Edimax Technology BR-6478Gn - Manual (Page 71)

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Item Name Description
Ping of Death Set the threshold for this defense mechanism to be
activated here. Check the “Ping of Death” box and
input the frequency of the threshold. You can also
input the burst value, which activates the mechanism
when the number of ping of death packets exceeds
the defined number in the specified duration of time.
Discard Ping from WAN Check this box to ignore inbound ping requests when
malicious intruders try to paralyze your Internet
connection with many ping requests.
Port Scan Check the “Port Scan” box to block attempts of a
malicious intruder trying to scan for open ports on
your Internet IP address. Then check one or more port
scanning methods that you would like to block.
Sync Flood Set the threshold for this defense mechanism to be
activated here. Check the “Sync Flood” box and input
the frequency of the threshold. You can also input the
burst value, which activates the mechanism when the
number of connection requests exceeds the defined
number in the specified duration of time.
Click “Apply” to save the changes, or click “Cancel” to discard the changes. After you have
clicked “Apply”, you will see the following message: