User manual LINKSYS WAG200G

[. . . ] USER GUIDE Wireless-G ADSL Home Gateway Model No: WAG200G  About This Guide About This Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may see various icons that call attention to specific items. Below is a description of these icons: NOTE: This check mark indicates that there is a note of interest and is something that you should pay special attention to while using the product. WARNING: This exclamation point indicates that there is a caution or warning and it is something that could damage your property or product. wEB: This globe icon indicates a noteworthy website address or e-mail address. [. . . ] Deselect the feature to allow ActiveX usage. Block WAN Requests Block Anonymous Internet Requests  This feature makes it more difficult for outside users to work their way into your network. Deselect the feature to allow anonymous Internet requests. View Log  To view the logs, click View Log. Security > Firewall The Firewall screen is used to configure a firewall that can filter out various types of unwanted traffic on the Gateway’s local network. wireless-G ADSL Home Gateway 16 Chapter 4 Advanced Configuration tunneled through an IP network. To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the Gateway, keep the default, Enable. L2TP Passthrough  Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol is the method used to enable Point-to-Point sessions via the Internet on the Layer 2 level. To allow L2TP tunnels to pass through the Gateway, keep the default, Enable. Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. View Log Access Restrictions > Internet Access The Internet Access screen allows you to block or allow specific kinds of Internet usage and traffic, such as Internet access, designated services, and websites during specific days and times. Click Clear to clear all the information that is displayed. Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. Security > VPN Passthrough The VPN Passthrough screen allows you to enable VPN tunnels using IPSec, PPPoE, PPTP, or L2TP protocols to pass through the Gateway’s firewall. Access Restrictions > Internet Access Internet Access Security > VPN Passthrough VPN Passthrough IPSec Passthrough  Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is a suite of protocols used to implement secure exchange of packets at the IP layer. To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Gateway, keep the default, Enable. pPPoE Passthrough  Point-to-Point over Ethernet (PPPoE) allows PPPoE to be tunneled through an IP network. To allow PPPoE tunnels to pass through the Gateway, keep the default, Enable. PPTP Passthrough  Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be Wireless-G ADSL Home Gateway Internet Access Policy  Access can be managed by a policy. Use the settings on this screen to establish an access policy (after Save Settings is clicked). Selecting a policy from the drop-down menu will display that policy’s settings. To delete a policy, select that policy’s number and click Delete. [. . . ] for these applications , Linksys offers an R‑SMA extension cable (AC9SMA) and an R-TNC extension cable (AC9TNC). Both of these cables are 9 meters long and have a cable loss (attenuation) of 5 dB. To compensate for the attenuation, Linksys also offers higher gain antennas, the HGA7S (with R-SMA connector) and HGA7T (with R-TNC connector). These antennas have a gain of 7 dBi and may only be used with either the R-SMA or R-TNC extension cable. [. . . ]