How Do I Configure My DOCSIS Residential Gateway?

Configuring Firewall Protection

Use the Setup Firewall - Options page to configure webpage filtering and firewall protection. This page allows you to enable various firewall protection filters.

Note: If you are not familiar with the advanced settings detailed in this section, contact your service provider before you attempt to change any of the residential gateway default firewall options settings.

Click Options in the Firewall section of the Setup page to access the Setup Firewall - Options page.

Setup Firewall - Options Page

The following illustration is an example of the Setup Firewall - Options page.

Setup Firewall - Options Page Description

This section describes the section headings and fields descriptions of the Setup Firewall - Options page.

Note: If you make changes in any of the fields in the Setup Firewall - Options page, click Apply to apply and save your Firewall settings.

The following table provides a description of each field name within the Setup Firewall - Options page.

 

Field Name

Description

 

 

Filter Proxy

Enables/disables proxy

 

 

 

 

 

Filter Cookies

Enables/disables cookie blocking. This feature filters

 

 

the unsolicited delivery of cookies to devices from the

 

 

Internet to devices in your private local network.

 

 

Cookies are computer files that contain personal

 

 

information or web surfing behavior data.

 

 

 

 

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