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Incoming IP Filtering Setup

The Add IP Filter screen will appear when you click

Add

. Enter a filter

name, protocol, source address information (from the WAN side) and

destination address information (to the LAN side). Select the WAN

interface and when ready, click

Apply

to add the filter.

The Inbound Filter option is an advanced method of controlling data received from the Internet. With this feature you can configure inbound

data filtering rules that control data based on an IP address range. Inbound Filters can be used with Virtual Server, Port Forwarding, or Remote

Administration features

.

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This next screen will appear when you click

Add

.

Enter the

Filter

Name

, the

Source IP Address

, and destination information (from

the WAN side). Then click

Apply

to save.

Outgoing IP Filtering Setup

This feature allows you to create a filter rule to identify outgoing IP traffic by specifying a new filter name and at least one condition. All of the

specified conditions in the filter rule must be satisfied for the rule to take effect.

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Bridge Filtering Setup

Bride Filtering is only effective on ATM PVC’s configured in Bridge mode. MAC filtering can forward or block traffic by MAC address.You can change

the policy or add settings to the MAC filtering table using the MAC Filtering Setup screen.

If you want to add an entry to the MAC filtering table, Select

Add

from the MAC

Filtering Setup screen. The Add MAC Filter screen should then appear. Select a

Protocol Type, enter the Destination and Source MAC address, the necessary

Frame Direction, and WAN interface (bridge mode only). Click

Apply

to save.

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Firewall

A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Check the box marked Enable Attack Prevention to prevent cyber attacks.

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DNS

If

Obtained DNS server address automatically

is selected, this router accepts the first received DNS assignment from one of the PPPoA, PPPoE

or MER/DHCP enabled PVC(s) during the connection establishment.

If the checkbox is not selected, enter the primary and secondary (optional)

DNS server IP addresses. The interface is as follows.

Click

Save

to save the new configuration.

Note:

You must reboot the router to make the new configuration take effect.