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Table 220 Abbreviations Used in the Filter Rules Summary Menu
FIELD DESCRIPTION
A Active: “Y” means the rule is active. “N” means the rule is inactive.
Type The type of filter rule: “GEN” for Generic, “IP” for TCP/IP.
Filter Rules These parameters are displayed here.
M More.
“Y” means there are more rules to check which form a rule chain with the present rule.
An action cannot be taken until the rule chain is complete.
“N” means there are no more rules to check. You can specify an action to be taken i.e.,
forward the packet, drop the packet or check the next rule. For the latter, the next rule is
independent of the rule just checked.
m Action Matched.
“F” means to forward the packet immediately and skip checking the remaining rules.
“D” means to drop the packet.
“N“ means to check the next rule.
n Action Not Matched.
“F” means to forward the packet immediately and skip checking the remaining rules.
“D” means to drop the packet.
“N” means to check the next rule.
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The protocol dependent filter rules abbreviation are listed as follows:
Table 221 Rule Abbreviations Used
ABBREVIATION DESCRIPTION
IP
Pr Protocol
SA Source Address
SP Source Port number
DA Destination Address
DP Destination Port number
GEN
Off Offset
Len Length
Refer to the next section for information on configuring the filter rules.
44.2.1 Configuring a Filter Rule
To configure a filter rule, type its number in Menu 21.1.1 - Filter Rules Summary and press
[ENTER] to open menu 21.1.1.1 for the rule.