SIEMENS SE565 Residential Gateway
User’s Guide
Chapter 5 Configuring Security Features
Firewall Settings
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Firewall Settings
A firewall is a system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. The firewall page
provides a listing of options to be enabled or disabled as well as links to configure the more complex details of
each feature.
To configure the firewall:
1. From the
page, click
Firewall Settings
. This displays the Firewall Settings page.
2. Select the checkboxes for all
Security
options you wish to enable. This can be any of the following:
•
Level
Enable security level access is from the gateway to the Internet or other networks. Click
Configure
to
configure Security Level feature. This displays the
page.
•
Attack Detection
Enable
protection from common hacker attacks to your computer/network from the Internet. Click
Configure
to configure the Attack Detection feature. This displays the
Attack Detection Configuration
page.
•
IP Filtering
Configure inbound and outbound filter rules if your firewall Level setting is Custom.
Click
Configure
to
configure IP filter rules. This displays the
Firewall IP Filter Configuration Wizard
page.
3. Select
DMZ
for the
Gaming
option if you want to enable DMZ. Click
Configure
to configure firewall DMZ
option. This displays the
page.
4. Select the checkboxes for all
Support
options you wish to enable. This can be any of the following:
•
Firewall Snooze Control
Bypass the firewall for a set amount of time so outside support personnel can access your gateway or
network or so you can run an application that conflicts with the firewall. Click
Configure
to configure the
snooze control. This displays the
page.
