ZyWALL 2 and ZyWALL 2WE

Once these questions have been answered, adding rules is simply a matter of plugging the information into the correct fields in the web configurator screens.

16.2.3 Key Fields For Configuring Rules

Action

Should the action be to Block or Forward?

“Block” means the firewall silently discards the packet.Service

Select the service from the Service scrolling list box. If the service is not listed, it is necessary to first define it. See section 16.5 for more information on predefined services.

Source Address

What is the connection’s source address; is it on the LAN or WAN? Is it a single IP, a range of IPs or a subnet?

Destination Address

What is the connection’s destination address; is it on the LAN or WAN? Is it a single IP, a range of IPs or a subnet?

16.3 Connection Direction Examples

This section describes examples for firewall rules for connections going from LAN to WAN and from WAN to LAN.

LAN to LAN/ZyWALL and WAN to WAN/ZyWALL rules apply to packets coming in on the associated interface (LAN or WAN respectively). LAN to LAN/ZyWALL means policies for LAN-to-ZyWALL (the policies for managing the ZyWALL through the LAN interface) and policies for LAN-to-LAN (the policies that control routing between two subnets on the LAN). Similarly, WAN to WAN/ZyWALL polices apply in the same way to the WAN port.

16.3.1 LAN to WAN Rules

The default rule for LAN to WAN traffic is that all users on the LAN are allowed non-restricted access to the WAN. When you configure a LAN to WAN rule, you in essence want to limit some or all users from accessing certain services on the WAN. See the following figure.

Creating Custom Rules

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