User's Guide
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The Advanced Tab
IMPORTANT! Changing the MiFi 8000’s Advanced settings can adversely aect stability,
performance and security of the MiFi 8000.
From Advanced settings you can:
• Networks — Turn o cellular data to prevent all internet trac from using the MiFi 8000
mobile broadband connection.
• Manual DNS — Automatically select a Domain Name Server (DNS). From the Manual DNS
settings, you can select up to two DNS (Domain Name Server) IP addresses.
• SIM — Find settings and information about the MiFi 8000’s Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)
card. The SIM card inside your MiFi 8000 can be locked with a PIN code for additional security.
If locked, the PIN code must be entered before the MiFi 8000 can connect to the Internet.
• Firewall — Determine which Internet trac is allowed.
• MAC Filter — Determine which Internet trac is allowed.
• LAN — Manage your MiFi 8000’s IPv4 and IPv6 network settings.
• Port Filtering — Block outgoing Internet connections and permit only allowed applications
to access the Internet. You can also customize a list of allowed applications which permits
only certain programs to connect to the Internet.
• Port Forwarding — Allow incoming trac from the Internet to be forwarded to a particular
computer or device on your Wi-Fi network. Normally, the built-in rewall blocks incoming
trac from the Internet. Use Port Forwarding to allow Internet users to access any server you
are running on your computer, such as a Web, FTP, or E-mail server. For some online games,
Port Forwarding must be used in order for the games to function correctly.
• VPN — Establish a tunnel connection to an OpenVPN server and route all trac on
connected devices through the tunnel.