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Parameters Description 
 Enable  You can select to enable “Application Layer Gateway”, then the router will let that application 
correctly pass though the NAT gateway. 
  Click  at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance 
sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) 
 
 
2.5.4 UPnP Settings 
With UPnP, all PCs in you Intranet will discover this router automatically. So you do not have to do any configuration...

 
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2.5.5 Static Routing 
This router provides Static Routing function when NAT is disabled. With Static Routing, the router can forward packets 
according to your routing rules. The IP sharing function will not work anymore in Static Routing mode. 
 Note: The DMZ function of firewall will not work if static routing is enabled. 
 
 
Parameter    Description 
 Route  The network address of destination LAN. 
 
Route Mask  The subnet mask of destination LAN. 
 
Next Hop IP  The next stop gateway of...

 
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Parameters     Description 
 2.6.1 Access Control List  Access  Control List allows you to specify which hosts users can or cannot have 
access to certain Internet applications   
 
2.6.2 URL Filter  URL Filter allows you to specify which URLs can’t be accessed by users. 
 
2.6.3 Anti-DoS  The Broadband routers firewall can block common hacker attacks and can log 
the attack activities. 
 
2.6.4 DMZ Host  The DMZ Host function allows you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN port 
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Day/Time  You can select a range of day and time that the specified PCs will not able to access the 
Internet on these time period. 
 
Enable  You can Enable/Disable some policies by check their enable checkbox. 
 
You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) 
Example: Access Control List 
In the example below, LAN client A can only access websites that use Port 80. However, LAN client B is able to access 
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2.6.3 Anti-DoS (Denial of Service) 
The Broadband routers firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan 
and Sync Flood, .etc. If Internet attacks occur the router can log the events. 
 
 
 
 
 
Parameters Description 
 
DoS Prevention Enable  Enables selected Anti-DoS features. 
 
Ignore LAN-Side Check  Skip DoS checks for all LANWAN packets.  

 
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Whole system flood  System-wide DoS threshold for SYN/FIN/UDP/ICMP flooding. 
 
Per-source IP flood  SYN/FIN/UDP/ICMP  flooding  threshold per host. Offending host would be blocked for 
120 seconds (default) if Source IP Blocking is enabled. 
 
Whole system FlowCnt Control  System-wide Flow Count Control for TCP/UDP or Both protocol. 
 
Per-source IP FlowCnt Control  SYN/FIN/UDP/ICMP Flow Count Control per host. Offending host would be blocked for 
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Chapter 3  
Status 
The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use the Status page to monitor: the 
connection status of the Broadband routers WAN/LAN interfaces, the current firmware and hardware version numbers, 
any illegal attempts to access your network, and information on all DHCP client PCs currently connected to your network. 
 
 
 
 
 
Parameters Description 
 
3.1 Status and Information  Shows the router’s system information  
 
3.2 Logs  This...

 
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3.1 Status and Information  The Status and Information section allows you to view the router’s system information  
 
 
Parameters    Description 
 
Information  You can see the router’s system information such as the router’s: System Information, LAN 
Information, WAN Information, and Wireless Information. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

 
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3.2 Logs 
This router supports five types of Log messages: System Log, ACL Log, URL filter, DoS Log and New connection Log. 
You can Enable or Disable each of these Logs. 
 
3.2.1 System Log 
 
 
3.2.2 ACL Log 
 
 
3.2.3 URL Filter Log 
 
 
3.2.4 DoS Log 
 
  

 
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3.2.5 New Connection Log