NETGEAR TA612V manual Connect Automatically, as Required, Disable SPI Firewall

Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Adapter TA612V

Figure 6-4: WAN Setup menu.

•Connect Automatically, as Required

Normally, this option should be Enabled, so that an Internet connection will be made automatically, whenever Internet-bound traffic is detected. In locations where Internet access is billed by the minute, if this causes high connection costs, you can disable this setting.

If disabled, you must connect manually, using the sub-screen accessed from the Router Status menu “Show WAN Status” screen.

•Disable SPI Firewall

Normally, this option should be Enabled, so that your local network will be protected by the Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall included in the TA612V. However, certain communications functions like VPN may require turning off the SPI feature.

•Setting Up a Default DMZ Server

The default DMZ server feature is helpful when using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with NAT. The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work properly with them, but there are other applications that may not function well. In some cases, one local computer can run the application properly if that computer’s IP address is entered as the default DMZ server.

Advanced Configuration 6-7

202-10037-01, March 2005