ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 Reference Manual
4-20 Firewall Protection and Content Filtering
v1.0, August 2006
2. Place the rule below all other inbound rules.
Outbound Rules Example
Outbound rules let you prevent users from using applications such as Instant Messenger, Real
Audio or other non-essential sites.
LAN WAN Outbound Rule: Blocking Instant Messenger
If you want to block Instant Messenger usage by employees during working hours, you can create
an outbound rule to block that application from any internal IP address to any external address
according to the schedule that you have created in the Schedule menu. You can also have the
firewall log any attempt to use Instant Messenger during that blocked period.
Note: For security, NETGEAR strongly recommends that you avoid creating an exposed
host. When a computer is designated as the exposed host, it loses much of the
protection of the firewall and is exposed to many exploits from the Internet. If
compromised, the computer can be used to attack your network.
Figure 4-13
1. Select Any and Allow Always (or Allow by Schedule)
2. Place rule below all other inbound rules