6500 Series Residential Gateway User’s Guide
Configuring Advanced Features
Firewall Settings
A firewall is a system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. The firewall
window provides a listing of options to be enabled or disabled as well as links to configure the more
complex details of each feature.
To configure the firewall:
1.
From the “
Security Options
” window, click
Firewall Settings
. This displays the "Firewall Settings"
window.
2.
Select the checkboxes for all
Security
options you wish to enable. This can be any of the following:
•
Level
Enable security level access is from the Gateway to the Internet or other networks. Click
Configure
to configure Security Level feature. This displays the “
Firewall Level Configuration
”
window.
•
Attack Detection
Enable
protection from common hacker attacks to your computer/network from the Internet. Click
Configure
to configure the Attack Detection feature. This displays the “
Attack Detection
Configuration
” window.
•
IP Filtering
Configure inbound and outbound filter rules if your firewall Level setting is Custom.
Click
Configure
to configure IP filter rules. This displays the “
Firewall IP Filter Configuration Wizard
”
window.
3. Select
DMZ
for the
Gaming
option if you want to enable DMZ. Click
Configure
to configure firewall
DMZ option. This displays the “
Firewall DMZ Configuration
” window.
4.
Select the checkboxes for all
Support
options you wish to enable. This can be any of the following:
•
Firewall Snooze Control
Bypass the firewall for a set amount of time so outside support personnel can access your
Gateway or network or so you can run an application that conflicts with the firewall. Click
Configure to configure the snooze control. This displays the “
Firewall Snooze Control
” window.
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