How Do I Configure My DOCSIS Residential Gateway?
Select the Firewall tab to open the Security Firewall page.
Use the descriptions and instructions in the following table to configure the firewall for your residential gateway. After you make your selections, click Save Settings to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel.
Section | Field Description |
Firewall | SPI Firewall Protection |
| SPI Firewall Protection blocks Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. A DoS |
| attack does not attempt to steal data or damage your computers, but |
| it overloads your Internet connection so you cannot use it. |
| Select the desired option: |
Enable (factory default)
Disable
Filters | Filter Proxy |
| Enables/disables filter proxy. If local users have access to WAN |
| proxy servers, they may be able to circumvent the content filters and |
| access Internet sites blocked by the device. If you select the Filter |
| Proxy feature, it will block access to any WAN proxy servers. |
Block Pop-Up Windows
Enables/disables popup windows. Some commonly used applications employ popup windows as part of the application. If you disable popup windows, it may interfere with some of these applications.
Block Web Page 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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