ZyXEL Communications P-312 manual Block, Match

P312 Broadband Security Gateway

Table 16-2 Firewall Rules Summary – First Screen

Field Description

General

Option

Name	This is the name of the firewall rule set.
Default Permit Log	Check this box to log all matched rules in the ACL
	default set.
The default action for packets	Should packets that do not match the following rules	Block
not matching following rules.	be blocked or forwarded? Make your choice from	Forward
	the drop down list box. Note that “block” means the
	firewall silently discards the packet.
Firewall Rule Summary	The following fields summarize the rules you have
	created. Note that these fields are read only. Click
	the tab at the top of the box to order the rules
	according to that tab.
No	This is your firewall rule number. The ordering of
	your rules is important as rules are applied in turn.
	The Move field below allows you to reorder your
	rules.
Source IP	This is the source address of the packet.
Destination IP	This is the destination address of the packet.
Service	This is the service to which the rule applies. See
	Table 16-1for more information.
Action	This is the specified action for that rule. Note that	Block
	“block” means the firewall silently discards the	Forward
	packet.
Log	This field shows you if a log is created for packets	Match
	that match the rule, don’t match the rule, both or no	Not Match
	log is created.
		Both
		None
Alert	This field tells you whether this rule generates an	Yes
	alert or not when the rule is matched.	No
Apply	Press this button to create a new firewall rule. New
	firewall rules are added at the end after existing
	firewall rules. See section 16.5.1 for more details.
Edit	Press this button to edit an existing filter rule. See

Creating Custom Rules 16-7