In pursuit of online security for their clients, netgear has device a way of ensuring protection from online hackers for the firm’s routers. Every netgear and linksys router in the market today has a built-firewall, which prevents entry of viral content in to the netgear internet connection network. This firewall can however be disabled if the person using the router wants too equip their network with another firewalls. Although it is not recommended for you to disable or deactivate the firewall, it is possible to do so during or after the linksys setup process, if you want to. To disable the firewall on your netgear router use the settings of the router. You also have the alternative of using the netgear phone number to contact the company for assistance. To disable the firewall installed in your netgear router access the router settings using the accessories selection available on the all programs menu. This menu can be accessed by clicking on the start icon located on the left hand side on the bottom of your computer screen. Once you have, done this access the settings of the router to change the firewall settings. It is important to note that the firewall can only be disabled, but cannot be uninstalled from the network of your router. Disabling the firewall comes with a number of disadvantages that you have to be aware of. One of the main disadvantages is that disabling the firewall increases the danger of your internet connection contracting dangerous viruses from the internet. Another disadvantage of disabling the firewall is that you computer network becomes vulnerable to offline network intrusion and attacks. Thus, it is important that you do not disable the firewall. If you want another firewall installed you can simply install it without altering the functioning of the already existing netgear firewall.