How To Configure A Default Dmz Server - NETGEAR DG834N Reference Manual

DG834N RangeMax NEXT Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router Reference Manual
Note: For security reasons, you should avoid using the default DMZ server feature. When
a computer is designated as the default DMZ server, it loses much of the protection
of the firewall, and is exposed to many exploits from the Internet. If compromised,
the computer can be used to attack your network.
Incoming traffic from the Internet is usually discarded by the modem router unless the traffic is a
response to one of your local computers or a service that you have configured in the Ports screen.
Instead of discarding this traffic, you can have it forwarded to one computer on your network. This
computer is called the default DMZ server.

How to Configure a Default DMZ Server

To assign a computer or server to be a default DMZ server:
1. Log in to the modem router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default
user name of admin and default password of password, or using whatever user name,
password, and LAN address you have chosen for the modem router.
2. In the main menu, under Advanced, click WAN Setup to display the following screen.
Figure 5-1
3. Select the Default DMZ Server check box.
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v1.0, April 2008
Advanced Configuration