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Even with minimal configuration most hardware firewalls may work well, but configuring and maintaining the requisite settings will ensure optimal security and data protection. While common local networks can be connected on regular firewall enabled routers, one can opt for business networking hardware firewalls for larger company networks. Hardware firewalls work by studying data packets transferred over a network by a process referred to as packet filtering. This is carried out by studying the data packet headers to verify the source of the data as well as its intended destination, to assess authenticity. By reviewing this information a hardware firewall judges whether the data packet is forwarded or dropped in error by a set of user defined rules.