User's Manual

Chapter 3 – Setting up the Gateway with a Network
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• Set IP Blocking Threshold – Enter a number in
this text field. See More About for more
information.
• Set Blocking Duration – Enter a number in this
text field. See More About for more information.
• Blocking Exception List – Click this button to
access another screen in which you can specify
IP addresses to be excluded from being blocked.
• View the Security Log – Click this button to
view the Security Log.
• Unblock All – Click this button to exclude all IP
addresses from being blocked.
5 Click Apply to save these new settings.
More about Following describes the IP Blocking Threshold and
Blocking Duration in more detail.
• Set IP Blocking Threshold – This sets the
maximum number of port scans that can occur by an
external IP address before that IP address is
blocked. Enter a number in this text field. The default
value is 3. Recommended range is 2-5.
• Set Blocking Duration – This sets the minimum
duration during which a detected intruding IP address
cannot access your network. Enter a number in this
text field. The default value is 30 (minutes).
Recommended blocking duration should not exceed
one day.