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Set Up and Access the Router
This user manual is for the NETGEAR Insight Instant VPN Router BR500, in this manual
referred to as the router.
The router is designed to provide firewall and VPN gateway functionality for small
business environments with up to 50 users. A pair of routers can provide VPN functionality
to users between remote sites. A VPN group with up to three routers can provide a
complete meshed network between three locations.
The router functionality includes Network Address Translation (NAT) routing and classical
routing, a configurable firewall, VLANs for guest networks and better network
segmentation, and IPv6.
This chapter describes how you can connect the router to the Internet and how you can
access and log in to the router.
The chapter contains the following sections:
• About this user manual and NETGEAR Insight
• Set up the BR500 router with an Internet connection
• Router management options
• Log in to the local browser interface
• Change the language of the local browser interface
• Add the router to an Insight managed network
• Access Insight to manage the router
Note: This user manual complements the installation guide and hardware installation
guide that you can download by visiting netgear.com/support/download/.
Note: For more information about the topics that are covered in this manual, visit the
support website at netgear.com/support/.
Note: Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made available from time
to time at netgear.com/support/download/. You can check for and download new
firmware manually. If the features or behavior of your product does not match what is
described in this manual, see the latest firmware release notes for your switch model.
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