NETGEAR FVG318 User Manual

About This Manual

The NETGEAR® Pr oSafe™ 802.11g Wir eless VPN Fir ewall FVG318 Refer ence Manual describes
how to install, configure and troubleshoot the ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall. The
information in this manual is intended for readers with intermediate computer and Internet skills.

Conventions, Formats, and Scope

The conventions, formats, and scope of this manual are described in the following paragraphs:

• Typographical Conventions. This manual uses the following typographical conventions:

Italic Emphasis, books, CDs, file and server names, extensions

Bold User input, IP addresses, GUI screen text

Fixed Command prompt, CLI text, code

italic URL links

• Formats. This manual uses the following formats to highlight special messages:

Note: This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.

Tip: This format is used to highlight a procedure that will save time or resources.

Warning: Ignoring this type of note may result in a malfunction or damage to the

equipment.

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Danger: This is a safety warning. Failure to take heed of this notice may result in

personal injury or death.

• Scope. This manual is written for the VPN firewall according to these specifications:

Product Version ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall
Manual Publication Date February 2008

For more information about network, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies, see the links to the
NETGEAR website in Appendix B, “Related Documents.

Note: Product updates are available on the NETGEAR, Inc. website at

http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/FVG318.asp.

How to Use This Manual

The HTML version of this manual includes the following:

• Buttons, and , for browsing forwards or backwards through the manual one page
at a time

• A button that displays the table of contents and an button. Double-click on a
link in the table of contents or index to navigate directly to where the topic is described in the
manual.

• A button to access the full NETGEAR, Inc. online knowledge base for the product
model.

• Links to PDF versions of the full manual and individual chapters.

How to Print this Manual

To print this manual, you can choose one of the following options, according to your needs.

• Printing a Page from HTML. Each page in the HTML version of the manual is dedicated to
a major topic. Select File > Print from the browser menu to print the page contents.

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