User's Manual

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To
configure the
TG590
s firewall security s
e
tt
i
ng
s
:
1. From the General sc
r
ee
n
,
select a security level by
clicking
the
a
pp
r
o
p
r
i
a
t
e
radio
b
u
tt
o
n
.
Using
the
Minimum Security setting may expose the local network to significant security
r
i
s
k
s
,
and thus should only be
used for s
h
o
r
t
periods of
t
i
m
e
.
2. Check the
“Block
IP
F
r
a
g
m
e
n
t
s
box to protect the local network
f
r
o
m
a common type of hacker attack that
uses
f
r
a
g
m
e
n
t
e
d
data packets
t
o sabotage
the
n
e
t
w
o
r
k
.
Note that
VPN
over
I
P
S
e
c and some
U
D
P
-
b
a
s
e
d
services make legitimate use of
IP
f
r
a
g
m
e
n
t
s
.
IP
fragments must be
a
ll
o
w
e
d
to pass into the local network to
use these s
e
r
v
i
c
e
s
.
3.
Click
Apply to save c
h
a
ng
e
s
.