Firewall - Huawei Aolynk DR814Q ADSL2+ User Manual

Adsl2+ broadband router

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Aolynk DR814Q ADSL2+ Broadband Router

Caution:

Be sure to configure a LAN static IP address for each PC that acts as the virtual server

or DMZ host.

5.2.2 Firewall

With the firewall function, you can configure limit on outgoing and/or incoming data,

thus securing the network effectively. Click the [Firewall] tab of the security setup page

to enter the corresponding page shown in Figure 5-7.

Figure 5-7 Firewall settings

I. Enable/disable the firewall

To enable/disable the firewall, select the corresponding Enable/Disable option, and

then click <Apply>. The firewall is disabled by default.

II. Set the firewall level

You can choose one from the firewall levels, each corresponding to a port filtering

policy that limits outgoing and/or incoming data of a specific protocol. The proper policy

is displayed as you set one of the following firewall level in the drop-down list:

high: Indicates that the internal users have some access rights and the external

users have no access right.

medium: Indicates that the external and internal users have more access rights

than "high".

5 Advanced Configuration

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