Advanced Configuration
4.4.2
Security
The Advanced Setup > Security page allows you to configure advanced
security features that protect your network by blocking unwanted traffic
from the Internet.
If you simply want to connect from your local network to the Internet, you do
not need to make any changes to the default Security configuration. You
only need to edit the configuration if you wish to do one or both of the
following:
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By default the IP addresses of your LAN PCs are hidden from the Internet.
All data sent from your LAN PCs to a PC on the Internet appears to come
from the IP address of your device. In this way, details about your LAN PCs
remain private. This security feature is called Network Address Translation
(NAT).
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Allow Internet users to browse the user pages on your local network
(for example, by providing an FTP or HTTP server)
Play certain games which require accessibility from the Internet.
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