IP Filter
The IP Filter is specifically an IP protocols filter, allowing you to, among other things, firewall your network, prohibiting specific packets from entering or going out from your network. It is necessary to have good knowledge of IP protocol before effectively configuring this filter.
The IP Filter parameters are described below:
??Name – this is a 12 character (maximum), alphanumeric, user- defined name, used to identify the filter.
??Direction – this defines the direction of the packet relative to the Interface parameter below.
??State – this is used to define the routing decision applied to the packet. The three routing decisions are described:
1.forward – this allows the routing of the packet, if it has met the criteria of the corresponding filter.
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