| Advanced Configuration |
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Options |
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Respond to | The ICMP protocol is used by the "ping" and "traceroute" programs, |
ICMP | and by network monitoring and diagnostic programs. |
| • If checked, the Wireless Router will repond to ICMP packets |
| received from the Internet. |
| • If not checked, ICMP packets from the Internet will be ignored. |
| Disabling this option provides a slight increase in security. |
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Allow IPsec | The IPSec protocol is used to establish a secure connection, and is |
| widely used by VPN (Virtual Private Networking) programs. |
| • If checked, IPSec connections are allowed. |
| • If not checked, IPSec connections are blocked. |
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Allow PPTP | PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol) is widely used by VPN |
| (Virtual Private Networking) programs. |
| • If checked, PPTP connections are allowed. |
| • If not checked, PPTP connections are blocked. |
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Allow L2TP | L2TP is a protocol developed by Cisco for VPNs (Virtual Private |
| Networks). |
| • If checked, L2TP connections are allowed. |
| • If not checked, L2TP connections are blocked. |
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