TP-LINK TL-WR642G User Manual

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TL-WR642G
108M Wireless Router User Guide 
 
 
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Status -
 Either Enabled or Disabled, “Enabled” means that port is still active. Otherwise, 
the port is inactive. 
Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List.   
4.8  Security 
 
Figure 4-31 The Security menu 
There are five submenus under the Security menu (shown in Figure 4-31): Firewall, IP Address 
Filtering, Domain Filtering, MAC Address Filtering
 and Advanced Security. Click any of them, 
and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each 
submenu are provided below. 
4.8.1  Firewall 
Using the Firewall page (shown in Figure 4-32), you can turn the general firewall switch on or off. 
The default setting for the switch is off. If the general firewall switch is off, even if IP Address 
Filtering, DNS Filtering and MAC Filtering are enabled, their settings are ineffective. 
 
Figure 4-32  Firewall Settings 
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  Enable Firewall - the general firewall switch is on or off. 
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  Enable IP Address Filtering - set IP Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. There are two