Respond To Ping On Internet Wan Port - NETGEAR RP614 - Web Safe Router Reference Manual

The WAN Setup menu, shown below lets you configure a Default DMZ Server.
Figure 5-2: WAN Setup menu.
To assign a computer or server to be a Default DMZ server, follow these steps:
Click WAN Setup link on the Advanced section of the main menu.
1.
Type the IP address for that server. To remove the default DMZ server, replace the IP address
2.
numbers with all zeros.
Click Apply.
3.

Respond to Ping on Internet WAN Port

If you want the router to respond to a 'ping' from the Internet, click the 'Respond to Ping on
Internet WAN Port' check box. This should only be used as a diagnostic tool, since it allows your
router to be discovered. Don't check this box unless you have a specific reason to do so.
Advanced Configuration of the Router
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