ZyWALL 10/50 Internet Security Gateway

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?

13.3 Connection Direction

This section talks about configuring firewall rules for connections going from LAN to WAN and WAN to LAN in your firewall.

13.3.1 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 Policy -> LAN to WAN -> Rules, you in essence want to limit some or all users from accessing certain services on the WAN. See the following figure.

Figure 13-1 LAN to WAN Traffic

Creating Custom Rules

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