Setting Up The Firewall - Siemens Gigaset CE450 IP R User Manual

CE 450 IP R / IM-Ost english / A31008-M1817-R601_1-7619 / web_server.fm / 02.03.2007

Setting up the Firewall

Setting up the Firewall
Your router's integrated firewall monitors and limits the exchange of data between sub-
scribers of your local network and the Internet. Activating the firewall does not affect the
router's performance.
When the firewall is activated you can:
¤
protect your network against hacker attacks,
¤
restrict Internet access for individual PCs in your local network
The firewall functions are activated and configured by default. Do the following to change
the settings for the firewall:
¤
Open the following Web page:
¤
Highlight
¤
Click
Set
Attack Detection
When the firewall is activated, you can also switch attack detection on or off.
¤
Highlight the desired setting in the
¤
Click
Set
IP Filter
When the firewall is activated, you can restrict access to the Internet for certain PCs in your
local network based on their IP address.
Create a list of the PCs and the applications (defined by their port number on the PC) that
you want to allow access to the Internet.
¤
Open the following Web page:
¤
Enter the IP address of the PC in the
¤
In the
that you do not want to have access to the Internet.
¤
Select the protocol used from the
¤
Repeat the previous step if there are further PCs or applications that you do not want to
allow access to the Internet.
¤
Click
Set
Please note:
– Deactivate the
– Click
Delete
On or Off in the Firewall
to apply the settings.
to apply the settings.
fields, enter the first and last port number of the port area on the PC
Port Range
to apply the settings.
Enabled field to give a specified PC temporary access.
to permanently remove a PC from the list.
¢
Router Settings Internet
field to activate or deactivate the firewall.
Attack Detection field.
¢
Router Settings Internet
IP Address field.
Protocol list and click Add.
(IP Filter, MAC Filter).
¢
Firewall.
¢ ¢
Firewall IP Filter.
73