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Viewing the Rules, Select Security

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ProSafe Dual WAN Gigabit Firewall with SSL & IPsec VPN FVS336G Reference Manual Table 4-2. Inbound Rules (continued) Item Description WAN Destination IP Address Log This setting determines the destination IP address applicable to incoming traffic. This is the public IP address that will map to the internal LAN server; it can either be the address of the WAN1 or WAN2 ports or another public IP address. 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. Note: Some residential broadband ISP accounts do not allow you to run any server processes (such as a Web or FTP server) from your location. Your ISP may periodically check for servers and may suspend your account if it discovers any active services at your location. If you are unsure, refer to the Acceptable Use Policy of your ISP. Remember that allowing inbound services opens holes in your VPN firewall. Only enable those ports that are necessary for your network. It is also advisable to turn on the server application security and invoke the user password or privilege levels, if provided. Viewing the Rules To view the firewall rules: 1. Select Security < Firewall Rules from the main menu.The LAN WAN Rules tab appears: 4-6 Firewall Protection and Content Filtering v1.0, October 2007

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ProSafe Dual WAN Gigabit Firewall with SSL & IPsec VPN FVS336G Reference Manual
4-6
Firewall Protection and Content Filtering
v1.0, October 2007
Remember that allowing inbound services opens holes in your VPN firewall. Only enable those
ports that are necessary for your network. It is also advisable to turn on the server application
security and invoke the user password or privilege levels, if provided.
Viewing the Rules
To view the firewall rules:
1.
Select Security
<
Firewall Rules from the main menu.The LAN WAN Rules tab appears:
WAN Destination IP
Address
This setting determines the destination IP address applicable to incoming traffic.
This is the public IP address that will map to the internal LAN server; it can either be
the address of the WAN1 or WAN2 ports or another public IP address
.
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.
Note:
Some residential broadband ISP accounts do not allow you to run any server
processes (such as a Web or FTP server) from your location. Your ISP may
periodically check for servers and may suspend your account if it discovers any
active services at your location. If you are unsure, refer to the Acceptable Use
Policy of your ISP.
Table 4-2.
Inbound Rules (continued)
Item
Description