Frontier FiOS-G1100 User Manual

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NetworkSettings
Youcanconfigurethefo llowing network settings: 
• NetworkObje ct s –defineagroup,suchas agroup ofcomputers
• UPnP–checksthevalidityofallUPnPservicesan d rules
• IGMPProxy–enablesIGMPproxy 
• PortForw ardingRules–displaysportforwardingrules
Network Objects
Netwo r kobjectsdefineagroup,suchas agroup ofcomputers,onyou rGatewaynetworkby
MACaddress,IP add re s s , and/o rhostname.Thedefinedgroupbecomesanetworkobject.
Youcanap p l ysettings,suchas con f i g u r in gsystemrules,toalldevicesdefined inthe
networkobject. 
Forexample,in s te ad
ofsettingthesamewebsitefilteringconfiguration individuallytofi ve
comp u t e r s oneatatime ,youcandefinethecomp u t ers asanetworkobje ct.Web s it e
filteringcanthenbesimultaneouslyapplie dtoal l thecomputers.
Youcanusenetworkobjectstoapply securityrulesbasedonhostnames,insteadof
IP
addresses.ThisisusefulsinceIPaddressesch angefromtimeto time.Inad d i t io n , youcan
definenetworkobjectsaccord ingtoMACadd re s s tomaketheru le applicationmo re
persistentag a i n stnetworkconfigur ationsettings.
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¾ Todefinea networkobject:
1. Select Net w o r kOb jectsintheAd vancedpage.
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Frontier FiOS-G1100 Specifications

General

Brand	Frontier
Model	FiOS-G1100
Category	Gateway
Language	English