ZyAIR G-2000 Plus User’s Guide

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Rule Summary

 

 

 

LABEL

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

Action

 

This is the specified action for that rule, either Block or Forward. Note that Block

 

 

means the firewall silently discards the packet.

Schedule

 

This field tells you whether a schedule is specified (Yes) or not (No).

 

 

 

Log

 

This field shows you whether a log is created when packets match this rule

 

 

(Enabled) or not (Disable).

Alert

 

This field tells you whether this rule generates an alert (Yes) or not (No) when the

 

 

rule is matched.

Move

 

Type a rule’s index number and the number for where you want to put that rule. Click

 

 

Move to move the rule to the number that you typed. The ordering of your rules is

 

 

important as they are applied in order of their numbering.

 

 

Type the index number for where you want to put a rule. For example, if you type 6,

 

 

your new rule becomes number 6 and the previous rule 6 (if there is one) becomes

 

 

rule 7.

Edit

 

Click Edit to go to the screen where you can edit the rule.

 

 

 

Create

 

Click Create to go to the screen where you can configure a new firewall rule.

 

 

 

Delete

 

Click Delete to delete an existing firewall rule. A window display asking you to

 

 

confirm that you want to delete the firewall rule. Note that subsequent firewall rules

 

 

move up by one when you take this action.

15.6.2 Configuring Firewall Rules

Follow these directions to create a new rule.

1In the Rule Summary screen, type the index number for where you want to put the rule. For example, if you type 6, your new rule becomes number 6 and the previous rule 6 (if there is one) becomes rule 7.

2Click Insert to display this screen and refer to the following table for information on the labels.

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Chapter 15 Firewall Screens