CONFIGURING THE BARRICADE

Parameter

Defaults

Description

RIP Defect

Enabled

If the router does not reply to an IPX RIP

 

 

request packet, it will stay in the input queue and

 

 

not be released. Accumulated packets could

 

 

cause the input queue to fill, causing severe

 

 

problems for all protocols. Enabling this feature

 

 

prevents the packets accumulating.

When hackers

 

 

attempt to enter

 

 

your network, we

 

 

can alert you by

 

 

e-mail

 

 

Your E-Mail

Address

SMTP Server

Address

POP3 Server Address

Enter your e-mail address.

Enter your SMTP server address (usually the part of the e-mail address following the “@” sign).

Enter your POP3 server address (usually the part of the e-mail address following the “@” sign).

User Name

 

Enter your email account user name.

Password

 

Enter your email account password.

Connection Policy

 

 

Fragmentation

10 sec

Configures the number of seconds that a packet

half-open wait

 

state structure remains active. When the timeout

 

 

value expires, the router drops the unassembled

 

 

packet, freeing that structure for use by another

 

 

packet.

TCP SYN wait

30 sec

Defines how long the software will wait for a

 

 

TCP session to reach an established state before

 

 

dropping the session.

TCP FIN wait

5 sec

Specifies how long a TCP session will be

 

 

managed after the firewall detects a

 

 

FIN-exchange.

TCP connection

3600 seconds

The length of time for which a TCP session will

idle timeout

(1 hour)

be managed if there is no activity.

UDP session idle

30 sec

The length of time for which a UDP session will

timeout

 

be managed if there is no activity.

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SMC7404WBRA specifications

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