Set Up Firewall Protection - Arris SURFboard SBG6400 User Manual

Protecting & Monitoring Your Wireless Network
10. Complete each field entry, but note the following:
All fields are case-sensitive.
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Username is your new user name, if you changed it.
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Make sure No is selected for Restore Factory Defaults.
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Find a secure place to write down and keep your new user name and password.
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11. Click Apply to update your password.

Set Up Firewall Protection

You can set up firewall filters and firewall alert notifications on your wireless home network. You
can also block Java Applets, Cookies, ActiveX controls, popup windows, Proxies, and website
access. See Protection Level
To set the firewall protection level:
1. From any screen, do one of the following to open the Firewall Protection Level screen (see
Figure 37):
Click the Firewall menu button on the SBG6400 Main Menu and then select Protection
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Level.
Click the Firewall-Protection Level menu link at the bottom of the screen.
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2. Click the Firewall Protection Setting drop-down button to select the firewall protection level.
Possible values:
Off - No security, highest risk
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• Low - Common security, higher risk
• Medium - Safer configuration, modest risk
• High - Safest configuration, highest security
Note
: Selecting
other Ethernet-enabled devices on your network will be at risk for possible attacks from viruses
and hackers.
3. Select each Web filter that you want to set for the firewall.
4. Click Apply.
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Off
will disable firewall protection on your home network. Your computer(s) and
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