3.3.1 Network Protection. Asus AX6000 WiFi 6 Gaming Router (RT-AX88U) - Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router, RT-AX88U, RT-AX88U Routeur Gaming Wi-Fi 6 Ai Mesh

3.3.1 Network Protection

Network Protection prevents network exploits and secures your network from unwanted access.

Configuring Network Protection

To configure Network Protection:

1. From the navigation panel, go to General > AiProtection .

2. From the AiProtection main page, click on Network

Protection .

3. From the Network Protection tab, click Scan .

When done scanning, the utility displays the results on the

Router Security Assessment page.

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IMPORTANT! Items marked as Yes on the Router Security Assessment page is considered to be at a safe status. Items marked as No , Weak , or

Very Weak is highly recommended to be configured accordingly.

4. (Optional) From the Router Security Assessment page, manually configure the items marked as No , Weak , or Very

Weak .

To do this:

a. Click an item.

NOTE: When you click an item, the utility forwards you to the item’s setting page.

b. From the item’s security settings page, configure and make the necessary changes and click Apply when done.

c. Go back to the Router Security Assessment page and click

Close to exit the page.

5. To automatically configure the security settings, click Secure

Your Router.

6. When a message prompt appears, click OK .

Malicious Sites Blocking

This feature restricts access to known malicious websites in the cloud database for an always-up-to-date protection.

NOTE: This function is automatically enabled if you run the Router

Weakness Scan .

To enable Malicious Sites Blocking:

1. From the navigation panel, go to General > AiProtection .

2. From the AiProtection main page, click on Network

Protection .

3. From the Malicious Sites Blocking pane, click ON .

Two-Way IPS

Two-Way IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) protects your router from network attacks by both blocking malicious incoming packets and detecting suspicious outgoing packets.

NOTE: This function is automatically enabled if you run the Router

Weakness Scan .

To enable Two-Way IPS:

1. From the navigation panel, go to General > AiProtection .

2. From the AiProtection main page, click on Network

Protection .

3. From the Two-Way IPS pane, click ON .

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Infected Device Prevention and Blocking

This feature prevents infected devices from communicating personal information or infected status to external parties.

NOTE: This function is automatically enabled if you run the Router

Weakness Scan .

To enable Infected Device Prevention and Blocking:

1. From the navigation panel, go to General > AiProtection .

2. From the AiProtection main page, click on Network

Protection .

3. From the Infected Device Prevention and Blocking pane, click ON .

To configure Alert Preference:

1. From the Infected Device Prevention and Blocking pane, click Alert Preference .

2. Select or key in the e-mail provider, e-mail account, and password then click Apply .