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4.10 Advanced Setup
4.10.1 Firewall
Click “Advanced” ➝ ”Firewall.”
The router’s firewall consists of two main functions.
1. Blocking DoS: This function helps to prevent so-called denial-of-service attacks.
2. Connection Filtering: Set of rules to accept or deny data traffic.
Blocking DoS:
SYN Flooding, Smurf, IP source routing, IP Spoofing: These are common attack
types. These options should be enabled.
Blocking ICMP (ping) from Internet: A successful ping command is typically how