NETGEAR MBR814X, Reference Manual

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Chapter 7
Advanced Configuration
This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your Mobile Broadband Router
MBR814X.
Configuring Advanced Security
The Mobile Broadband Router MBR814X provides a variety of advanced features, such as:
• Setting up a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Server
• Connecting Automatically, as Required
• Disabling Port Scan and DOS Protection
• Responding to a Ping on the Internet WAN Port
• MTU Size
• Flexibility on configuring your LAN TCP/IP settings
• Using the Router as a DHCP Server
• Configuring Static Routes
These features are discussed below.
Setting Up A Default DMZ Server
The Default DMZ Server feature is helpful when using some online games and videoconferencing
applications that are incompatible with NAT. The router is programmed to recognize some of these
applications and to work properly with them, but there are other applications that may not function
well. In some cases, one local computer can run the application properly if that computer’s IP
address is entered as the Default DMZ Server.
Note: For security reasons, you should avoid using the Default DMZ Server feature.
When a computer is designated as the Default DMZ Server, it loses much of the
protection of the firewall, and is exposed to many exploits from the Internet. If
compromised, the computer can be used to attack your network.