TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router - TP-Link

4.8 Security
Figure 4-33 The Security menu
There are five submenus under the Security menu (shown in Figure 4-33): Firewall, IP Address
Filtering, Domain Filtering, MAC Address Filtering and Advanced Security. Click any of them,
and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each
submenu are provided below.
4.8.1 Firewall
Using the Firewall page (shown in Figure 4-34), you can turn the general firewall switch on or off.
The default setting for the switch is off. If the general firewall switch is off, even if IP Address
Filtering, DNS Filtering and MAC Filtering are enabled, their settings are ineffective.
Figure 4-34 Firewall Settings
‣ Enable Firewall - the general firewall switch is on or off.
‣ Enable IP Address Filtering - set IP Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. There are two
default filtering rules of IP Address Filtering, either Allow or Deny passing through the router.
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