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Incoming Rules (Inbound Services)
This screen is displayed when the "Add" or "Edit" button for Incoming Rules is clicked.
Figure 36: Inbound Services Screen
Data - Incoming Rules Screen
Inbound Services
Service
Select the desired Service. This determines which packets are covered by
this rule. If necessary, you can define a new Service on the "Services"
screen, by defining the protocols and port numbers used by the Service.
Action
Select the desired action for packets covered by this rule:
• ALLOW always
• ALLOW by schedule, otherwise Block
• BLOCK always
• BLOCK by schedule, otherwise Allow
Note:
• Any inbound traffic which is not allowed by rules you create will be
blocked by the Default rule.
• BLOCK rules are only useful if the traffic is already covered by an
ALLOW rule. (That is, you wish to block a sub-set of traffic which
is currently allowed by another rule.)
• To define the Schedule used in these selections, use the "Schedule"
screen.
Send to
LAN Server
Select the PC or Server on your LAN which will receive the inbound
traffic covered by this rule.
WAN Users
These settings determine which packets are covered by the rule, based
on their source (WAN) IP address. Select the desired option:
• Any - All IP addresses are covered by this rule.
• Single address - Enter the required address in the "Single/Start"
fields.
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• Address range - If this option is selected, you must enter the
desired values in the "Single/Start" and "Finish" fields to determine
the address range.
Log
This determines whether packets covered by this rule are logged. Select
the desired action.
• Always - always log traffic considered by this rule, whether it
matches or not. (This is useful when debugging your rules.)
• Never - never log traffic considered by this rule, whether it matches
or not.
• Match - Log traffic only it matches this rule. (The action is deter-
mined by this rule.)
• Not Match - Log traffic which is considered by this rule, but does
not match (The action is NOT determined by this rule.)
Outgoing Rules (Outbound Services)
This screen is displayed when the "Add" or "Edit" button for Outgoing Rules is clicked.
Figure 37: Outbound Services Screen
Data - Outbound Rules Screen
Outbound Services
Service
Select the desired Service or application to be covered by this rule. If the
desired service or application does not appear in the list, you must define
it using the "Services" menu option
Action
Select the desired action for packets covered by this rule:
• BLOCK always
• BLOCK by schedule, otherwise Allow
• ALLOW always