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Setting a Schedule to Block or Allow Specific Traffic, Maximize-Reliability, Maximize-Throughput

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ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 Reference Manual • Maximize-Reliability: Used when data needs to travel to the destination over a reliable link and with little or no retransmission. The IP packets for services with this priority are marked with a ToS value of 2. • Maximize-Throughput: Used when the volume of data transferred during an interval is important even if the latency over the link is high. The IP packets for services with this priority are marked with a ToS value of 4. • Minimize-Delay: Used when the time required (latency) for the packet to reach the destination must be low. The IP packets for services with this priority are marked with a ToS value of 8. Setting a Schedule to Block or Allow Specific Traffic Schedules define the timeframes under which firewall rules may be applied. Figure 4-17 Three schedules, Schedule 1, Schedule 2 and Schedule3 can be defined, and any one of these can be selected when defining firewall rules. To invoke rules based on a schedule, follow these steps: 1. Select Security from the main menu and Schedule from the sub-menu. The Schedule 1 screen will display. 4-28 Firewall Protection and Content Filtering v1.0, March 2009

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ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 Reference Manual
4-28
Firewall Protection and Content Filtering
v1.0, March 2009
Maximize-Reliability:
Used when data needs to travel to the destination over a reliable link
and with little or no retransmission. The IP packets for services with this priority are marked
with a ToS value of 2.
Maximize-Throughput
: Used when the volume of data transferred during an interval is
important even if the latency over the link is high. The IP packets for services with this priority
are marked with a ToS value of 4.
Minimize-Delay:
Used when the time required (latency) for the packet to reach the
destination must be low. The IP packets for services with this priority are marked with a ToS
value of 8.
Setting a Schedule to Block or Allow Specific Traffic
Schedules define the timeframes under which firewall rules may be applied.
Three schedules, Schedule 1, Schedule 2 and Schedule3 can be defined, and any one of these can
be selected when defining firewall rules.
To invoke rules based on a schedule, follow these steps:
1.
Select
Security
from the main menu and
Schedule
from the sub-menu. The
Schedule 1
screen
will display.
Figure 4-17