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Chapter 45 IP Policy Routing

ZyWALL 2WG User’s Guide

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45.2.1 Applying Policy to Packets

To apply the policy to packets received on the selected interface(s), go to Menu 25.1: IP
Routing Policy Setup
and press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes in the Edit policy to packets
received from
field. Press [ENTER] to display Menu 25.1.1 - IP Routing Policy Setup
(shown next).

addr start / end

Destination IP address range from start to end.

port start / end

Destination port number range from start to end; applicable only for TCP/UDP.

Action

Specifies whether action should be taken on criteria Matched or Not Matched.

Gateway Type

Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select IP Address and enter the IP

address of the gateway if you want to specify the IP address of the gateway. The

gateway is an immediate neighbor of your ZyWALL that will forward the packet to

the destination. The gateway must be a router on the same segment as your

ZyWALL's LAN or WAN port.
Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select Remote Node to have the

ZyWALL send traffic that matches the policy route through a specific WAN port.

Gateway addr

This field displays if you selected IP Address in the Gateway Type field. Defines

the outgoing gateway address. The gateway must be on the same subnet as the

ZyWALL if it is on the LAN, otherwise, the gateway must be the IP address of a

remote node. The default gateway is specified as 0.0.0.0.

Remote Node Idx

This field displays if you selected Remote Node in the Gateway Type field. Type

1 for WAN port 1 or

2

for WAN port 2.

Redirect Packet

This field applies if you selected Remote Node in the Gateway Type field.
Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select Yes to have the ZyWALL send

traffic that matches the policy route through the other WAN interface if it cannot

send the traffic through the WAN interface you selected.

Type of Service

Set the new TOS value of the outgoing packet. Prioritize incoming network traffic

by choosing Don't Care, Normal, Min Delay, Max Thruput, Max Reliable or Min

Cost.

Precedence

Set the new outgoing packet precedence value. Values are 0 to 7 or Don't Care.

Log

Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select Yes to make an entry in the

system log when a policy is executed.

Edit policy to

packets received

from

Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select Yes or No (default). Select

Yes

to configure Menu 25.1.1: IP Routing Policy Setup discussed next.

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt "Press [ENTER] to confirm or

[ESC] to cancel" to save your configuration or press [ESC] to cancel and go back to the previous

screen.

Table 243 Menu 25.1: IP Routing Policy Setup

FIELD

DESCRIPTION