RCA 605 User Manual

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Chapter 4
Basic Configuration
4.5.10 Firewall
About the firewall
The firewall allows you to secure traffic from and to the SpeedTouch™. There are 
different security levels, depending on the degree of security you need.
Overview
The Overview page summarizes the overall security policy configured on your 
SpeedTouch™.
Configure
On the Configure page you can select the security level of the SpeedTouch™.
Security Levels
Select one of following security levels:
High
All outgoing connections are blocked, except for traffic from well-known 
protocols such as DNS, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, TELNET, IMAP and POP. All 
incoming connections are blocked.
Game and Application Sharing is not allowed.
Medium:
All outgoing connections are blocked except MS Windows protocols such as 
NetBIOS, RPC and SMB. All incoming connections are blocked as well.
However, Game and Application Sharing is allowed.
Standard:
All outgoing connections are allowed. All incoming connections are blocked, 
except for inbound connections assigned to a local host via Game and 
Application Sharing.