NETGEAR FVS124G manual VPN Firewall Features That Reduce Traffic, Service Blocking

Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall 25 with 4 Gigabit LAN and Dual WAN Ports

VPN Firewall Features That Reduce Traffic

Features of the VPN firewall that can be called upon to decrease WAN-side loading are as follows:

•Service blocking

•Block sites

•Source MAC filtering

Service Blocking

Note: This feature is for Advanced Administrators only! Incorrect configuration will cause serious problems.

You can control specific outbound traffic (i.e., from LAN to WAN). Outbound Services lists all existing rules for outbound traffic. If you have not defined any rules, only the default rule will be listed. The default rule allows all outgoing traffic.

Each rule lets you specify the desired action for the connections covered by the rule:

•BLOCK always

•BLOCK by schedule, otherwise Allow

•ALLOW always

•ALLOW by schedule, otherwise Block

As you define your firewall rules, you can further refine their application according to the following criteria:

•LAN users—These settings determine which computers on your network are affected by this rule. Select the desired options:

–Any: All PCs and devices on your LAN.

–Single address: The rule will be applied to the address of a particular PC.

–Address range: The rule is applied to a range of addresses.

–Groups: The rule is applied to a Group (you use the Network Database to assign PCs to Groups—see “Groups and Hosts” on page 8-3).

•WAN Users—These settings determine which Internet locations are covered by the rule, based on their IP address.

–Any: The rule applies to all Internet IP address.

–Single address: The rule applies to a single Internet IP address.

8-2 Router and Network Management

202-10085-01, March 2005