User Manual

Chapter 13

Manage the Router

13. 13. 5. DoS Protection

DoS Protection can protect your home network against DoS attacks from flooding your

network with server requests. Follow the steps below to configure DoS Protection.

1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with your TP-Link ID or the password you set for

the router.

2. Go to Advanced > System Tools > System Parameters.

3. Configure ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering, UDP-FlOOD Attack Filtering and TCP-

SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering.

• ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enter a value between 5 and 7200 ICMP

packets to trigger the ICMP-FLOOD protection immediately when the number

of packets exceeds the preset threshold value.

• UDP-FlOOD Attack Filtering -Enter a value between 5 and 7200 UDP packets to

trigger the UDP-FLOOD protection immediately when the number of packets

exceeds the preset threshold value.

• TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enter a value between 5 and 7200 TCP-

SYN packets to trigger the TCP-SYN-FLOOD protection immediately when the

number of packets exceeds the preset threshold value.

4. Click Save.

13. 13. 6. Duplex

Select the duplex type from the drop-down list and click Save. Duplex (or full-duplex)

communication can go in both directions at once, while half-duplex communication can

go only one way at a time. If you are not sure, you can keep the default Auto Negotiation.