Basic Security - TP-Link TL-WR1043ND User Manual

4.12.1 Basic Security

Choose menu "Security → Basic Security", and then you can configure the basic security in
the screen as shown in Figure 4-61.
Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or

disable the router's firewall.
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SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering)
helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the
traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol. SPI Firewall is enabled by
factory default. If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world,
you can disable it.
 VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN
protocols to pass through the router.
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PPTP Passthrough - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled through an IP network. To allow PPTP
tunnels to pass through the router, click Enable.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router
Figure 4-61 Basic Security
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