ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 Reference Manual

 

 

Table 4-1. Outbound Rules

 

 

Item

Description

 

 

Service Name

Select the desired Service or application to be covered by this rule. If the desired

 

service or application does not appear in the list, you must define it using the

 

Services menu (see “Adding Customized Services” on page 4-21).

 

 

Action (Filter)

Select the desired action for outgoing connections covered by this rule:

 

• BLOCK always

 

• BLOCK by schedule, otherwise Allow

 

• ALLOW always

 

• ALLOW by schedule, otherwise Block

 

Note: Any outbound traffic which is not blocked by rules you create will be allowed by

 

the Default rule.

 

ALLOW rules are only useful 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.

 

 

Action (Select

Select the desired time schedule (i.e., Schedule1, Schedule2, or Schedule3) that will

Schedule)

be used by this rule.

 

• This drop down menu gets activated only when “BLOCK by schedule, otherwise

 

Allow” or “ALLOW by schedule, otherwise Block” is selected as Action.

 

• Use schedule page to configure the time schedules (see “Setting a Schedule to

 

Block or Allow Specific Traffic” on page 4-24).

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 – Enter the required address and the rule will be applied to that

 

particular PC.

 

• Address range – If this option is selected, you must enter the start and finish fields.

 

• Groups – Select the Group to which this rule will apply. Use the LAN Groups screen

 

(under Network Configuration) to assign PCs to Groups. See “Managing Groups

 

and Hosts (LAN Groups)” on page 3-6.

 

 

WAN Users

These settings determine which Internet locations are covered by the rule, based on

 

their IP address. Select the desired option:

 

• Any – All Internet IP address are covered by this rule.

 

• Single address – Enter the required address in the start field.

 

• Address range – If this option is selected, you must enter the start and end fields.

 

 

DMZ Users

These settings determine which DMZ computers on DMZ network are affected by

 

this rule. Select the desired options.

 

• Any – All PCs and devices on your DMZ network.

 

• Single address – Enter the required address and the rule will be applied to that

 

particular PC on the DMZ network.

 

• Address range – If this option is selected, you must enter the start and finish fields

 

of the DMZ computers.

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VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 specifications

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