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Table 4-3., Inbound Rules, of inbound traffic that would otherwise be blocked by the firewall. - block external ip
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ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 Reference Manual • Local PCs must access the local server using the PCs' local LAN address. Attempts by local PCs to access the server using the external WAN IP address will fail. Note: See "Port Triggering" on page 4-35 for yet another way to allow certain types of inbound traffic that would otherwise be blocked by the firewall. Table 4-3. Inbound Rules Item Description Services Action (Filter) Select the desired Service or application to be covered by this rule. If the desired service or application does not appear in the list, you must define it using the Services menu (see "Adding Customized Services" on page 4-25). Select the desired action for packets covered by this rule: • BLOCK always • BLOCK by schedule, otherwise Allow • ALLOW always • ALLOW by schedule, otherwise Block Note: Any inbound traffic which is not allowed by rules you create will be blocked by the Default rule. Action (Select Schedule) Select the desired time schedule (i.e., Schedule1, Schedule2, or Schedule3) that will be used by this rule (see "Setting a Schedule to Block or Allow Specific Traffic" on page 4-28). • This drop down menu gets activated only when "BLOCK by schedule, otherwise Allow" or "ALLOW by schedule, otherwise Block" is selected as Action. • Use schedule page to configure the time schedules. LAN Server or DMZ This LAN address or DMZ Server address determines which computer on your Server network is hosting this service rule. (You can also translate this address to a port number.) Translate to Port Number Check the "Translate to Port Number" and enter a port number if you want to assign the LAN Server to a specific port. WAN Users WAN Destination IP Address These settings determine which Internet locations are covered by the rule, based on their IP addresses. Select the desired option: • Any - All Internet IP address are covered by this rule. • Single address - Enter the required address in the start field. • Address range - If this option is selected, you must enter the start and end fields. 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. Firewall Protection and Content Filtering 4-7 v1.0, March 2009