TP-Link TL-R460 User Guide - Page 55

TL-R460 Cable/DSL Router User Guide immediately. ¾ Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or disable the "TCP-SYN- FLOOD Attack Filtering". ¾ TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold: (5 ~ 3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600 packets/s. When the current number of TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets is beyond the permitted value, the router will start up the blocking function immediately. ¾ Ignore Ping Packet from WAN Port - Enable or disable "ignore ping packet from WAN port". The default is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from the Internet can not access the router. ¾ Forbid Ping Packet from LAN Port - Enable or disable forbidding Ping Packet to access the router from the LAN port. The default value is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from the LAN port can not access the router. (Defends against some viruses) Click the Save button to save the settings. Click the Blocked DoS Host List button to view the blocked hosts. 4.7 Static Routing Choose menu "static route", you can configure the static route in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-39). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Figure 4-39 ¾ Destination IP Address - The "Destination IP Address" is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. ¾ Subnet Mask - The "Subnet Mask" determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. ¾ Default Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the router and the network or host. ¾ Status - This field displays the status, Enabled means the rule is effective, 48