Chapter 6
Traffic Policy
Traffic Policy belongs to of the basic WinRoute configuration. All the following settings are displayed and can be edited within the table:
•security (protection of the local network including the WinRoute host from Internet intrusions
•IP address translation (or NAT, Network Address Translation — technology which enables transparent access of the entire local network to the Internet with one public IP address only)
•access to the servers (services) running within the local network from the Internet (port mapping)
•controlled access to the Internet for local users
Traffic policy rules can be defined in Configurations → Traffic Policy. The rules can be defined either manually (advanced administrators) or using the wizard (recommended).
It is recommended to create basic traffic rules and later customize them as desired. Ad- vanced administrators can create all the rules according to their specific needs without using the wizard.
6.1 Network Rules Wizard
The network rules wizard demands only the data that is essential for creating a basic set of traffic rules. The rules defined in this wizard will enable access to selected services to the Internet from the local network, and ensure full protection of the local network (including the WinRoute host) from intrusion attempts from the Internet. To guarantee reliable WinRoute functionality after the wizard is used, all existing rules are removed and substituted by rules created automatically upon the new data.
Click on the Wizard button to run the network rules wizard.
Note: The existing traffic policy is substituted by new rules after completing the entire process after confirmation of the last step. This means that during the process the wizard can be stopped and canceled without losing existing rules.
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