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ProSafe Gigabit 8 Port VPN Firewall FVS318G Reference Manual
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v1.1, August 2010
To edit an IP/MAC binding rule, click Edit adjacent to the entry. The following fields of an
existing IP/MAC binding rule can be modified:
• MAC Address. Specify the MAC Address for this rule.
• IP Addresses. Specify the IP Address for this rule.
• Log Dropped Packets. Specify the logging option for this rule.
To remove an entry from the table, select the IP/MAC binding entry and click Delete.
To see the counter that shows the packets that were dropped because of IP-MAC binding
violations and to set the poll interval, click the Set Poll Interval option arrow at the top of the
IP/MAC Binding screen.
Configuring Port Triggering
Port triggering allows some applications to function correctly that would otherwise be partially
blocked by the VPN firewall when it functions in NAT mode. Some applications require that when
external devices connect to them, they receive data on a specific port or range of ports. The VPN
firewall must send all incoming data for that application only on the required port or range of
ports. Using this feature requires that you know the port numbers used by the application.
Port triggering allows computers on the private network (LAN) to request that one or more ports
be forwarded to them. Unlike basic port forwarding which forwards ports to only one
preconfigured IP address, port triggering waits for an outbound request from the private network
on one of the defined outgoing ports. It then automatically sets up forwarding to the IP address that
sent the request. When the application ceases to transmit data over the port, the VPN firewall waits
for a timeout interval and then closes the port or range of ports, making them available to other
computers on the private network.
Once configured, port triggering operates as follows:
1. A PC makes an outgoing connection using a port number defined in the Port Triggering table.
2. The VPN firewall records this connection, opens the additional incoming port or ports
associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the PC.
3. The remote system receives the PCs request and responds using the different port numbers that
you have now opened.
4. The VPN firewall matches the response to the previous request, and forwards the response to
the PC.