User Guide

Chapter 8. Security Setting
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8.6 MISCELLANEOUS SECURITY SETTINGS
This configuration page allows you to limit the vulnerabilities of your router from Internet
attackers. When in doubt, do not change these default settings.
• Remote Administrator Host/Port. Changing this setting allows others to easily change the
settings of this router via Internet. If you have a very trusted individual who can assist you
with administering this router, then enable this feature only when you need assistance.
The first field is the IP address of the remote administrator’s computer (or
router/gateway). If the address is 0.0.0.0, then anyone with this router’s password can
perform remote administration.
Tip: To allow administration from any user within the subnet 193.203.53.0 through
193.203.53.255, use the “/nn” subnet mask notation: 193.203.53.0/24. For more info on
this notation, visit http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1878.html
.
The second field is the service port. By default, the port number is 88. When this feature
is enabled, the HTTP web server is also shifted to port 88.
• Administrator Time-out. After this period of inactivity, the router’s administration session
(local or remote) will be terminated. You will need to re-login. Set this value to 0 to
disable.
• Discard PING from WAN side. When enabled, all ping requests from the Internet (WAN)
will be ignored.
• Secure Packet Inspection (SPI) Mode. When enabled, the router will record packet
information on all incoming packets and check for validity.
• Denial of Service (DoS) Attack Detection. When enabled, the router will detect malicious
attacks, such as: SYN attack, WinNuke, Port Scan, Ping of Death and Land Attack.
• VPN PPTP/IPSec Pass-Through. Enable this feature if you need to establish a virtual
private network (VPN) through this router. Additional client-specific software required to
run VPN services.