SMC Networks SMCWBR11S-N manual Firewall Configuration, Mac/Ip/Port Filtering

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FIREWALL CONFIGURATION

The Mini Broadband Router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters to limit the risk of intrusion and defending against a wide array of common hacker attacks.

Firewall Configuration contains the following sections:

◆“MAC/IP/Port Filtering” on page 100

◆“Virtual Server Settings (Port Forwarding)” on page 103

◆“DMZ” on page 104

◆“System Security” on page 105

◆“Content Filtering” on page 106

MAC/IP/PORT FILTERING

MAC/IP/Port filtering restricts connection parameters to limit the risk of intrusion and defends against a wide array of common hacker attacks. MAC/IP/Port filtering allows the unit to permit, deny or proxy traffic through its MAC addresses, IP addresses and ports.

The Mini Broadband Router allows you define a sequential list of permit or deny filtering rules (up to 32). This device tests ingress packets against the filter rules one by one. A packet will be accepted as soon as it matches a permit rule, or dropped as soon as it matches a deny rule. If no rules match, the packet is either accepted or dropped depending on the default policy setting.

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