Hayes Microcomputer Products ADSL Ethernet Modem - Manual (Page 31)

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5 5 5 5 You will need to provide your WAN IP address to the people
that you are playing with. To find this address, click the ADSL
Status button at the top of your Configuration Manager
page, scroll down to the Connections Status section, and
note the address under IP Address, as shown below:
That should complete your setup. Enjoy your game! Remember,
to turn the modem’s firewall security back on, turn your filter off
when you’ve finished. See below.
2.7 Turning the Filter On and
Off
When you set up your filter or DMZ, you named it by choosing a
number from 1-7. It’s easy to turn the filter on when you want to
play a game and off when you are finished. This will give you the
benefit of the ADSL Ethernet’s firewall when you are not playing a
game. All you have to do is set the WAN IP Filter to the default,
which is 0, instead of the number you chose, which was probably 1.
Turning the Filter or DMZ Off (Enabling the
Firewall)
1 1 1 1 Click the Advanced Setup button at the top of your
Configuration Manager’s Basic Setup page.
2 2 2 2 On the Advanced Setup page, click the WAN Settings
button.
3 3 3 3 On the WAN Settings page, in the WAN IP Filter box, select
0 (the default), click Update and then Save Configuration.
This ensures that your firewall protection is reactivated and will
remain active when the modem is rebooted.