ZyXEL Communications 641 manual Menu 21.1.2 Generic Filter Rule

Prestige 641 ADSL Internet Access Router

8.4.2 Generic Filter Rule

This section shows you how to configure a generic filter rule. The purpose of generic rules is to allow you to filter non-IP packets. For IP, it is generally easier to use the IP rules directly.

For generic rules, the Prestige treats a packet as a byte stream as opposed to an IP or IPX packet. You specify the portion of the packet to check with the Offset (from 0) and the Length fields, both in bytes. The Prestige applies the Mask (bit-wise ANDing) to the data portion before comparing the result against the Value to determine a match. The Mask and Value are specified in hexadecimal numbers. Note that it takes two hexadecimal digits to represent a byte, so if the length is 4, the value in either field will take 8 digits, e.g., FFFFFFFF.

To configure a generic rule, select Generic Filter Rule in the Filter Type field and press Enter to open Menu 21.1.2 - Generic Filter Rule, as shown next.

Menu 21.1.2 - Generic Filter Rule

Filter #: 1,1

Filter Type= Generic Filter Rule

Active= No

Offset= 0

Length= 0

Mask= N/A

Value= N/A
More= No		Log= None
Action	Matched= Check Next Rule
Action	Not Matched= Check Next Rule

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 8-5 Menu 21.1.2 - Generic Filter Rule

The following table describes the fields in the Generic Filter Rule Menu.

8-8 Filter Configuration