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easy to setup and use.

installation was quick (10 min) & easy to initially setup, install and configure the basics to start using wireless services unsecured.

i upgraded from a previous net gear wireless router and this one was no different easy setup love the print sever i have a 3000sq ft house the router is down stairs at one end of the house and even

we setup the fwg114p in the office and then hand it to the employee to install themselves by simply connecting it to their dsl or cable modem.among the features we appreciate are its dependable spi

uses an external power supply but that doesn't take away from the performance of this beauty.other thoughts: you don't need to be technical to set this up unless you need to get deep in to vpn setup.

called tech support twice during setup.

netgear support says dmz can be setup manually by setting the services yourself.

using a bench setup with the fvs338's connected through a hub, the vpn/firewall shut down after about 5 minutes, requiring me to power cycle both 338's to restart.

the install/setup was quick and easy and having the fail-over/load balancing option is nice.

i got the router setup and working in less than an hour.

i use them to tie two offices together via full-time vpn tunnel, which is easy to set up, using the vpn setup wizard.

pros easy setup.

if you want an appliance that will offer solid security at a reasonable price, you found it.cons: initailly the setup is daunting compared to linksys, dlink, smc etc...

easy setup and easy to configure vpn's port forwarding.

if you set it up properly.cons: a pain to setup properly.

setup was not too difficult and in short order it was online.cons: software & a complete lack of support.

only thing i wish it had was ability to forward syslog port data from other syslog reporting fvs318's across a multiple vpn wan setup.

the web setup is 99% same as fr114p, except vpn options, that i have no plan to use it

setup was easy with no problems.

as for people having connections drop or trouble routing traffic to internal networks, i suggest they read up on how to properly set their key lifetime and learn how to setup static routes.