Firewall                                                                          

The Firewall screen contains Filters and the option to Block WAN Requests.  Filters block specific Internet data types and block anonymous Internet requests.  To add Firewall Protection, click Enable.  If you do not want Firewall Protection, click Disable.

Additional Filters
  • Filter Proxy

Denying Filter Proxy will disable access to any WAN proxy servers.  To enable proxy filtering, click Enabled.

  • Filter Cookies

A cookie is data stored on your computer and used by Internet sites when you Interact with them.  To enable cookie filtering, click Enabled.

  • Filter Java Applets

Java is a programming language for websites.  To enable Java Applet filtering, click Enabled.  You may not have access to some Internet sites if this filter is enabled.

  • Filter ActiveX

ActiveX is a programming language for websites.  To enable ActiveX filtering, click Enabled.  You may not have access to some Internet sites if this filter is enabled.

 

Block WAN Request

By enabling the Block WAN Request feature, you can prevent your network from being "pinged," or detected, by other Internet users. The Block WAN Request feature also reinforces your network security by hiding your network ports. Both functions of the Block WAN Request feature make it more difficult for outside users to work their way into your network. This feature is enabled by default. Select Disable to disable this feature.

 

Check all the values and click Save Settings to save your settings. Click Cancel Changes to cancel your unsaved changes.