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All traffic is now routed through the WiFi Extender. You can run XGate and XWeb.
To return to routing traffic through your satellite device, simply select <Disable WiFi
Extender>.
4.1.3 Step 3. Manage the Firewall (optional)
By default, the firewall is ENABLED. This means that ALL traffic from your computer is
blocked from the internet with the exception of XGate and XWeb traffic. This setting is
recommended when using the Halo in areas where there may be many users
competing for the wireless network bandwidth thereby causing slow and painful internet
connections.
If you want to sync some applications or perform some other function that is currently
being blocked, i.e. streaming video, you must Disable the Firewall.
To Disable the firewall:
Select <Disable Firewall>
