Netgear ADSL Firewall Router DG834 User Manual download pdf (Page 78)

Reference Manual for the ADSL Firewall Router DG834

6-2 Advanced Configuration

202-10005-05, June 2005

Incoming traffic from the Internet is normally discarded by the router 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.

How to Configure a Default DMZ Server

To assign a computer or server to be a Default DMZ server, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the router 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 router.

2. From the Main Menu, under Advanced, click the WAN Setup link to view the page shown in

Figure 6-1:

Figure 6-1: WAN Setup Page

Select the Default DMZ Server check box.

4. Type the IP address for that server.

5. Click Apply to save your changes.

Note: For security reasons, you should avoid using the Default DMZ Server feature.

When a computer is designated as the Default DMZ Server, it loses much of the

protection of the firewall, and is exposed to many exploits from the Internet. If

compromised, the computer can be used to attack your network.

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