User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Presenting the 4011G Gateway
- Installing Your Gateway
- Starting the User Interface
- Configuring the Wireless Network
- Configuring Firewall Settings
- Configuring LAN Devices
- Configuring the Broadband Connection
- Finding Solutions
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CHAPTER 5
Configuring Firewall
Settings
The gateway includes default firewall settings that block unwanted access from the Internet; it is
recommended that you leave the default settings in place. If necessary, you can allow Internet
traffic or users through the firewall to your LAN devices, applications, and servers. This section
provides instructions to:
• Hosting Applications on page 33
• Removing Hosted Applications on page 35
• Defining New Application Profiles on page 37
• Deleting Application Profiles on page 41
Hosting Applications
To allow access from the Internet to applications running on computers inside your home network,
you need to open firewall pinholes and associate the intended application(s) with a computer
connected with your gateway. If you cannot find a listing for your application, you can define an
application profile that includes the protocol and port information (refer to Defining New Application
Profiles on page 37).
To host applications:
1. Open a Web browser and enter http://home, http://gateway.2Wire.net, or
http://192.168.1.254 to access the gateway user interface.
2. Click on the Home page; the Firewall Status page opens.