User Manual

Chapter 2: Web Configuration
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Illustrations contained in this document are for representation only.
Gateway – Advanced Web Page Group
1. Options
This page allows you to enable/disable some features of the Residential Voice Gateway.
Fig. 18 Gateway\Advnaced\Options
 WAN Blocking prevents others on the WAN side from being able to ping your gateway. With WAN
Blocking enabled, your gateway will not respond to pings it receives, effectively “hiding” your
gateway.
 Ipsec PassThrough enables IpSec type packets to pass WAN  LAN. IpSec (IP Security) is a
security mechanism used in Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
 PPTP PassThrough enables PPTP type packets to pass WAN  LAN. PPTP (Point to Point
Tunneling Protocol) is another mechanism sometimes used in VPNs.
 Remote Config Management makes the configuration web pages in your gateway accessible from
the WAN side. Note that page access is limited to only those who know the gateway access
password. When accessing your gateway from a remote location, your must use HTTP port 8080
and the WAN IP address of the gateway. For example, if the WAN IP address is 157.254.5.7, you
would navigate to http://157.254.5.7:8080 to reach your gateway.
 Multicast Enable enables multicast traffic to pass WAN LAN. You may need to enable this to
see some types of broadcast streaming and content on the Internet.