NETGEAR ProSafe FVM318, Reference Manual

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Reference Manual for the Model FVM318 Cable/DSL ProSafe Wireless VPN Security Firewall
Protecting Your Network 3-3
Procedure 3-1: Changing the Administrator Login Timeout
For security, the administrator's login to the
firewall
configuration will timeout after a period of
inactivity. To change the login timeout period:
1.
In the Set Password menu, type a number in ‘Administrator login times out’ field.The
suggested default value is 5 minutes.
2.
Click Apply to save your changes or click Cancel to keep the current period.
Configuring Basic Firewall Services
Basic firewall services you can configure include access blocking and scheduling of firewall
security. These topics are presented below.
Blocking Functions, Keywords, Sites, and Services
The
firewall provides a variety of options for blocking Internet based content and
communications services. Those basic options include:
With its content filtering feature, the FVM318 firewall prevents objectionable content from
reaching your PCs. The FR114P allows you to control access to Internet content by screening for
keywords within Web addresses. Key content filtering options include:
• Keyword blocking of newsgroup names.
• ActiveX, Java, cookie, and web proxy filtering.
• ActiveX and Java programs can be embedded is websites, and will be executed by your
computer. These programs may sometimes include malicious content.
• Cookies are small files that a website can store on your computer to track your activity.
Some cookies can be helpful, but some may compromise your privacy.
• Web proxies are computers on the Internet that act as relays for browsing. A web proxy
can be used to bypass your web blocking methods.
• Outbound Services Blocking limits access from your LAN to Internet locations or services
that you specify as off-limits.
• Denial of Service (DoS) protection. Automatically detects and thwarts Denial of Service
(DoS) attacks such as Ping of Death, SYN Flood, LAND Attack and IP Spoofing.
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