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¾ TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value
between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set
value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately.
¾ Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port to Router - Enable or Disable Ignore Ping Packet
From WAN Port to Router. The default setting is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from
the Internet cannot access the Router.
¾ Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port to Router - Enable or Disable Forbid Ping Packet From
LAN Port to Router. The default setting is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from LAN
cannot access the Router. This function can be used to defend against some viruses.
Click the Save button to save the settings.
Click the Blocked DoS Host List button to display the DoS host table by blocking.
4.9.3 Local Management
Choose menu “Security → Local Management”, you can configure the management rule in the
screen as shown in Figure 4-40. The management feature allows you to de
ny computers in LAN
from accessing the Router.
Figure 4-40 Local Management
By default, the radio button “All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's
Web-Based Utility” is checked. If you want to allow PCs with specific MAC Addresses to access
the Setup page of the Router's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio
button “Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator
tasks”, and then enter each MAC Address in a separate field. The format for the MAC Address is
XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). Only the PCs with MAC address listed can
use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the
others will be blocked.
After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above.
