RIP Defect (Default : Disabled) - If an RIP request packet is not acknowledged to by the router, it will stay in the input queue and not be released. Accumulated packets could cause the input queue to fill, causing severe problems for all protocols. enabling this feature prevents the packets from accumulating.
Discard Ping to WAN (Default : Disabled) - Prevent a ping on the Wireless Router’s WAN port from being routed to the network.
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Stateful Packet Inspection
This is called a "Stateful" packet inspection because it examines the contents of the packet to determine the state of the communications ; i.e., it ensures that the stated destination computer has previously requested the current communication. This is a way of ensuring that all communications are initiated by the recipient computer and are taking place only with sources that are known and trusted from previous interactions. In addition to being more rigorous in their inspection of packets, stateful inspection firewalls also close off ports until connection to the specific port is requested.
When particular types of traffic are checked, only the particular type of traffic initiated from the internal LAN will be allowed. For example, if the user only checks "FPT Service" in the Stateful Packet Inspection section, all incoming traffic will be blocked except for FTP connections initiated from the local LAN.
Stateful Packet Inspection allows you to select different application types that are using dynamic port numbers. If you wish to use the Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) to block packets, click on the Yes radio button in the "Enable SPI and
When hackers attempt to enter your network, the router can alert you by
If the mail server needs to authenticate your indentification before sending out any
Connection Policy
Enter the appropriate values for TCP/UDP sessions as described in the following table.
Note
The firewall does not significantly affect system performance, so we advise enabling the prevention features to protect your network.
4.8.6 DMZ
If you have a client PC that cannot run an Internet application properly from behind the firewall, you can open the client up to unrestricted
4.9 UPnP
UPNP (Universal Plug and Play) settings
With Universal Plug and Play, a device can automatically join a network, obtain an IP address, communicate its capabilities, and learn about the presence and capabilities of other devices. Devices can then directly communicate with each other. This further enables
4.10 DDNS
DDNS (Dynamic DNS) settings
DDNS text "Domain Name" is a series of alphanumeric strings separated by periods that maps to the address of a network connection and identifies the owner of the address.
Dynamic DNS provides users on the Internet with a method to tie their domain name to a computer or server. DDNS allows your domain name to follow your IP address automatically by having your DNS records changed when your IP address changes.
The Server Configuration section automatically opens the TCP port options checked in the Virtual Server section. Simply enter in the IP Address of your server, such as a web server, and then click on the port option HTTP Port 80 so users can access your web server from the Internet connection.
This DNS feature is powered by a DDNS service provider. With
a DDNS connection you can host your own web site, email server, FTP site, and more at your own location even if you have a dynamic IP address. (Default : Disable)
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