42
Freecom Storage Gateway (FSG)
GB
3
3.4.3 WAN options
Go to Connections –> WAN Options.
ATTENTION: These options are intended for expert users only. Only change
these settings if you know what you are doing!
Options
Description
MTU (for DSL only)
MTU settings (MTU = Maximum Transfer Unit)
(In Bytes)
Answer ICMP packets
This will allow others to ping the host. It is good for
(ping etc)
debugging but it can be asecurity hazard!
Enable exposed host
Enabling this will allow one PC on the LAN to act as if it
bypasses the firewall completely and has a direct connection
to the internet (Attention: An exposed host is computer that
virtually has a direct connection to the internet. This is a big
security risk, not only to this computer but to the whole LAN!).
IP address
Exposed host IP address.
Enable hardware
This will enable you to set the MAC address of the WAN
address cloning
connection so it matches the address your ISP authenti-
cates by.
MAC address
This is the MAC address your WAN port will be cloned to.
Open SBM/CIFS on
This will open SMB/CIFS for the WAN port. Only needs to
WAN port
be enabled when the FSG is used behind a router.
