Edimax Technology BR-6478Gn - Manual (Page 70)

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Click “Apply” to save the changes and restart the broadband router. It takes about 60
seconds for the broadband router to restart. Click “Continue” to configure other settings.
3‐7‐3 DoS
The denial‐of‐service attack (DoS attack) is a common attack that paralyzes your Internet
connection. Configure the DoS function to prevent such attacks.
Item Name Description
Ping of Death Check this box to filter out malicious ping packets that
causes computers to stop responding.
Discard Ping from WAN Check this box to ignore all inbound ping requests
when malicious intruders try to paralyze your Internet
connection with many ping requests.
Port Scan Check this box to block attempts of a malicious
intruder trying to scan for open ports on your Internet
IP address.
Sync Flood Check this box to filter out fake connection requests
trying to drain the memory of your server.
Advanced Settings Click “Advanced Settings” to configure details of the
DoS function.