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Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G ADSL Home Gateway
The Security Tab
Wireless-G ADSL Home Gateway
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Filter Java Applets. Java is a programming language for websites. If you deny Java Applets, you run the risk
of not having access to Internet sites created using this programming language. To enable Java Applet
filtering, click the checkbox.
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Filter ActiveX. ActiveX is a programming language for websites. If you deny ActiveX, you run the risk of not
having access to Internet sites created using this programming language. To enable ActiveX filtering, click the
checkbox.
Block WAN Requests
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Block Anonymous Internet Requests. This keeps your network from being “pinged” or detected and
reinforces your network security by hiding your network ports, so it is more difficult for intruders to discover
your network. Select
Block Anonymous Internet Requests
to block anonymous Internet requests or de-
select it
to allow anonymous Internet requests.
If you want to see activity logs for your security measures, then click the
View Logs
button. Click the
Clear
button to clear the log information. Click the
pageRefresh
button to refresh the information. Click the
Previous
Page
button to go to the previous page of information. Click the
Next Page
button to move to the next page of
information.
When finished making your changes on this tab, click the
Save Settings
button to save these changes, or click
the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your changes.
Figure 5-22: Firewall Log