Setup Advanced Settings – Options Page Description
The following table provides a description of the fields within the Setup Advanced
Settings – Options page.
If you make changes in the Setup Advanced Settings – Options page, click
Apply to apply and save your new IP address filter settings.
Field Name
WAN Blocking
Ipsec PassThrough
PPTP PassThrough
Remote Config
Management
Multicast Enable
How Do I Configure the Gateway Cable Modems?
Description
Checking this box prevents the gateway cable
modem from being visible to the WAN. For
example, pings to the WAN IP address are not
returned
Checking this box allows applications that use
IPSec (IP Security) to pass through the firewall
Checking this box allows applications that use Point
to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) to pass through
the firewall
Checking this box allows Remote Configuration
Management from the WAN side of the gateway
cable modem. Access is allowed by using the
password to access the WebWizard.
If you enable (check) Remote Configuration
Management, when you are away from your home
or office, you can access the settings of your
gateway by entering the WAN IP address into any
PC browser. If you choose to enable (check) this
feature, be sure to set up a user password to
prevent unauthorized access to your gateway
settings.
Checking this box allows multicasts to pass from
the WAN side through to the private network
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