SMC Networks SMC7204BRA manual Creating IP Filter Rules

Configuring IP Filters and Blocked Protocols

LAN computers have access to the ADSL Barricade's Internet connection.

-The term DMZ (de-militarized zone), in Internet networking terms, refers to computers that are available for both public and in-network accesses (such as a company's public Web server). Packets received on a DMZ interface - whether from a LAN or an external source - are subject to a set of protections that is in between Public and Private interfaces in terms of restrictiveness. The global setting for DMZ-type interfaces may be set to [Deny] so that all attempts to access these servers are denied by default; the administrator may then configure IP filter rules to allow accesses of certain types.

Creating IP Filter Rules

To create an IP filter rule, you set various criteria that must be met in order for the rule to be invoked. Use these instructions to add a new IP filter rule, and refer to the examples on page

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1.On the [IP Filter Configuration] page, click [Add]. The [IP Filter

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