NETGEAR FVS114 ProSafe VPN Firewall 8 with 4-Port 10/100 Mbps Switch

by Netgear

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.9 x 5.5 x 1 inches ; 14.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009VU7JO
• Item model number: FVS114NA
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 19, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The NETGEAR FVS114 ProSafe VPN Firewall 8 with 4-Port 10/100 Mbps Switch offers: Network Address Translation routing for creating a network. Eight dedicated VPN tunnels for establishing secure networks between business locations. Strong security including an SPI firewall and an Intrusion Detection System. A lifetime warranty.

The NETGEAR FVS114 ProSafe VPN Firewall 8 with 4-Port 10/100 Mbps Switch offers enterprise-level protection, performance, and reliability to remote workers.

The FVS114 router features an SPI firewall for extra security. View larger. View rear.

Fast Performance
The FVS114 has four auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps LAN ports for speedy connections between servers and workstations, and also for use as a backbone for switches.

High-class Security
For businesses that require more than just a simple NAT router, the FVS114 offers significantly more protection. It provides: a Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall to prevent Denial of Service attacks, an Intrusion Detection System (IDS), the ability to block Java/URL/ActiveX based on extension, and FTP/SMTP/RPC program filtering.

The FVS114 is VPNC tested and features 8 dedicated VPN tunnels for secure data transmission over the Internet. IPSec-based 256-bit (AES) encryption is also supported.

Easy Setup
NETGEAR's Smart Wizard makes installation a breeze. A VPN wizard lets you create rules that allow up to 253 remote PCs or sites to connect from locations with IP addresses that are not known in advance. Additionally, SNMP support provides complete remote administration and monitoring. DHCP and PPPoE support makes widespread deployment simple.

The NETGEAR FVS114 ProSafe VPN Firewall 8 with 4-Port 10/100 Mbps Switch is backed by a lifetime warranty (the power adapter is backed by a 3-year warranty).

What's in the Box
FVS114 VPN Firewall 8, Ethernet cable, power adapter, installation guide, resource CD, and warranty/support information card.

Product Description

"As a part of a family of business-class firewalls, the ProSafe FVS114 is a complete SOHO solution. Four integrated 10/100 Mbps LAN ports offer LAN connectivity to PCs and servers, or to Fast Ethernet switches and wireless access points. The 10/100 Mbps WAN port is ready for new, higher-speed broadbandcapabilities. NETGEAR’s ProSafe VPN Firewall 8 FVS114 provides business class protection. Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall stops major Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. Intrusion Detection alerts you to hackers and attacks. Up to 8 simultaneous Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections protect links between business locations, encrypting all traffic as it traverses the Internet with DES, 3DES or 256-bit AES encryption— perfect for telecommuters and remote offices. URL access and content filtering allows you to control Web access and block unacceptable sites. Smart Wizard™ connects to your ISP quickly, and the easy-to-use Web-based onfiguration screen and Install Assistant reduce setup time. The VPN Wizard capability makes setting up secure, remote connections a breeze. The ProSafe FVS114 is VPNC compliant and is compatible with all major VPNC certified devices, including those from Cisco, Juniper/Netscreen, Checkpoint, and supports standards-based IPSec VPN Client software including NETGEAR’s ProSafe VPN Client Software as well as Windows™ X and 2000 and Safenet VPN clients. Support for DHCP (client and server) as well as PPPoE allows for easy, widespread deployment. Auto Uplink™ on the LAN ports eliminates the need for crossover cables. Compatible with Windows®, Macintosh®, UNIX®, and Linux®, or any other TCP/IP based platforms."

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worked the way expected., October 11, 2005

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IT Consultant "mcpsurfer" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NETGEAR FVS114 ProSafe VPN Firewall 8 with 4-Port 10/100 Mbps Switch (Personal Computers)

Installed at a client to build tunnel from his home to his office ( to connect to Linksys R0V81 VPN router.) Was very easy to configure and very stable in operation. I am going to buy more for other clients too. Highly recommended.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unreliable router, November 3, 2006

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I. Alam (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NETGEAR FVS114 ProSafe VPN Firewall 8 with 4-Port 10/100 Mbps Switch (Personal Computers)

Though I feel that this vpn firewall has alot of great features for its price range, the underlying issue with my internet connection constantly dropping made this a bad buy. I had purchased this vpn firewall to work together with my linksys wireless router (this can be easily done by disabling the DHCP on the wireless router) so that I would have a strong firewall denying untrusted external requests. The issue I ran into within the first day was that I constantly had internet connection drops (very frustrating). Would have to power down all my equipment to get it back up. Called tech support at Netgear and was walked through changing the IP address of the FVS114 to something different - technician suspected that it maybe conflicting with the IP address of my ADSL modem. Tech also advised me to create a backup of the setting (.cfg file) and manually reboot the firewall and restore the .cfg file to the vpn firewall if the issue recurred. After experiencing the whole issue again I finally decided to just return it back to the store.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Netgear support providing new beta firmware, January 2, 2008

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Edison "hightech lover" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NETGEAR FVS114 ProSafe VPN Firewall 8 with 4-Port 10/100 Mbps Switch (Personal Computers)

Update June 2009:

I found Netgear has a new release firmware 1.1_15 on their support site. Upgrade firmware is smooth, all configuration kept. After that, all the problems are gone. It runs very stable, even with serveral people beating it really hard with a lot of traffic through it.

Under the firewall log, I can see a lot of hackers trying to scan my IP address/ports and being dropped :-)

With the VPN, we can have filesharing, printer sharing, VOIP all through this little box and working great. If you have branch offices of few people and like to setup VPN between them, this is a box worth to look at it, especially with such a low price now.

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I brought two of this router. Made them a VPN between the office and home. The one in the office has no problem, runs for couple weeks never need to reboot. The one at home always need reboot, once kids get home and started their X-Box360 online games -- every 20 minutes to two hours.

I contacted Netgear support, reported the problem. They provided me a beta firmware, version 1114, which keeps the router running for a week and have no reboot any more.

Another thing that the user guide did not meantion is that you don't have to run the wizard software from CD, just use browser points to
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you will be able to configure this VPN router.

Don't return the routers back to Amazon, Netgear support can help you get the problems gone! I am very happy with them once the new firmware updated!