Your support helps wikiHow to create more in-depth illustrated articles and videos and to share our trusted brand of instructional content with millions of people all over the world. This wikiHow teaches you how to turn off your Wi-Fi router's firewall. On the Firewall - Protection Level page under the Firewall Protection Level section, click the Firewall Protection Setting drop-down menu and select the level of protection (Low, Medium or High). The instructions apply only to PPPoE customers for all 2Wire Gateway models. Close. Sort by. Most routers have a setting that gives you the ability to cut off access to the internet at a certain time of day. Source(s): The mighty grey matter. My arris surfboard has Mcafee built in and I want it gone. Lv 4. share. We know ads can be annoying, but they’re what allow us to make all of wikiHow available for free. Amid the current public health and economic crises, when the world is shifting dramatically and we are all learning and adapting to changes in daily life, people need wikiHow more than ever. Make sure … With the Arris you cannot turn off the router functions, so I will either need to use IP Pass-through, Cascaded Router mode, or Public Subnet mode. Source(s): The mighty grey matter. If this router needs to be bridged then NAT mode should be set to "Bridged". Any idea how to do this? By turning off the firewall, you allow all network traffic. Finding Your Router's IP Address (Windows), {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/f\/fe\/Disable-Router-Firewall-Step-1-Version-3.jpg\/v4-460px-Disable-Router-Firewall-Step-1-Version-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/f\/fe\/Disable-Router-Firewall-Step-1-Version-3.jpg\/aid1486895-v4-728px-Disable-Router-Firewall-Step-1-Version-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"