NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual
Connecting Automatically, as Required
Normally, this option should be selected so that an Internet connection will be made automatically after each timeout, whenever
If this feature is disabled, you must connect manually, using the Connection Status button on the Router Status screen. The manual connection will stay up continuously without timeouts.
Disabling the SPI Firewall
The Stateful Packet Inspection ( SPI) Firewall protects your network and computers against attacks and intrusions. A stateful packet firewall carefully inspects incoming traffic packets, looking for known exploits such as malformed, oversized, or
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 Network Address Translation (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.
Warning: DMZ servers pose a security risk. A computer designated as the default DMZ server loses much of the protection of the firewall, and is exposed to exploits from the Internet. If compromised, the DMZ server computer can be used to attack other computers on your network.
Incoming traffic from the Internet is normally discarded by the router unless the traffic is a response to one of your local computers or a service that you have configured in the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering menu. Instead of discarding this traffic, you can have it forwarded to one computer on your network. This computer is called the Default DMZ Server.
The WAN Setup menu lets you configure a Default DMZ Server. To assign a computer or server to be a Default DMZ server:
1.In the main menu, under Advanced, click WAN Setup.
Customizing Your Network Settings |
