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Table 23-4 Generic Filter Rule Menu Fields, Menu 21.4.1.1 - Generic Filter Rule

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Prestige 324 User's Guide Table 23-4 Generic Filter Rule Menu Fields FIELD DESCRIPTION OPTIONS Filter Type Use [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select a rule type. Parameters displayed below each type will be different. TCP/IP filter rules are used to filter IP packets while generic filter rules allow filtering of non-IP packets. Generic Filter Rule TCP/IP Filter Rule Active Select Yes to turn on the filter rule or No to turn it off. Yes / No Offset Enter the starting byte of the data portion in the packet that you wish to compare. The range for this field is from 0 to 255. 0-255 Length Enter the byte count of the data portion in the packet that you wish to 0-8 compare. The range for this field is 0 to 8. Mask Enter the mask (in Hexadecimal notation) to apply to the data portion before comparison. Value Enter the value (in Hexadecimal notation) to compare with the data portion. More If Yes, a matching packet is passed to the next filter rule before an action is Yes taken; else the packet is disposed of according to the action fields. No If More is Yes, then Action Matched and Action Not Matched will be No. Log Select the logging option from the following: None None - No packets will be logged. Action Matched Action Matched - Only packets that match the rule parameters will be Action Not logged. Matched Action Not Matched - Only packets that do not match the rule parameters Both will be logged. Both - All packets will be logged. Action Select the action for a packet matching the rule. Matched Check Next Rule Forward Drop Action Not Matched Select the action for a packet not matching the rule. Check Next Rule Forward Drop Once you have completed filling in Menu 21.4.1.1 - Generic Filter Rule, press [ENTER] at the message "Press ENTER to Confirm" to save your configuration, or press [ESC] to cancel. This data will now be displayed on Menu 21.1.1 - Filter Rules Summary. 23-12 Filter Configuration

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Prestige 324 User’s Guide
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Filter Configuration
Table 23-4 Generic Filter Rule Menu Fields
FIELD
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
Filter
Type
Use [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select a rule type. Parameters
displayed below each type will be different.
TCP/IP filter rules are used to
filter IP packets while generic filter rules allow filtering of non-IP packets.
Generic Filter
Rule
TCP/IP Filter
Rule
Active
Select
Yes
to turn on the filter rule or
No
to turn it off.
Yes / No
Offset
Enter the starting byte of the data portion in the packet that you wish to
compare. The range for this field is from 0 to 255.
0-255
Length
Enter the byte count of the data portion in the packet that you wish to
compare. The range for this field is 0 to 8.
0-8
Mask
Enter the mask (in Hexadecimal notation) to apply to the data portion
before comparison.
Value
Enter the value (in Hexadecimal notation) to compare with the data portion.
More
If
Yes
, a matching packet is passed to the next filter rule before an action is
taken; else the packet is disposed of according to the action fields.
If
More
is
Yes
, then Action Matched and Action Not Matched will be
No
.
Yes
No
Log
Select the logging option from the following:
None
- No packets will be logged.
Action Matched
- Only packets that match the rule parameters will be
logged.
Action Not Matched
- Only packets that do not match the rule parameters
will be logged.
Both
– All packets will be logged.
None
Action Matched
Action Not
Matched
Both
Action
Matched
Select the action for a packet matching the rule.
Check Next
Rule
Forward
Drop
Action
Not
Matched
Select the action for a packet not matching the rule.
Check Next
Rule
Forward
Drop
Once you have completed filling in
Menu 21.4.1.1 - Generic Filter Rule
, press [ENTER] at the message
“Press ENTER to Confirm” to save your configuration, or press [ESC] to cancel. This data will now be
displayed on
Menu 21.1.1 - Filter Rules Summary
.