Ping Test | The Ping Test is used to send Ping packets to test if a | |
| computer is on the Internet. Enter the IP Address that | |
| you wish to Ping, and click Ping. | |
Block WAN Ping | Discard Ping from WAN side If you choose to block | |
| WAN Ping, the WAN IP Address of the | |
| not respond to pings. Blocking the Ping may provide | |
| some extra security from hackers. Click Enabled to | |
| block the WAN ping. | |
SPI Mode | SPI or Stateful Packet Inspection is a type of firewall | |
| that protects your network against hacker attacks by | |
| analyzing packets to ensure that only authorized | |
| packets will be allowed to enter your network. To | |
| enable this function, click the Enabled radio button. | |
| This function is enabled by default. | |
IGMP Proxy | The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) | |
| snooping allows the Router to recognize IGMP queries | |
| and reports sent between PCs on your LAN and an | |
| IGMP host. When the IGMP Proxy is enabled, the | |
| Router can open or close a port to a specific PC based | |
| on IGMP messages passing through the Router. | |
UPNP Settings | You may enable the Universal Plug n’ Play function | |
| here by clicking the Enabled radio button. | |
VPN | The | |
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| Protocol) | and IPSec (IP Security). Once VPN |
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| virtual services. Multiple VPN connections can be made | |
| through the | |
| many VPN clients on the LAN network. | |
| PPTP | Select enabled or disabled. |
| IPSec | Select enabled or disabled. |
WAN Select | This section allows the user to set the wire speed over | |
| which the router will transmit packets. The user has | |
| three options: |
100 Mbps – Clicking this radio button will set the wire speed at 100 megabytes per second.
10 Mbps – Clicking this radio button will set the wire speed at 10 megabytes per second.
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