User`s guide

Chapter 15 The Firewall Screens
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• Configuring WAN or LAN & WAN access for services in the Remote MGMT screens or
SMT menus. When you allow remote management from the WAN, you are actually
configuring WAN-to-WAN/WiMAX Modem firewall rules. WAN-to-WAN/WiMAX
Modem firewall rules are Internet to the WiMAX Modem WAN interface firewall rules.
The default is to block all such traffic. When you decide what WAN-to-LAN packets to
log, you are in fact deciding what WAN-to-LAN and WAN-to-WAN/WiMAX Modem
packets to log.
Forwarded WAN-to-LAN packets are not considered alerts.
15.2.2 Triangle Route
When the firewall is on, your WiMAX Modem acts as a secure gateway between your LAN
and the Internet. In an ideal network topology, all incoming and outgoing network traffic
passes through the WiMAX Modem to protect your LAN against attacks.
Figure 86 Ideal Firewall Setup
15.2.3 Firewall Setting Options
Click TOOLS > Firewall > Firewall Setting to configure the basic settings for your firewall.
Figure 87 TOOLS > Firewall > Firewall Setting