Dos Protection - D-Link Router User Manual

Section 3 - Configuration
A denial-of-service (DoS) attack is characterized by an explicit attempt by attackers to prevent legitimate users of a service from using that service.
Attacks can be malicious security breaches or unintentional network issues that render the router unusable. Attack checks allow you to manage
WAN security threats such as continual ping requests and discovery via ARP scans. Certain Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks can be blocked. These
attacks, if uninhibited, can use up processing power and bandwidth and prevent regular network services from running normally. Thresholds can
be configured to temporarily restrict traffic from the offending source.
Dos Check this box to enable DoS prevention. Attack types may be
Protection:
individually enabled and thresholds (if applicable) manually
configured.
Click Apply to save your settings, or Cancel to revert to your previous settings.
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