Netgear SRX5308 SRX5308 Reference Manual - Page 101

ProSafe Gigabit Quad WAN SSL VPN Firewall SRX5308 Reference Manual Setting LAN WAN Rules The default outbound policy is to allow all traffic to the Internet to pass through. Firewall rules can then be applied to block specific types of traffic from going out from the LAN to the Internet (outbound). This feature is also referred to as service blocking. You can change the default policy of "Allow Always" to "Block Always" to block all outbound traffic, which then allows you to enable only specific services to pass through the VPN firewall. To change the default outbound policy: 1. Select Security > Firewall from the menu. The Firewall submenu tabs display, with the LAN WAN Rules screen in view. (Figure 4-2 shows some examples). Figure 4-2 2. Next to Default Outbound Policy, select Block Always from the drop-down list. 3. Next to the drop-down list, click the Apply table button. Firewall Protection v1.0, April 2010 4-11