ZyXEL Communications 641 manual Generic Filter Rule Menu Fields

Prestige 641 ADSL Internet Access Router

Table 8-5 Generic Filter Rule Menu Fields

Field	Description	Option
Filter #	This is the filter set, filter rule co-ordinates, i.e., 2,3 refers to the second
	filter set and the third filter rule of that set.
Filter Type	Use the space bar to toggle between both types of rules. Parameters	Generic Filter
	displayed below each type will be different.	Rule/ TCP/IP
		Filter Rule
Active	Select Yes to turn on the filter rule.	Yes/No
Offset	Enter the starting byte of the data portion in the packet that you wish to	Default = 0
	compare. The range for this field is from 0 to 255.
Length	Enter the byte count of the data portion in the packet that you wish to	Default = 0
	compare. The range for this field is 0 to 8.
Mask	Enter the mask (in Hexadecimal) to apply to the data portion before
	comparison.
Value	Enter 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	Yes / N/A
	taken; 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.	None
	• Action Matched - Only packets that match the rule parameters will	Action
	be logged.	Matched
	• Action Not Matched - Only packets that do not match the rule	Action Not
	parameters will be logged.	Matched
	• Both – All packets will be logged.	Both
Action	Select the action for a matching packet.	Check Next
Matched		Rule
		Forward
		Drop
Action Not	Select the action for a packet not matching the rule.	Check Next
Matched		Rule
		Forward
		Drop

Once you have completed filling in Menu 21.1.2 - generic Filter Rule, press [Enter] at the message [Press Enter to Confirm] to save your configuration, or press [Esc] to cancel. This data will now be displayed on Menu 21.1 - Filter Rules Summary.

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