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Click Apply to apply your changes.
After you edit some fields and click Apply, you are warned that you must reboot your SBG940 for your change
to take effect. Rebooting takes 10 to 15 seconds. After rebooting, you must log in again.
If you have the need, you can:
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View the rules for the High, Medium, or Low predefined policy templates or create a custom policy on the
Firewall > POLICY — advanced Page
•
Configure a firewall alert on
•
View the firewall logs on the
For information about how the firewall can affect gaming, see
The predefined policies provide outbound Internet access for computers on the SBG940 LAN. The SBG940
firewall uses
stateful inspection
corresponding to the data flow. For example, if you use a web browser, outbound HTTP connections are permitted
on port 80. Inbound responses from the Internet are allowed because an outbound session is established.
When required, you can configure the SBG940 firewall to allow inbound packets without first establishing an
outbound session. You also need to configure a port forwarding entry on the
Gateway > PORT FORWARDING — config Page
SBG940 User Guide
Installation Troubleshooting
Configuration: Basic Gateway TCP/IP Wireless USB
Firewall > ALERT — basic Page
Firewall > LOGS Page
to allow inbound responses when there already is an outbound session running
or a DMZ client on the
Contact
FAQ
Specifications Glossary License
and
Firewall > ALERT — email Page
"Gaming Configuration
Guidelines".
Gateway > LAN — nat config
Page.
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