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5.4 Security
Use the Security menu to configure various security functions if needed, including IPv4 Firewall and IPv6 Firewall.
5.4.1 Firewall IPv4
5.4.1.1 Common
 Enable Firewall- Display the status of firewall function.
 Enable DoS Protection Denial-of-Service (DoS) is a
common form of malicious attack against a network. The
router’s firewall can protect against such attacks by filtering
unreasonable packets that could flood and disable network
with large amounts of traffic.
 Ping Request from Internet When inactive the feature the
router will not answer IPv4 ping requests from the Internet.
This can increase security as ping is a common method
used by hackers to test networks.
 Enable IGMP- When disable IGMP, IGMP function is
disabled.