Firewall settings – LevelOne WAB-6120 User Manual

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Chapter 3 Basic Settings Page 22

Firewall Settings

The firewall is a system or group of systems that enforce an access control policy between two

networks. It may also be defined as a mechanism used to protect a trusted network from an

un-trusted network. LEVELONE 150MBPS WIRELESS POE AP has capabilities of Source IP Filtering,

Destination IP Filtering, Source Port Filtering, Destination Port Filtering, Port Forwarding as well as

DMZ. This is available only under Router Mode.

Source IP Filtering: The source IP filtering gives users the ability to restrict certain types of data

packets from your local network to Internet through LEVELONE 150MBPS WIRELESS POE AP. Use

of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network.

Figure 19 Source IP Filtering

Destination IP Filtering: The destination IP filtering gives you the ability to restrict the computers in

LAN from accessing certain websites in WAN according to specified IP addresses. Check the

Enable Source IP Filtering” checkbox and enter the IP address of the clients to be restricted. Hit

Apply to make the setting take effect.

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