TP-Link manual Security, Firewall, TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD, 54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide

TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD

54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide

4.8Security

Figure 3-36 The Security menu

There are six submenus under the Security menu (shown in Figure 3-36):Firewall, IP Address Filtering, Domain Filtering, MAC Filtering, Remote Management and Advanced Security.

Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

4.8.1Firewall

Using the Firewall page (shown in Figure 3-37),you can turn the general firewall switch on or off. The default setting for the switch is off. If the general firewall switch is off, even if IP Address Filtering, DNS Filtering and MAC Filtering are enabled, their settings are ineffective.

Figure 3-37 Firewall Settings

¾Enable Firewall - the general firewall switch is on or off.

¾Enable IP Address Filtering - set IP Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. There are two default filtering rules of IP Address Filtering, either Allow or Deny passing through the router.

¾Enable Domain Filtering - set Domain Filtering is enabled or disabled.

¾Enable MAC Filtering - set MAC Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. You can select the default filtering rules of MAC Address Filtering, either Allow or Deny accessing the router.

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