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ZyWALL 10 Internet Security Gateway
16-6 Creating Custom Rules
Table 16-1 Firewall Rules Summary — First Screen
FIELD DESCRIPTION OPTIONS
General
Name This is the name of the firewall rule set. Type a name to
distinguish the LAN-to-WAN filter set from the WAN-to-
LAN filter set.
Name
The default action for
packets not matching
following rules.
Should packets that do not match the following rules be
blocked or forwarded? Make your choice from the drop
down list box. Note that “block” means the firewall silently
discards the packet.
Block
Forward
Default Permit Log Check this box to log all matched rules in the ACL default
set.
Firewall Rule Summary The following fields summarize the rules you have
created. Note that these fields are read only. Click the tab
at the top of the box to order the rules according to that
tab.
No This is your firewall rule number. The ordering of your
rules is important as rules are applied in turn. The Move
field below allows you to reorder your rules.
Source IP This is the source address of the packet.
Destination IP This is the destination address of the packet.
Service
This is the service to which the rule applies. See Table
16-2 for more information.
Action
This is the specified action for that rule. Note that Block
means the firewall silently discards the packet.
Block
Forward
Log This field shows you if a log is created for packets that
match the rule, don’t match the rule, both or no log is
created.
Match
Not Match
Both
None
Move Rule You may reorder your rules using this function. Select by
clicking on the rule you want to move. The ordering of
your rules is important as rules are applied in turn.
To Rule Number In this box, type the number you want to move the rule to.
Move Click this command button to move the rule.