DSL/CableOptimization
DSL/cablebasedWANconnectionshaveloweruploadbandwidthandhigherdownloadbandwidth.
WhenaDSL/cablecircuit'suplinkiscongested,thedownloadbandwidthwillbeaffected.Userswillnotbe
abletodownloaddataatfullspeeduntiltheuplinkbecomeslesscongested.DSL/Cable
Optimizationcanrelievesuchanissue.Whenitisenabled,thedownloadspeedwillbecomeless
affectedbytheuploadtraffic.Bydefault,thisfeatureisenabled.
12.11 Firewall
AfirewallisamechanismthatselectivelyfiltersdatatrafficbetweentheWANside(theInternet)andthe
LANsideofthenetwork.Itcanprotectthelocalnetworkfrompotentialhackerattacks,accessto
offensivewebsites,and/orotherinappropriateuses.
ThefirewallfunctionalityofPeplinkBalancesupportstheselectivefilteringofdatatrafficinboth
directions:
Outbound(LANtoWAN)
Inbound(WANtoLAN)
Thefirewallalsosupportsthefollowingfunctionality:
● IntrusiondetectionandDoSprevention
● Webblocking
With SpeedFusion
TM
enabled, the firewall rules also apply to VPN tunneled traffic. The Firewall function
canbefoundatNetwork>Firewall
12.11.1 AccessRules
TheoutboundfirewallsettingsarelocatedatNetwork>Firewall>AccessRules.
ClickAddRuletodisplaythefollowingscreen: