Incoming Rules (Inbound Services)

This screen is displayed when the "Add" or "Edit" button for Incoming Rules is clicked.

Figure 45: Inbound Services Screen

Data - Incoming Rules Screen

Inbound Services

Service

Select the desired Service. This determines which packets are covered by

 

this rule. If necessary, you can define a new Service on the "Services"

 

screen, by defining the protocols and port numbers used by the Service.

 

 

Action

Select the desired action for packets covered by this rule:

 

•

ALLOW always

 

• ALLOW by schedule, otherwise Block

 

•

BLOCK always

 

• BLOCK by schedule, otherwise Allow

Note:

•Any inbound traffic which is not allowed by rules you create will be blocked by the Default rule.

•BLOCK rules are only useful if the traffic is already covered by an ALLOW rule. (That is, you wish to block a sub-set of traffic which is currently allowed by another rule.)

•To define the Schedule used in these selections, use the "Schedule" screen.

Send to

Select the PC or Server on your LAN which will receive the inbound

LAN Server

traffic covered by this rule.

 

 

WAN Users

These settings determine which packets are covered by the rule, based

 

on their source (WAN) IP address. Select the desired option:

 

• Any - All IP addresses are covered by this rule.

 

• Address range - If this option is selected, you must enter the

 

desired values in the "Single/Start" and "Finish" fields to determine

 

the address range.

 

• Single address - Enter the required address in the "Single/Start"

 

fields.

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