ZyAIR G-2000 Plus User’s Guide

29.2.2 Configuring a TCP/IP Filter Rule

This section shows you how to configure a TCP/IP filter rule. TCP/IP rules allow you to base the rule on the fields in the IP and the upper layer protocol, for example, UDP and TCP headers.

To configure TCP/IP rules, select TCP/IP Filter Rule from the Filter Type field and press [ENTER] to open Menu 21.1.1.1 - TCP/IP Filter Rule, as shown next

Figure 172 Menu 21.1.1.1 TCP/IP Filter Rule.

Menu 21.1.1.1 - TCP/IP Filter Rule

Filter #: 1,1

TCP/IP Filter Rule

Filter Type=

Active= Yes

0

IP Source Route= No

IP Protocol=

Destination: IP Addr=

 

IP Mask=

 

Port #=

 

Port # Comp= None

Source: IP Addr=

 

IP Mask=

 

Port #=

 

Port # Comp= None

TCP Estab= N/A

Log= None

More= No

 

Action Matched= Check Next Rule

Action Not Matched= Check Next Rule

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Press Space Bar to Toggle.

The following table describes how to configure your TCP/IP filter rule.

Table 108 TCP/IP Filter Rule

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

 

 

 

Active

Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select Yes to activate

Yes

 

the filter rule or No to deactivate it.

No

 

 

 

IP Protocol

Protocol refers to the upper layer protocol, e.g., TCP is 6, UDP is

0-255

 

17 and ICMP is 1. Type a value between 0 and 255. A value of 0

 

 

matches ANY protocol.

 

IP Source Route

Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select Yes to apply

Yes

 

the rule to packets with an IP source route option. Otherwise the

No

 

packets must not have a source route option. The majority of IP

 

 

packets do not have source route.

 

Destination

 

 

 

 

 

IP Address

Enter the destination IP Address of the packet you wish to filter.

0.0.0.0

 

This field is ignored if it is 0.0.0.0.

 

IP Mask

Enter the IP mask to apply to the Destination: IP Addr.

0.0.0.0

 

 

 

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Chapter 29 Filter Configuration