05 / CONFIGURING
ADVANCED SETTINGS
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the local network. Unless your Gateway is configured to block requests of this
type from this computer, the firewall allows this type of request to pass to the
internet.
When the website is returned from the web server, the firewall associates the
website with this session and allows it to pass; regardless HTTP access from
the internet to the local network is blocked or permitted. It is the origin of the
request, not subsequent responses to this request, which determines whether a
session can be established.
5.0a/ SETTING FIREWALL CONFIGURATION
You can select a normal, high, or low security level to limit, block, or permit all
traffic. The following table shows request access for each security level.
Security Level
Internet Requests
Incoming Traffic
Local Network Requests
Outgoing Traffic
High Blocked Limited
Normal Blocked Unrestricted
Low Unrestricted Unrestricted
The request access is defined as:
• Blocked traffic – no access allowed, except as configured in Port Forwarding
and Remote Access
• Limited – permits only commonly used services, such as email and web
browsing
• Unrestricted – permits full access of incoming traffic from the internet and
allows all outgoing traffic, except as configured in Access Control