Prestige 645R-A Series User’s Guide
Filter Configuration 17-13
Table 17-4 Menu 21.6.1 Generic Filter Rule
FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
Filter # This is the filter set, filter rule coordinates, for instance, 2, 3 refers to the
second filter set and the third rule of that set.
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Filter Type Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select a type of rule.
Parameters displayed below each type will be different. Choices are
Generic Filter Rule or TCP/IP Filter Rule.
Generic Filter
Rule
Active
Select Yes to turn on or No to turn off the filter rule. No
(default)
Offset Type the starting byte of the data portion in the packet that you want to
compare. The range for this field is from 0 to 255.
0
(default)
Length Type the byte count of the data portion in the packet that you want to
compare. The range for this field is 0 to 8.
0
(default)
Mask Type the mask (in Hexadecimal) to apply to the data portion before
comparison.
Value Type the value (in Hexadecimal) to compare with the data portion.
More
If Yes, a matching packet is passed to the next filter rule before an action
is taken or else the packet is disposed of according to the action fields.
If More is Yes, then Action Matched and Action Not Matched will be
N/A.
No
(default)
Log Select the logging option from the following:
None – No packets will be logged.
Action Matched – Only matching packets and rules will be logged.
Action Not Matched – Only packets that do not match the rule
parameters will be logged.
Both – All packets will be logged.
None
Action
Matched
Select the action for a matching packet. Choices are Check Next Rule,
Forward or Drop.
Check Next
Rule
(default)
Action Not
Matched
Select the action for a packet not matching the rule. Choices are Check
Next Rule, Forward or Drop.
Check Next
Rule
(default)
When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to confirm or ESC to
cancel” to save your configuration or press [ESC] to cancel and go back to the previous screen.