ProSafe Gigabit 8 Port VPN Firewall FVS318G Reference Manual
•Keyword Filtering. With its URL keyword filtering feature, the FVS318G prevents objectionable content from reaching your PCs. The VPN firewall allows you to control access to Internet content by screening for keywords within Web addresses. You can configure the VPN firewall to log and report attempts to access objectionable Internet sites.
Security Features
The FVS318G is equipped with several features designed to maintain security, as described in this section.
•PCs Hidden by NAT. NAT opens a temporary path to the Internet for requests originating from the local network. Requests originating from outside the LAN are discarded, preventing users outside the LAN from finding and directly accessing the PCs on the LAN.
•Port Forwarding with NAT. Although NAT prevents Internet locations from directly accessing the PCs on the LAN, the VPN firewall allows you to direct incoming traffic to specific PCs based on the service port number of the incoming request. You can specify forwarding of single ports or ranges of ports.
•DMZ port. Incoming traffic from the Internet is normally discarded by the VPN firewall unless the traffic is a response to one of your local computers or a service for which you have configured an inbound rule. Instead of discarding this traffic, you can have it forwarded to one computer on your network.
Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink
With its internal
The VPN firewall incorporates Auto UplinkTM technology. Each Ethernet port will automatically sense whether the Ethernet cable plugged into the port should have a ‘normal’ connection such as to a PC or an “uplink” connection such as to a switch or hub. That port will then configure itself to the correct configuration. This feature also eliminates the need to worry about crossover cables, as Auto Uplink will accommodate either type of cable to make the right connection.
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