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Security, What is a Firewall
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Chapter 5 Security This chapter describes how to use the security features of your FR114P, FR114W or FM114P Cable/DSL ProSafe Firewall. The firewall provides you with selective blocking of inbound and outbound services, Web content filtering by keyword, and with security incident logging. You can configure the firewall to e-mail its log to you at specified intervals. You can also configure the firewall to send immediate alert messages to your e-mail address or e-mail pager whenever a significant security event occurs. To configure these features of your firewall, click on the subheadings under the Security heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. What is a Firewall A firewall is a special category of router that protects one network (the "trusted" network, such as your LAN) from another (the "untrusted" network, such as the Internet), while allowing communication between the two. A firewall incorporates the functions of a NAT (Network Address Translation) router, while adding features for dealing with a hacker intrusion or attack, and for controlling the types of traffic that can flow between the two networks. Unlike simple Internet sharing NAT routers, a firewall uses a process called stateful packet inspection to protect your network from attacks and intrusions. NAT performs a very limited stateful inspection in that it considers whether the incoming packet is in response to an outgoing request, but true Stateful Packet Inspection goes far beyond NAT. Security 5-1