User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Set Up and Access the Router
- 2. Specify Your Internet Settings Manually
- Use the Internet Setup Wizard
- Manually set up the router Internet connection
- Specify IPv6 Internet connections
- Requirements for entering IPv6 addresses
- Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6to4 tunnel Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6rd Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 fixed Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 DHCP Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet connection
- Change the MTU size
- Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS
- 3. Manage the Firewall and Security
- 4. Manage the LAN and VLAN Settings
- 5. Optimize Performance
- 6. Maintain the Router
- 7. Monitor the router and the router network
- 8. Set Up VPN Connections
- Set up an IPSec VPN connection
- Set up an OpenVPN connection
- Enable and configure OpenVPN on the router
- Install OpenVPN client software on a remote client
- Install the OpenVPN client utility and VPN configuration files on a Windows-based computer
- Install the OpenVPN client utility and VPN configuration files on a Mac
- Install the OpenVPN client utility and VPN configuration files on an iOS device
- Install the OpenVPN client utility and VPN configuration files on an Android device
- 9. Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Traffic Rules
- 10. Troubleshooting
- A. Supplemental information
Manage custom firewall traffic rules
A firewall protects one network (the trusted network, such as your LAN) from another
(the untrusted network, such as the Internet), while allowing communication between
the two. Traffic rules define policies for packets traveling between different zones, for
example to reject traffic between certain hosts or to open WAN ports on the router.
The router provides one default outbound traffic rule: It allows all access to the Internet
(that is, the WAN). You can add rules to allow access to or prevent access from specific
protocols, IP addresses, and MAC addresses on the Internet. For example, you can
specify if a traffic rule applies to one user, a range of users, all users on a LAN, or to the
WAN. You need networking knowledge to set up traffic rules.
For information about blocking specific keywords, URLs, or sites, see Specify keywords
and domains to block Internet sites on page 54. For information about blocking services
or applications from the Internet, see Block specific services and applications from the
Internet on page 58. These types of blocking are other components of the firewall.
For information about an advanced component of the firewall, see Manage Port
Forwarding and Port Triggering Traffic Rules on page 140.
Add a firewall traffic rule
You can add a traffic rule to the firewall to prevent or allow traffic based on its protocol,
source, destination, and other criteria.
To add a firewall traffic rule:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
router network.
2.
Enter https://www.routerlogin.net.
Your browser might display a security message, which you can ignore. For more
information, see Log in to the local browser interface on page 16.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified when you set
up your router. If you didn’t change the password, enter password. The user name
and password are case-sensitive.
The Dashboard displays.
4.
Select ADVANCED > Firewall > Traffic Rules.
The Traffic Rules page displays.
User Manual64Manage the Firewall and
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Insight Managed Business Router BR200