User's Manual

DG834N RangeMax NEXT Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router Reference Manual
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v1.0, April 2008
Restricting Access to Your Network by Turning Off Wireless Connectivity ........2-9
Restricting Wireless Access Based on the Wireless Network Name (SSID) .....2-9
Restricting Wireless Access Based on the Wireless Station Access List ..........2-9
How to Configure WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK Security .......................................... 2-11
Choosing Alternative Authentication and Encryption Methods ..............................2-12
How to Configure WEP ....................................................................................2-12
How to Configure WPA-802.1x and WPA2-802.1x ..........................................2-14
Chapter 3
Protecting Your Network
Protecting Access to Your Wireless Modem Router .......................................................3-1
How to Change the Built-In Password .....................................................................3-2
Changing the Administrator Login Time-out .............................................................3-3
Configuring Basic Firewall Services ...............................................................................3-3
Blocking Keywords, Sites, and Services ..................................................................3-3
How to Block Keywords and Sites ...........................................................................3-3
Firewall Rules .................................................................................................................3-5
Inbound Rules (Port Forwarding) .............................................................................3-6
Inbound Rule Example: A Local Public Web Server ..........................................3-7
Inbound Rule Example: Allowing Video conferencing .......................................3-8
Considerations for Inbound Rules .....................................................................3-9
Outbound Rules (Service Blocking) .........................................................................3-9
Outbound Rule Example: Blocking Instant Messenger .....................................3-9
Order of Precedence for Rules .............................................................................. 3-11
Services ........................................................................................................................3-12
How to Define Services ..........................................................................................3-12
Setting Times and Scheduling Firewall Services ..........................................................3-13
How to Set Your Time Zone ...................................................................................3-13
How to Schedule Firewall Services ........................................................................3-15
Chapter 4
Managing Your Network
Backing Up, Restoring, and Erasing Your Settings ........................................................4-1
How to Back Up the Configuration to a File .............................................................4-1
How to Restore the Configuration from a File ..........................................................4-2
How to Erase the Configuration ...............................................................................4-2
Upgrading the Wireless Modem Router’s Firmware .......................................................4-3