Firewall Settings - D-Link AC1200 User Manual

Section 3 - Configuration
A firewall helps protect your network from external cyber attack and intrusions. This page allows you to alter your router's firewall settings.

Firewall Settings

Firewall Enable
Clicking this toggle activates the IP Filter. For more
information, see IP Filter on page 38.
IP Filter Rules
Select Drop or Accept. Choose Drop to block IP
addresses defined in the IP Filter tab and allow all
other network traffic to pass through the router. Or
select Accept to allow only those defined traffic to
pass through your router.
DMZ Settings
Toggling the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) will expose a
chosen computer to the outside world by completely
disabling firewall and routing all inbound traffic to the
DMZ IP Address.
DMZ IP Address
Enter the IP address of the DMZ host on the LAN to
be exposed to the Internet.
Note: This feature is only recommended for advanced
users. Enabling this option will potentially expose your
computer to attacks over the Internet.
PPTP Pass Through Allows clients to connect to their corporate network
or VPN using the PPTP protocol.
IPSec Pass Through Allows clients to connect to their corporate network
or VPN using the IPsec protocol.
L2TP Pass Through Allows clients to connect to their corporate network
or VPN using the L2TP protocol.
WAN Ping Blocking
When enabled the DWR-960 will not respond to pings
from WAN.
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