NETGEAR FVS318N Modem User Manual


 
Firewall Protection
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ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N
Configure LAN WAN Rules
Create LAN WAN Outbound Service Rules
Create LAN WAN Inbound Service Rules
The default outbound policy is to allow all traffic to the Internet to pass through. Firewall rules
can
then be applied to block specific types of traffic from going out from the LAN to the
Internet (outbound). This feature is also referred to as service blocking. You can change the
default policy of Allow Always to Block Always to block all outbound traffic, which then allows
you to enable only specific services to pass through the wireless VPN firewall.
To change the default outbound policy for IPv4 traffic or to change existing IPv4 rules:
1. Select Security > Firewall. Th
e Firewall submenu tabs display with the LAN WAN
Rules screen in view. In the upper right of the screen, the IPv4 radio button is selected
by default. The LAN WAN Rules screen displays the IPv4 settings. (The following figure
contains examples.)
Figure 63.
2. From the Default Outbound Policy drop-down list, select Block Always. (By default, Allow
Always is selected.)
3. Next to the dro
p-down list, click the Apply table button.
To change an existing outbound or inbound service rule, in the Action column to the right of
the ru
le, click one of the following table buttons:
Up. Mo
ves the rule up one position in the table rank.
Down.
Moves the rule down one position in the table rank.