ZyXEL Communications Broadband Security Gateway P-312 User Manual
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P312 Broadband Security Gateway
Creating Custom Rules
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Table 16-2
Firewall Rules Summary – First Screen
Field
Description
Option
General
Name
This is the name of the firewall rule set.
Default Permit Log
Check this box to log all matched rules in the ACL
default set.
The default action for packets
not matching following rules.
Should packets that do not match the following rules
be blocked or forwarded? Make your choice from
the drop down list box. Note that “block” means the
firewall silently discards the packet.
Block
Forward
Firewall Rule Summary
The following fields summarize the rules you have
created. Note that these fields are read only. Click
the tab at the top of the box to order the rules
according to that tab.
No
This is your firewall rule number. The ordering of
your rules is important as rules are applied in turn.
The Move field below allows you to reorder your
rules.
Source IP
This is the source address of the packet.
Destination IP
This is the destination address of the packet.
Service
This is the service to which the rule applies. See
for more information.
Action
This is the specified action for that rule. Note that
“block” means the firewall silently discards the
packet.
Block
Forward
Log
This field shows you if a log is created for packets
that match the rule, don’t match the rule, both or no
log is created.
Match
Not Match
Both
None
Alert
This field tells you whether this rule generates an
alert or not when the rule is matched.
Yes
No
Apply
Press this button to create a new firewall rule. New
firewall rules are added at the end after existing
firewall rules. See section 16.5.1 for more details.
Edit
Press this button to edit an existing filter rule. See