Chapter 5 Configuration Basics

5.2 Terminology in the ZyWALL

This section highlights some differences in terminology or organization between the ZyWALL and other routers, particularly ZyNOS routers.

Table 22 ZyWALL Terminology That is Different Than ZyNOS

ZYNOS FEATURE / TERM

ZYWALL FEATURE / TERM

Port forwarding

Virtual server

 

 

IP alias

Virtual interface

 

 

Gateway policy

VPN gateway

 

 

Network policy (IPSec SA)

VPN connection

 

 

Table 23 ZyWALL Terminology That Might Be Different Than Other Products

FEATURE / TERM

ZYWALL FEATURE / TERM

Destination NAT (DNAT)

Virtual server

 

 

Source NAT (SNAT)

Policy route

 

 

Hub-and-spoke VPN

(VPN) concentrator

 

 

Table 24 NAT: Differences Between the ZyWALL and ZyNOS

ZYNOS FEATURE / SCREEN

ZYWALL FEATURE / SCREEN

Port forwarding

Virtual server

 

 

Trigger port, port triggering

Policy route

 

 

Address mapping

Policy route

 

 

Address mapping (VPN)

IPSec VPN

 

 

Table 25 Bandwidth Management: Differences Between the ZyWALL and ZyNOS

ZYNOS FEATURE / SCREEN

ZYWALL FEATURE / SCREEN

Interface bandwidth (outbound)

Interface

 

 

OSI level-7 bandwidth

Application patrol

 

 

General bandwidth

Policy route

 

 

5.3 Physical Ports, Interfaces, and Zones

If you want to configure the ZyWALL effectively, you should understand the differences between physical ports, interfaces, and zones. The following illustration provides an overview of the relationship between physical ports, interfaces, and zones in the ZyWALL. It also identifies the types of features you can configure with each one.

Table 26 Physical Ports, Interfaces, and Zones

Zones

Used in firewall, IDP, remote management, anti-virus, ADP, application

(LAN, DMZ, WAN,

patrol

...)

 

 

 

Interfaces

Used in VPN, zones, trunks, device HA, DDNS, policy routes, static

(Ethernet, VLAN,...)

routes, HTTP redirect, application patrol, and virtual server

 

 

Physical Ports

Used in port groups.

(P1, P2, P3, P4, P5)

 

 

 

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