9.4General Firewall Settings and Tasks (Menu Bar)

The following configuration items of the Barracuda NG Personal Firewall are accessible through the Menu Bar (use the ALT key to open/close the menu bar):

Firewall

see 9.4.1 Firewall Menu, page 91

View

see 9.4.2 View Menu, page 93

Security Mode

see 9.4.3 Security Mode Menu, page 94

9.4.1Firewall Menu

Save Configuration

Select this item to save configuration changes immediately.

Click the Save Configuration link within the Configuration Item bar to save configuration changes after prior confirmation inquiry.

Settings…

Select this item to adjust general behavior of the Barracuda Barracuda NG Personal Fire- wall. The following parameters are available for configuration.

 

Firewall Settings Tab:

List 9–1Firewall Settings > Protocol Option

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Description

 

 

 

Log dropped packets/Log successful Select these checkboxes to activate logging for dropped packets and/or successful connections. Log line

 

connections

structure is depicted in figure 9–5.

 

 

 

List 9–2Firewall Settings > Protocol File

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Description

 

 

 

 

File name

This field defines path and name of the NG VPN client log file. By default, the file is saved to C:\Program

 

 

Files\BarracudaNG\phlog.txt

 

Size limit

This field defines a maximum size for the log file (default: 4096 KByte).

 

 

 

List 9–3Firewall Settings > Network Objects

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Description

 

 

 

 

IP Monitor

Selecting this checkbox (default: selected) activates dynamic update of Network Objects (9.8.7 Networks,

 

 

page 110).

 

 

 

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