6500 Series Residential Gateway User’s Guide

Configuring Advanced Features

9.If you selected This IP Address, enter an IP address in the IP Address field and do one of the following:

Enter a netmask in the Netmask field.

Select or Host to use your Gateway netmask as the source netmask.

10.Under the Destination heading, select a network connection from the Network Interface drop-down menu.

11.Select one of the following options:

Any IP Address

Select this option if this rule applies to any IP address of the destination.

This IP Address

Select this option if a rule applies to a specific IP address of the destination.

12.If you selected This IP Address, enter an IP address in the IP Address field and do one of the following:

Enter a netmask in the Netmask field.

Select or Host to use your Gateway netmask as the destination netmask.

13.Click Next. This displays the “Protocol Definition” window.

14.Do one of the following:

Select one of the following protocol options from the Select by Name drop-down menu. This defines the types of packets filtered.

Any Protocol

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol):

Provides reliable, sequenced, and unduplicated delivery of bytes to remote or local users. Click Next to display the “TCP/UDP Options” window.

UDP (User Datagram Protocol):

Provides for the exchange of datagrams without acknowledgement or guaranteed delivery. Click Next to display the “TCP/UDP Options” window.

ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol):

A mechanism that provides for peer communication. The most commonly used application for this protocol is the PING command. Click Next to display the “ICMP Options” window.

GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation):

A tunneling protocol that is used primarily for VPN (Virtual Private Networks).

Type a protocol number in the Select by Number field.

15.Click Finish.

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