ZyXEL Communications P-312 manual Filter Types and NAT, Example Filter Rules Summary Menu

P312 Broadband Security Gateway

			Menu 21.1.3 - Filter Rules Summary
# A Type			Filter Rules	M m n
-	-	----	---------------------------------------------------------------	-	-	-
1	Y	IP	Pr=6, SA=0.0.0.0, DA=0.0.0.0, DP=23	N	D	F

2N

3N

4N

5N

6N

Enter Filter Rule Number (1-6) to Configure: 1

This shows you that you have configured and activated (A = Y) a TCP/IP filter rule (Type = IP, Pr = 6) for destination telnet ports (DP = 23).

M = N means an action can be taken immediately. The action is to drop the packet (m = D) if the action is matched and to forward the packet immediately (n = F) if the action is not matched no matter whether there are more rules to be checked (there aren’t in this example).

Figure 7-14 Example Filter Rules Summary – Menu 21.1.3

After you’ve created the filter set, you must apply it.

Step 1. Enter 11 from the main menu to go to Menu 11.

Step 2. Go to the Edit Filter Sets field, press the [SPACEBAR] to toggle Yes to No and press [ENTER].

Step 3. This brings you to Menu 11.5. Apply the TELNET_WAN filter set (filter set 3) as shown in Figure 7-17.

Step 4. Press [ENTER] to confirm after you enter the set numbers and to leave Menu 11.5.

7.4Filter Types and NAT

There are two classes of filter rules, Generic Filter (Device) rules and Protocol Filter (TCP/IP) rules. Generic Filter rules act on the raw data from/to LAN and WAN. Protocol Filter rules act on the IP packets. Generic and TCP/IP filter rules are discussed in more detail in the next section. When NAT (Network Address Translation) is enabled, the inside IP address and port number are replaced on a connection-by- connection basis, which makes it impossible to know the exact address and port on the wire. Therefore, the Prestige applies the protocol filters to the “native” IP address and port number before NAT for outgoing

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