Router And Network Management; Performance Management; Wireless Firewall Features That Reduce Traffic - NETGEAR ProSafe DGFV338 Reference Manual

This chapter describes how to use the network management features of your ProSafe Wireless
ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router. These features can be found by clicking on the appropriate
heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface.
The ProSafe Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router offers many tools for managing the
network traffic to optimize its performance. You can also control administrator access, be alerted
to important events requiring prompt action, monitor the firewall status, perform diagnostics, and
manage the firewall configuration file.

Performance Management

Performance management consists of controlling the traffic through the ProSafe DGFV338 so that
the necessary traffic gets through when there is a bottleneck and either reducing unnecessary
traffic or rescheduling some traffic to low-peak times to prevent bottlenecks from occurring in the
first place. The ProSafe DGFV338 has the necessary features and tools to help the network
manager accomplish these goals.

Wireless Firewall Features That Reduce Traffic

Features of the wireless firewall that can be called upon to decrease WAN-side loading are as
follows:
• Service blocking
• Block sites
• Source MAC filtering

Router and Network Management

Router and Network Management
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