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Reference Manual for the Model FR114P, FR114W and FM114P Cable/DSL ProSafe Firewall You may define additional rules that will specify exceptions to the default rules. By adding custom rules, you can block or allow access based on the service or application, source or destination IP addresses, and time of day. You can also choose to log traffic that matches or does not match the rule you have defined. To create a new rule, click the Add button. To edit an existing rule, select its button on the left side of the table and click Edit. To delete an existing rule, select its button on the left side of the table and click Delete. To move an exisiting rule to a different position in the table, select its button on the left side of the table and click Move. At the script prompt, enter the number of the desired new position and click OK. An example of the menu for defining or editing a rule is shown in Figure 5-4. The parameters are: • Service From this list, select the application or service to be allowed or blocked. The list already displays many common services, but you are not limited to these choices. Use the Services menu to add any additional services or applications that do not already appear. • Action Choose how you would like this type of traffic to be handled. You can block or allow always, or you can choose to block or allow according to the schedule you have defined in the Schedule menu. • Source Address Specify traffic originating on the LAN (outbound) or the WAN (inbound), and choose whether you would like the traffic to be restricted by source IP address. You can select Any, a Single address, or a Range. If you select a range of addresses, enter the range in the start and finish boxes. If you select a single address, enter it in the start box. • Destination Address The Destination Address will be assumed to be from the opposite (LAN or WAN) of the Source Address. As with the Source Address, you can select Any, a Single address, or a Range unless NAT is enabled and the destination is the LAN. In that case, you must enter a Single LAN address in the start box. • Log You can select whether the traffic will be logged. The choices are: • Never - no log entries will be made for this service. • Always - any traffic for this service type will be logged. Security 5-7

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Reference Manual for the Model FR114P, FR114W and FM114P Cable/DSL ProSafe Firewall
Security
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You may define additional rules that will specify exceptions to the default rules. By adding custom
rules, you can block or allow access based on the service or application, source or destination IP
addresses, and time of day. You can also choose to log traffic that matches or does not match the
rule you have defined.
To create a new rule, click the Add button.
To edit an existing rule, select its button on the left side of the table and click Edit.
To delete an existing rule, select its button on the left side of the table and click Delete.
To move an exisiting rule to a different position in the table, select its button on the left side of the
table and click Move. At the script prompt, enter the number of the desired new position and click
OK.
An example of the menu for defining or editing a rule is shown in
Figure 5-4
. The parameters are:
•
Service
From this list, select the application or service to be allowed or blocked. The list already
displays many common services, but you are not limited to these choices. Use the Services
menu to add any additional services or applications that do not already appear.
•
Action
Choose how you would like this type of traffic to be handled. You can block or allow always,
or you can choose to block or allow according to the schedule you have defined in the
Schedule menu.
•
Source Address
Specify traffic originating on the LAN (outbound) or the WAN (inbound), and choose whether
you would like the traffic to be restricted by source IP address. You can select Any, a Single
address, or a Range. If you select a range of addresses, enter the range in the start and finish
boxes. If you select a single address, enter it in the start box.
•
Destination Address
The Destination Address will be assumed to be from the opposite (LAN or WAN) of the
Source Address. As with the Source Address, you can select Any, a Single address, or a Range
unless NAT is enabled and the destination is the LAN. In that case, you must enter a Single
LAN address in the start box.
•
Log
You can select whether the traffic will be logged. The choices are:
•
Never - no log entries will be made for this service.
•
Always - any traffic for this service type will be logged.