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Chapter 12 Firewall Configuration

Figure 113 Firewall Rules

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 65 Firewall Rules

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Firewall Rules	This read-only bar shows how much of the ZyXEL Device's memory for
Storage Space in Use	recording firewall rules it is currently using. When you are using 80% or less of
	the storage space, the bar is green. When the amount of space used is over
	80%, the bar is red.
Packet Direction	Use the drop-down list box to select a direction of travel of packets for which
	you want to configure firewall rules.
Create a new rule	Select an index number and click Add to add a new firewall rule after the
after rule number	selected index number. For example, if you select “6”, your new rule becomes
	number 7 and the previous rule 7 (if there is one) becomes rule 8.
	The following fields summarize the rules you have created that apply to traffic
	traveling in the selected packet direction. The firewall rules that you configure
	(summarized below) take priority over the general firewall action settings in the
	General screen.
#	This is your firewall rule number. The ordering of your rules is important as
	rules are applied in turn.
Active	This field displays whether a firewall is turned on or not. Select the check box
	to enable the rule. Clear the check box to disable the rule.
Source IP	This drop-down list box displays the source addresses or ranges of addresses
	to which this firewall rule applies. Please note that a blank source or
	destination address is equivalent to Any.
Destination IP	This drop-down list box displays the destination addresses or ranges of
	addresses to which this firewall rule applies. Please note that a blank source or
	destination address is equivalent to Any.
Service	This drop-down list box displays the services to which this firewall rule applies.
	See Section 12.8 on page 187 for more information.

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