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4.6 Firewall
The xDSL modem router can serve as a hardware firewall for your
network.
NOTE
: The Firewall feature is enabled by default.
4.6.1 General
To set up basic Firewall settings:
1. From the navigation panel, go to
Advanced Settings
>
Firewall
>
General
tab.
2. On the
Enable Firewall
field, select
Yes.
3. On the
Enable DoS
protection
, select
Yes
to protect your
network from DoS (Denial of Service) attacks though this may
affect your router’s performance.
4. You can also monitor packets exchanged between the LAN
and WAN connection. On the Logged packets type, select
Dropped
,
Accepted
, or
Both
.
5. Click
Apply
.
