P-2602H(W)(L)-DxA Series User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 72 Firewall: Edit Rule

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Active

Select this option to enable this firewall rule.

 

 

Action for Matched

Use the drop-down list box to select whether to discard (Drop), deny and send

Packet

an ICMP destination-unreachable message to the sender of (Reject) or allow the

 

passage of (Permit) packets that match this rule.

Source/Destination

 

Address

 

Address Type

Do you want your rule to apply to packets with a particular (single) IP, a range of

 

IP addresses (e.g., 192.168.1.10 to 192.169.1.50), a subnet or any IP address?

 

Select an option from the drop-down list box that includes: Single Address,

 

Range Address, Subnet Address and Any Address.

Start IP Address

Enter the single IP address or the starting IP address in a range here.

 

 

End IP Address

Enter the ending IP address in a range here.

 

 

Subnet Mask

Enter the subnet mask here, if applicable.

 

 

Add >>

Click Add >> to add a new address to the Source or Destination Address box.

 

You can add multiple addresses, ranges of addresses, and/or subnets.

Edit <<

To edit an existing source or destination address, select it from the box and click

 

Edit <<.

Delete

Highlight an existing source or destination address from the Source or

 

Destination Address box above and click Delete to remove it.

Services

 

 

 

Available/ Selected

Please see Appendix F on page 371 for more information on services available.

Services

Highlight a service from the Available Services box on the left, then click Add

 

>> to add it to the Selected Services box on the right. To remove a service,

 

highlight it in the Selected Services box on the right, then click Remove.

Edit Customized

Click the Edit Customized Services link to bring up the screen that you use to

Service

configure a new custom service that is not in the predefined list of services.

Schedule

 

 

 

Day to Apply

Select everyday or the day(s) of the week to apply the rule.

 

 

Time of Day to

Select All Day or enter the start and end times in the hour-minute format to apply

Apply (24-Hour

the rule.

Format)

 

Log

 

 

 

Log Packet Detail

This field determines if a log for packets that match the rule is created or not. Go

Information

to the Log Settings page and select the Access Control logs category to have

 

the ZyXEL Device record these logs.

Alert

 

 

 

Send Alert Message

Select the check box to have the ZyXEL Device generate an alert when the rule

to Administrator

is matched.

When Matched

 

Back

Click Back to return to the previous screen.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your customized settings and exit this screen.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving.

 

 

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ZyXEL Communications P-2602 Firewall Edit Rule, Firewall Configuration 201, Range Address , Subnet Address and Any Address