RCA 605, 620, 608WL Details of a security level Creating a new security level, Low, Disabled

Details of a security level

Creating a new security level

Chapter 4

Basic Configuration

Low:

All outgoing connections are allowed. All incoming connections are blocked, except for ICMP (Internet Control Management Protocol) and inbound connections assigned to a local host via Game and Application Sharing.

Disabled:

All in- and outgoing traffic is allowed to pass through your SpeedTouch™, including Game and Application Sharing.

This is the default firewall level.

BlockAll:

All traffic from and to the Internet is blocked. Game and Application Sharing is not allowed by the firewall.

Although BlockAll should block all connections, some mandatory types of traffic such as DNS will still be relayed between LAN and WAN via the SpeedTouch™.

The firewall levels only have impact on the forward hook. This means that the handling of traffic from and to the Web pages of the SpeedTouch™ is independent of the selected firewall level.

Protocol checks will be performed on all accepted connections, irrespective of the chosen level. You can only disable protocol checks via the CLI.

To view the details of the currently active security level:

1In the Toolbox menu, click Firewall.

2Click the Details link.

Following information is provided per rule that is part of the security level

The name of the rule

The Action that is applied on the traffic when the rule is valid

The Source and Destination interface or IP address (range) to which the rule applies

The protocol or SpeedTouch™ Service for which the rule applies.

The number of Hits (number of times that the rule was applied to traffic).

Proceed as follows:

1In the Toolbox menu, click Firewall.

2In the upper right corner, click Configure.

3In the Pick a task list, click Create a new Security Level.

4In the Name box, type a name for the new security level.

5Choose an existing security level to clone from.

6Click Apply.

Editing a security level Proceed as follows:

1In the Toolbox menu, click Firewall.

2In the upper right corner, click Configure.

3Select a security level, and then click the Edit link.

The firewall settings of the selected security level appear.

4You can:

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