NETGEAR UTM5EW-100NAS manual Outbound rules overview, 130, Setting Description Outbound Rules

ProSecure Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance

WARNING:

Allowing inbound services opens security holes in your UTM.

Enable only those ports that are necessary for your network.

The following table describes the fields that define the rules for outbound traffic and that are common to most Outbound Service screens (see Figure 68 on page 141, Figure 71 on page 144, and Figure 74 on page 147).

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 27. Outbound rules overview

Setting	Description		Outbound Rules
Service	The service or application to be covered by this rule. If the service or		All rules
(also referred to as	application does not display in the list, you need to define it using the
Service Name)	Services screen (see Add Customized Services on page 163).
Action	The action for outgoing connections covered by this rule:		All rules
(also referred to as	•	BLOCK always
Filter)	•	ALLOW always
		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. Similarly, BLOCK rules are useful
		only if the traffic is already covered by an ALLOW rule. That is, you
		wish to block a subset of traffic that is currently allowed by another
		rule.
Select Schedule	The time schedule that is used by this rule. By default, there is no		All rules
	schedule assigned (that is, None is selected from the Schedule
	drop-down list), and the rule is in effect permanently. For information
	about creating schedules, see Set a Schedule to Block or Allow
	Specific Traffic on page 177.

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