Security Tab / Firewall

Enable this feature to employ Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) for more detailed review of data packets entering your network environment.

By enabling the Block Anonymous Internet Request feature, you can prevent your network from being "pinged," or detected, by other Internet users. This 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.

This feature allows for multiple transmissions to specific recipients at the same time.

This feature uses port forwarding to block access to local servers from local networked computers. Select Enabled to filter Internet NAT redirection, or Disabled to disable this feature.
 

If local users have access to WAN proxy servers, they may be able to circumvent the Router's content filters and access Internet sites blocked by the Router. Denying Proxy will block access to any WAN proxy servers.

Java is a programming language for websites. If you deny Java, you run the risk of not having access to Internet sites created using this programming language.

ActiveX is a programming language for websites. If you deny ActiveX, you run the risk of not having access to Internet sites created using this programming language.

A cookie is data stored on your PC and used by Internet sites when you interact with them, so you may not want to deny cookies.