Toshiba Magnia SG30 - Manual (Page 120)

125 Establishing an Internet Connection
Internet security and the firewall
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When you click the Add button on the I/O Rule list, a screen
allowing you to create a new I/O firewall rule displays.
Sample Add IO Rule screen
This screen contains a number of fields necessary for special
handling of specific network traffic when opening a hole in
the firewall.
Field Description Possible Values
Rule Name This is a text name that helps you
easily identify the rule in the
future, when editing, sorting or
deleting a rule. Any string up to 30
characters.
Direction This field allows you to identify
whether this rule applies to
inbound or outbound network
connections. Select the direction
from the drop down box. INPUT, OUTPUT,
FORWARD
Protocol A firewall rule is applied to spe-
cific types of network traffic, such
as TCP, UDP and other protocols.
Select the protocol for this rule
from the drop down box. tcp, udp, any