Chapter 5
Setting Up and Configuring the Router
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4-Port Gigabit Security Router with VPN
Administration > Firmware Upgrade
Administration > Firmware Upgrade
To upgrade firmware, download the latest firmware for
the product from www.linksys.com, extract it to your
computer, and perform the steps below:
File
Type in the name of the extracted firmware upgrade
file or click
Browse
to locate the file.
Start to Upgrade
Once you have selected the appropriate
file, click
Start to Upgrade
and follow the on-screen
instructions to upgrade your firmware.
IPS
IPS > Configuration
IPS > Configuration
IPS Function
Select
Enable
to enable or
Disable
to
disable the IPS Function.
Anomaly Detection
HTTP
Web attack signature is matched. HTTP request
decoder will decode UTF-8 (1, 2, and 3 byte) code and
normalize URI (according to those evasion methods
mentioned in whisker) before pattern match.
FTP
FTP Bounce Detection and Inserting telnet opcodes
into FTP command stream Detection.
TELNET
Normalization of Telnet negotiation strings.
RPC
RPC record fragging detection.
Signature Update
Before upgrading the firmware,
download and extract the Router firmware upgrade file
from the Linksys website, www.linksys.com. Enter the
firmware upgrade file name in the
Signature Update
field,
or click
Browse
to find the file. Then click
Update
and
follow the on-screen instructions.
IPS > P2P/IM
IPS > P2P/IM
Peer to Peer
Peer-to-peer file sharing applications can be blocked
(
Block
) or allowed (
Non-Block
). The preconfigured file
sharing networks are GNUTELLA (EZPEER), FASTTRACK,
KURO, EDONKEY2000, BITTORRENT, DIRECTCONNECT,
PIGO, and WINMX.
Instant Messenger
Instant messaging applications can be blocked (
Block
) or
allowed (
Non-Block
). The preconfigured instant messaging
applications are MSN, ICQ, YAHOO_MESSENGER, SKYPE,
IRC, ODIGO, REDIFF, GOOGLE_TALK, and IM_QQ.
IPS > Report
Provides a graphical representation of the level of network
traffic and attacks during the last twenty four hours.
Attacker
Displays the IP Address of attackers and the frequency
(number of times) of the attacks.
Attack Category
Displays the category (type) of attack and the frequency
(number of times) of the attacks.