Chapter 4: Advanced Configuration
Creating IP Filter Rules
1.On the IP Filter Configuration page click [Add]. The IP Filter Rule - Add page displays.
2.Enter or select data for each field that applies to your rule:
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| Rule ID | Rules are processed from lowest to highest on each data packet, until a match is |
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| found. It is recommended that you assign rule IDs in multiples of 5 or 10 (e.g., 10, | |
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| 20, 30) so that you leave enough room between them for inserting a new rule if | |
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| Action | The action can be Accept (forward to destination) or Deny (discard the packet). | |
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| Direction | Incoming refers to packets coming from the LAN, and Outgoing refers to packets | |
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| Interface | The interface on which the rule will take effect. | |
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| In Interface | The interface from which packets must have been forwarded to the interface | |
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| specified in the previous selection. This option is valid only for the outgoing | |
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