Siemens 6500 Series User Manual

6500 Series Residential Gateway User’s Guide

 

Configuring Advanced Features

 

A firewall is a system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. The firewall 
window provides a listing of options to be enabled or disabled as well as links to configure the more 
complex details of each feature. 

To configure the firewall: 

1. 

From the “

” window, click Firewall Settings. This displays the "Firewall Settings" 

window. 

 

 

2. 

Select the checkboxes for all Security options you wish to enable. This can be any of the following: 

•  Level 

Enable security level access is from the Gateway to the Internet or other networks. Click 
Configure to configure Security Level feature. This displays the “

” 

window. 

•  Attack Detection 

Enable protection from common hacker attacks to your computer/network from the Internet. Click 
Configure to configure the Attack Detection feature. This displays the “

” window. 

•  IP Filtering 

Configure inbound and outbound filter rules if your firewall Level setting is Custom. Click 
Configure to configure IP filter rules. This displays the “

” 

window. 

3. Select 

DMZ for the Gaming option if you want to enable DMZ. Click Configure to configure firewall 

DMZ option. This displays the “

” window. 

4. 

Select the checkboxes for all Support options you wish to enable. This can be any of the following: 

•  Firewall Snooze Control 

Bypass the firewall for a set amount of time so outside support personnel can access your 
Gateway or network or so you can run an application that conflicts with the firewall. Click 
Configure to configure the snooze control. This displays the “

” window. 

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