Technical Reference
OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers
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Firewall and Access Control
Your router includes a full SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) firewall for controlling Internet access from your
LAN, as well as helping to prevent attacks from hackers. When using NAT (Network Address Translation.
(Please see the
WAN
configuration section for more details on NAT) the router acts as a “natural” Internet
firewall, as all PCs on your LAN will use private IP addresses that cannot be directly accessed from the
Internet.
Firewall
: Prevents access from outside your network. The router provides three levels of security support:
NAT natural firewall
: This masks LAN users’ IP addresses which are invisible to outside users on the
Internet, making it much more difficult for a hacker to target a machine on your network. This natural firewall is
on when NAT function is enabled.
NOTE:
When using virtual servers your computers will be exposed to the degree specified in your
Virtual Server settings provided the ports specified are opened in your firewall packet filter
settings.
Firewall Security and Policy (General Settings)
: Inbound direction of Packet Filter rules to prevent
unauthorized computers or applications accessing your local network from the Internet.
Intrusion Detection
: Enable Intrusion Detection to detect, prevent and log malicious attacks.
Access Control
: Prevents access from computers on your local network:
Firewall Security and Policy (General Settings)
: Outbound direction of Packet Filter rules to prevent
unauthorized computers or applications accessing the Internet.
URL Filter
: To block computers on your local network from unwanted websites.
There are five sub-items under the
Firewall
section:
General Settings
Packet Filter
Intrusion Detection
URL Filter
Firewall Log