Section 3 - Configuration
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FIREWALL
The
Firewall
window allows the Router to enforce specific predefined policies intended to protect against certain common types of attacks. There
are two general types of protection (DoS, Port Scan) that can be enabled on the Router, as well as filtering for specific packet types sometimes used
by hackers.
To access the
FIREWALL
setting window, click on the
Firewall
button under the
ADVANCED
tab.
FIREWALL SETTINGS
SPI:
SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) is a firewall feature
that checks the state of network connections. Only
legitimate packets are allowed to pass through.
DoS and Port
Scan
Protection:
A DoS (denial-of-service) attack is characterized by
an explicit attempt by attackers to prevent legitimate
users of a service from using that service.
Examples include: attempts to "flood" a network,
thereby preventing legitimate network traffic,
attempts to disrupt connections between two
machines, thereby preventing access to a service,
attempts to prevent a particular individual from
accessing a service, or, attempts to disrupt service
to a specific system or person.
Port scan protection is designed to block attempts
to discover vulnerable ports or services that might
be exploited in an attack from the WAN.
