Westell Technologies 36R570 manual Turning the Firewall Off

ADSL WireSpeed Pro 36R570 Proxy Router

User Guide

Turning the Firewall Off

When WebShare is installed, the firewall feature is automatically active and set to the medium security level. Turning off the firewall feature reverts the WireSpeed Pro to basic NAT functionality--individual IP addresses are hidden from outside. Turning off the firewall requires changing two settings: 1) the Security Level on the Firewall Security panel for outbound traffic, and 2) disabling Port Forwarding on the Firewall Port Forwarding panel for inbound traffic.

Use the following procedure to turn the firewall off.

1.On the WebShare Management Menu, click Firewall. The gray Firewall Security screen appears.

2.Click the option button for Low.

3.Click Save at the bottom of the screen.

4.Click the Port Forwarding link on the green tab. The green Port Forwarding screen appears.

5.Click the Disable option button.

6.Click Save at the bottom of the screen. Wait for the modem to restart.

Use the following procedure to turn the firewall back on.

1.On the Firewall Security screen, set the Security Level to High, Medium, or Custom.

2.Click Save at the bottom of the screen.

3.Click the Port Forwarding link on the green tab. The green Port Forwarding screen appears.

4.Click the Enable option button.

5.Click Save at the bottom of the screen. Wait for the modem to restart.

NOTE

In order for the setting changes to take effect, wait for the modem to restart.

CAUTION

If you turn the modem off while a restart is in progress, changes will be lost. You do not need to turn the modem or your PC off and on.

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