Prestige 2602HW Series User’s Guide

To configure a generic rule select an empty filter set in menu 21, for example 5. Select Generic Filter Rule in the Filter Type field and press [ENTER] to open Menu 21.1.5.1 – Generic Filter Rule, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 193 Menu 21.1.5.1 Generic Filter Rule

Menu 21.1.5.1 - Generic Filter Rule

Filter #: 5,1

Filter Type= Generic Filter Rule

Active= No

 

Offset= 0

 

Length= 0

 

Mask= N/A

 

Value= N/A

Log= None

More= No

Action Matched= Check Next Rule

Action Not Matched= Check Next Rule

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

The next table describes the fields in the Generic Filter Rule menu.

Table 112 Menu 21.1.5.1 Generic Filter Rule

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Filter #

This is the filter set, filter rule coordinates, for instance, 2, 3 refers to the second filter

 

set and the third rule of that set.

Filter Type

Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select a type of rule. Parameters displayed

 

below each type will be different. Choices are Generic Filter Rule or TCP/IP Filter

 

Rule.

Active

Select Yes to turn on or No to turn off the filter rule.

 

 

Offset

Type the starting byte of the data portion in the packet that you want to compare. The

 

range for this field is from 0 to 255.

Length

Type the byte count of the data portion in the packet that you want to compare. The

 

range for this field is 0 to 8.

Mask

Type the mask (in Hexadecimal) to apply to the data portion before comparison.

 

 

Value

Type the value (in Hexadecimal) to compare with the data portion.

 

 

More

If Yes, a matching packet is passed to the next filter rule before an action is taken or

 

else the packet is disposed of according to the action fields.

 

If More is Yes, then Action Matched and Action Not Matched will be N/A.

 

 

Log

Select the logging option from the following:

 

None – No packets will be logged.

 

Action Matched – Only matching packets and rules will be logged.

 

Action Not Matched – Only packets that do not match the rule parameters will be

 

logged.

 

Both – All packets will be logged.

Action

Select the action for a matching packet. Choices are Check Next Rule, Forward or

Matched

Drop.

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