Local Network Hardware Requirements; Pc Requirements; Access Device Requirement - NETGEAR FR114P Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the Model FR114P, FR114W and FM114P Cable/DSL ProSafe Firewall

Local Network Hardware Requirements

The NETGEAR ProSafe Firewall is intended for use in a network of personal computers (PCs)
that are interconnected by twisted-pair Ethernet cables.

PC Requirements

To install and run the NETGEAR ProSafe Firewall over your network of PCs, each PC must have
an installed Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) and an Ethernet cable. If the PC will connect
to your network at 100 Mbps, you must use a Category 5 (CAT5) cable such as the cable provided
with your firewall.
Any PC that will connect to the firewall (FR114W and FM114P only) by a wireless connection
must have an 802.11b-compliant wireless adapter card.

Access Device Requirement

The shared broadband access device (cable modem or DSL modem) must provide a standard 10
Mbps (10BASE-T) Ethernet interface.
2-2 Setting Up the Hardware