User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 Package Contents
- 2 Introduction to the Interface
- 3 Connecting and Configuring the MPC8377EWLAN Wireless Router
- 3.1 Connecting the MPC8377EWLAN Wireless Router (Wired Computing)
- 3.2 Connecting the MPC8377EWLAN Wireless Router (Wireless Computing)
- 3.3 Setting Up the IP Address
- 3.4 Configuring the MCP8377EWLAN Wireless Router
- 3.5 Changing the Operation Mode
- 3.6 Selecting DynDNS Settings
- 3.7 Firewalls
- 4 Selecting or Changing System Items
- 5 Status
- 6 VPN
- 7 Managing Storage, Samba, and File Editing in NAS
- 8 Intrusion Detection Systems
- 9 Intrusion Prevention Systems
- 10 Logout
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3.7 Firewalls
Firewall prevents unauthorized access to or from a private network. You can configure
MPC8377EWLAN as Firewall to prevent unauthorized Internet users accessing your private networks
connected to the Internet.
Click Network > Firewall to open the Firewall configuration page (Figure 3-34).
Figure 3-34. Firewall Configuration
3.7.1 Forwarding Configuration
The forwarding configuration should be set when the package traffic function is effect between ethernet
ports. You can add rules from LAN to WAN or from WAN to LAN under Forwarding Configuration
section. (See Figure 3-34) For example, to forward internet packets from one network to another, follow
the process given below:
1. Add Rule Allow traffic originating from WAN to LAN and Allow traffic originating from LAN
to LAN.
2. In the Ports Forwarding column, add PC1 IP address in Source IP, add PC2 IP address in To
IP Address and Port number (set as 69).
3. Setup a tftp sever on PC2 and a tftp client on PC1( fill PC2’s IP address in the Host IP column).
Both of there ports of tftp are set as 69.
4. Use the tftp software; PC1 can transfer any file to PC2 successfully.