Linksys RV042 Network Router User Manual


 
Chapter 4
Advanced Configuration
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Priority For port-based QoS, select the appropriate
priority level, High or Normal.
Speed Select the port speed, 10M or 100M.
Duplex Select the duplex mode, Half or Full.
Auto Neg. Select Enable if you want the Router’s ports
to auto-negotiate connection speeds and duplex mode;
then you will not need to set up speed and duplex settings
separately.
Click Save Settings to save your changes, or click Cancel
Changes to undo them.
Port Management > Port Status
Status information is displayed for the selected port.
Port Management > Port Status
Port ID To see the status information and settings for a
specific port, select its ID number or name.
Port Status
Summary
For the selected port, the Summary table displays the
following:
Type The port type is displayed.
Interface The interface type, LAN or WAN, is displayed.
Link Status The status of the connection is displayed.
Port Activity The status of the port is displayed.
Speed Status The speed of the port, 10 Mbps, or 100
Mbps, is displayed.
Duplex Status The duplex mode is displayed, Half or
Full.
Auto negotiation The status of the feature is displayed.
Statistics
For the selected port, the Statistics table displays the
following:
Port Receive Packet Count The number of packets
received is displayed.
Port Receive Packet Byte Count The number of packet
bytes received is displayed.
Port Transmit Packet Count The number of packets
transmitted is displayed.
Port Transmit Packet Byte Count The number of packet
bytes transmitted is displayed.
Port Packet Error Count The number of packet errors is
displayed.
To update the on-screen information, click Refresh.
Firewall > General
Enable or disable a variety of firewall, security, and web
features.
Firewall > General
General
Firewall The firewall is enabled by default. If you disable
it, then the SPI, DoS, and Block WAN Request features,
Access Rules, and Content Filters will also be disabled, and
the Remote Management feature will be enabled.
SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) This option is enabled
by default. The Router’s firewall uses Stateful Packet
Inspection to review the information that passes through
the firewall. It inspects all packets based on the established
connection, prior to passing the packets for processing
through a higher protocol layer.
DoS (Denial of Service) This option is enabled by default.
It protects internal networks from Internet attacks, such