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Prestige 645 ADSL Internet Access Router

Filter Configuration

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Table 8-6 Generic Filter Rule Menu Fields

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLE

Filter #

This is the filter set, filter rule co-ordinates, i.e., 1,1 refers to the first filter
set and the first filter rule of that set.

1,1

Filter Type Use the [SPACE BAR] to select a rule type from Generic Filter Rule,

TCP/IP Filter Rule and IPX Filter Rule. Parameters displayed below each
type will be different.

Generic Filter

Rule

Active

Select Yes to turn on the filter rule or No to turn the filter rule off.

Yes

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

(default)

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

(default)

Mask

Enter the mask (in Hexadecimal) to apply to the data portion before
comparison.

Value

Enter the value (in Hexadecimal) to compare with the data portion.

More

If Yes, a matching packet is passed to the next filter rule before an action is
taken; otherwise the packet is disposed of according to the action fields.

If More is Yes, then Action Matched and Action Not Matched will be N/A.

Yes

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

Select the action for a matching packet: Check Next Rule, Forward or

Drop.

Forward

Action Not
Matched

Select the action for a packet not matching the rule: Check Next Rule,
Forward or Drop.

Drop

Once you have completed filling in Menu 21.1.1 - 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 - Filter Rules Summary.