The System Summary screen displays the router's current status and settings. This information is read only. If you click the button with underline, it will hyperlink to related setup pages. On the right side of the screen and all other screens in the Utility will be a link to the Site Map, which has links to all of the Utility's tabs.
The Setup screen contains all of the router's basic setup functions. The device can be used in most network settings without changing any of the default values. Some users may need to enter additional information in order to connect to the Internet through an ISP (Internet Service Provider) or broadband (DSL, cable modem) carrier.
From the Firewall Tab, you can configure the Router to deny or allow specific internal users from accessing the Internet. You can also configure the Router to deny or allow specific Internet users from accessing the internal servers. You can set up different packet filters for different users that are located on internal (LAN) side or external (WAN) side based on their IP addresses or their network Port number.
The Router's Firewall uses Stateful Packet Inspection to maintain connection information that passes through the firewall. It will inspect all packets based on the established connection, prior to passing the packets for processing through a higher protocol layer.
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