Netgear DG632NA DG632 Reference Manual - Page 71

Reference Manual for the Model DG632 ADSL Modem Router 4. Click Apply. Configuring Advanced Settings The DG632 ADSL Modem Router provides a variety of advanced features, such as: • Setting up a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Server • Connecting Automatically, as Required • Disabling Port Scan and DOS Protection • Responding to a Ping on the Internet WAN Port • MTU Size • The flexibility of configuring your LAN TCP/IP settings • Using the Router as a DHCP Server • Configuring Static Routes These features are discussed below. Setting Up A Default DMZ Server The Default DMZ Server feature is helpful when using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with NAT. The modem is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work properly with them, but there are other applications that may not function well. In some cases, one local computer can run the application properly if that computer's IP address is entered as the Default DMZ Server. 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. Incoming traffic from the Internet is normally discarded by the modem 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. Using Router Mode 6-19