ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N

The following table describes the fields that define the rules for outbound traffic and that are common to most Outbound Service screens (see Figure 65 on page 141, Figure 71 on page 148, and Figure 77 on page 155).

The steps to configure outbound rules are described in the following sections:

Configure LAN WAN Rules

Configure DMZ WAN Rules

Configure LAN DMZ Rules

Table 33. Outbound rules overview

Setting

Description

Outbound Rules

 

 

 

Service

The service or application to be covered by this rule. If the service

All rules

 

or application does not display in the list, you need to define it

 

 

using the Services screen (see Add Customized Services on

 

 

page 172).

 

 

 

 

Action

The action for outgoing connections covered by this rule:

All rules

 

• BLOCK always

 

 

• BLOCK by schedule, otherwise allow

 

 

• ALLOW always

 

 

• ALLOW by schedule, otherwise block

 

 

Note: Any outbound traffic that is not blocked by rules you create

 

 

is allowed by the default rule.

 

 

Note: ALLOW rules are useful only if the traffic is already

 

 

covered by a BLOCK rule. That is, you wish to allow a subset of

 

 

traffic that is currently blocked by another rule.

 

 

 

 

Select Schedule

The time schedule (that is, Schedule1, Schedule2, or Schedule3)

All rules when

 

that is used by this rule.

BLOCK by schedule,

 

• This drop-down list is activated only when BLOCK by schedule,

otherwise allow or

 

otherwise allow or ALLOW by schedule, otherwise block is

ALLOW by schedule,

 

selected as the action.

otherwise block is

 

• Use the Schedule screen to configure the time schedules (see

selected as the

 

Set a Schedule to Block or Allow Specific Traffic on page 182).

action.

 

 

 

LAN Users

The settings that determine which computers on your network are

LAN WAN rules

 

affected by this rule. The options are:

LAN DMZ rules

 

Any. All computers and devices on your LAN.

 

 

Single address. Enter the required address in the Start field to

 

 

apply the rule to a single device on your LAN.

 

 

Address range. Enter the required addresses in the Start and

 

 

Finish fields to apply the rule to a range of devices.

 

 

Group. Select the LAN group to which the rule applies. Use the

 

 

LAN Groups screen to assign computers to groups (see

 

 

Manage the Network Database on page 68).Groups are

 

 

applicable only to IPv4 rules.

 

 

 

 

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