Security - TRENDnet TEW-511BRP User Manual

4.9 Security

The section offers the Block Anonymous Internet Requests feature. You can enable this feature to secure your network.
Firewall
SPI Firewall Protection: Enable this feature to use Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) for more detailed review of data
packets entering your network environment.
Block Anonymous Requests: Enable this feature can restrict ICMP request such as "ping" command to probe your
network from Internet users. It can hide your local network to enhance the security. This feature is enabled by default.
Select Disabled to allow anonymous Internet requests.
Web Filters: Using the Web Filters feature, you may enable up to four specific filtering methods.
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Proxy: Use of WAN proxy servers may compromise the Router's security. Denying Proxy will disable access
to any WAN proxy servers. To enable proxy filtering, click the Proxy box.
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Java: Java is a programming language for websites. If you deny Java, you run the risk of not having access to
Internet sites created using this programming language. To enable Java filtering, click the Java box.
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ActiveX: ActiveX is a programming language for websites. If you deny ActiveX, you run the risk of not having
access to Internet sites created using this programming language. To enable ActiveX filtering, click the
ActiveX box.
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Cookies: A cookie is data stored on your PC and used by Internet sites when you interact with them. To
enable cookie filtering, click the Cookies box.
VPN Pass through
This Router provides VPN Pass through function for LAN client behind the Router to build VPN tunnels for secure the
network. Use the settings on this tab to allow VPN tunnels using IPSec, L2TP, or PPTP protocols to pass through the
Router's firewall.
IPSec Passthrough: Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is a suite of protocols used to implement secure exchange of
packets at the IP layer. IPSec Pass-Through is enabled by default. To disable IPSec Passthrough, select Disabled.
L2TP Passthrough: Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol is the method used to enable Point-to-Point sessions via the Internet
on the Layer 2 level. L2TP Pass-Through is enabled by default. To disable L2TP Passthrough, select Disabled.
PPTP Passthrough: Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled
through an IP network. PPTP Pass-Through is enabled by default. To disable PPTP Passthrough, select Disabled.
Change these settings as described here and click the Apply button to apply your changes or click Cancel to cancel your
changes. For additional information, click Help.
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