Manage Protection Against Common Network Attacks - NETGEAR FVS336Gv3 Reference Manual

ProSAFE Dual WAN Gigabit WAN SSL VPN Firewall FVS336Gv3
• Set Limits for IPv4 Sessions
• Manage Time-Out Periods for TCP, UDP, and ICMP Sessions
• Manage Multicast Pass-Through
• Manage the Application Level Gateway for SIP Sessions
You can configure attack checks, set session limits, configure multicast pass-through, and
manage the application level gateway (ALG) for SIP sessions.

Manage Protection Against Common Network Attacks

For IPv4 traffic, you can specify whether the VPN firewall is protected against common
attacks in the WAN and LAN networks. For IPv6 traffic, the only option is to specify the ping
settings for the WAN ports.
The following sections provide information about managing protection against common
network attacks:
• Manage Protection Against IPv4 Network Attacks
• Manage the Ping Settings for the IPv6 WAN Ports
Manage Protection Against IPv4 Network Attacks
The following procedure describes how to manage protection against IPv4 network attacks
by setting up WAN and LAN security checks, including the ping settings for the IPv4 WAN
ports.
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To manage protection against IPv4 attacks for your network environment:
1. On your computer, launch an Internet browser.
2. In the address field of your browser, enter the IP address that was assigned to the VPN
firewall during the installation process.
The VPN firewall factory default IP address is 192.168.1.1.
The NETGEAR Configuration Manager Login screen displays.
3. In the Username field, type your user name and in the Password / Passcode field, type
your password.
For the default administrative account, the default user name is admin and the default
password is password.
4. If you changed the default domain or were assigned a domain, from the Domain menu,
select the domain.
If you did not change the domain or were not assigned a domain, leave the menu
selection at geardomain.
5. Click the Login button.
The Router Status screen displays.
6. Select Security > Firewall > Attack Checks.
Customize Firewall Protection
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