How Do You Disable Netgear Firewalls?
Netgear is a router manufacturer that produces devices for home and office users. The router comes with default settings that block all outside traffic to the internal network. In rare occasions, the administrator may want to allow outside traffic to enter the internal network. To effectively disable these firewall settings, the administrator needs to configure rules in the router’s software console. Once configured, users from the Internet can access computers on the local network. Step 1 Open a web browser and type the IP address for the router into the navigation text box. The default IP addresses for Netgear are 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.1.1, depending on your model. Step 2 Enter the administrator’s user name and password to access the configuration console. The default credentials are a user name of “admin,” and the password is “password.” Step 3 Click the “Security” tab in the main console window that displays after your credentials are entered. Within this screen, click the “Rules
