Chapter 6

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Advanced Features

 

This Chapter explains when and how to use the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router's "Advanced" Features.

Overview

The following advanced features are provided:

Internet:

DMZ

URL filter

Dynamic DNS

Firewall Rules

Firewall Services

Schedule

Virtual Servers

Internet

This screen provides access to the DMZ and URL Filter features.

Figure 27: Advanced Internet Screen

DMZ

This feature, if enabled, allows the DMZ computer on your LAN to be exposed to all users on the Internet.

This allows almost any application to be used on the "DMZ PC".

The "DMZ PC" will receive all "Unknown" connections and data.

If the DMZ feature is enabled, you must select the PC to be used as the "DMZ PC".

The "DMZ PC" is effectively outside the Firewall, making it more vulnerable to attacks. For this reason, you should only enable the DMZ feature when required.

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