connection (leased line).”
(2)for dial-up, select your modem from the list. “standard modem” should work in most cases.
(3)if your modem is not on the list, select “user defined” and enter the modem properties.
if you are using the “user defined” modem type, you must first use the serial port menu modem link to fill in the modem properties settings for your modem.
e. click apply to save your settings.
3. connect to the internet to test your configuration.
a. if you have a broadband connection, disconnect it.
b. from a workstation, open a browser and test your serial port internet connection.
the response time of your serial port internet connection will be slower than a broadband internet connection.