Protecting & Monitoring Your Wireless Network
SURFboard® SBG6580 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway
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User Guide
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Set Up Firewall Protection
You can set up firewall filters and firewall alert notifications on your wireless home network. You can
also block Java Applets, Cookies, ActiveX controls, popup windows, Proxies, and website access. See
Protection Level
for more information.
To set the firewall protection level:
1.
From any screen, click the
Firewall-Protection Level
menu link or click the Firewall menu button
on the SBG6580 Main Menu and then select
Protection Level
.
Figure 27 – Firewall Protection Level Screen
2.
Click the Firewall Protection Setting drop-down button to select the firewall protection level.
Possible values:
ο
Off
ο
Low
ο
Medium
ο
High
(recommended)
Note
: Selecting
Off
will disable firewall protection on your home network. Your computer(s) and other
Ethernet-enabled devices on your network will be at risk for possible attacks from viruses and hackers.
3.
Select each Web filter that you want to set for the firewall and then click
Apply
.