NETGEAR DG824M - Manual (Page 86)

Reference Manual for the Model DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway
6-2 Advanced Configuration
Incoming traffic from the Internet is normally discarded by the gateway unless the traffic is a
response to one of your local computers or a service that you have configured in the Ports menu.
Instead of discarding this traffic, you can have it forwarded to one computer on your network. This
computer is called the Default DMZ Server.
Procedure 6-1: Configuring A Default DMZ Server.
To assign a computer or server to be a Default DMZ server, follow these steps:
1. Log in to the gateway at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User
Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever Password and LAN
address you have chosen for the gateway.
2. From the Main Menu, under Security, click the Rules link to view the menu, shown in
Figure 6-1
Figure 6-1: Security Rules Menu
3. Click Default DMZ Server.
4. Type the IP address for that server.
5. Click Apply to save your changes.
Respond to Ping on Internet WAN Port
If you want the gateway to respond to a 'ping' from the Internet, click the ‘Respond to Ping on
Internet WAN Port’ check box. This should only be used as a diagnostic tool, since it allows your
gateway to be discovered. Don't check this box unless you have a specific reason to do so.