ProSafe Quad WAN Gigabit Firewall FR538G Reference Manual
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Firewall Protection and Content Filtering
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Administrator Tips
Consider the following operational items:
1. As an option, you can enable remote management if you have to manage distant sites from a
central location (see
“Enabling Remote Management Access” on page 5-9
).
2. Although rules (see
“Using Rules to Block or Allow Specific Kinds of Traffic” on page 4-1
) is
the basic way of managing the traffic through your system, you can further refine your control
with the following optional features of the quad WAN gigabit firewall:
–
“Configuring Port Mirror” on page 3-6
–
Services (see
“Services-Based Rules” on page 4-2
)
–
Schedules (see
“Setting a Schedule to Block or Allow Specific Traffic” on page 4-26
–
Block sites (see
“Setting Block Sites (Content Filtering)” on page 4-27
–
IP/Mac Binding (see
“Enabling IP/MAC Binding” on page 4-29
–
“Setting Up Port Triggering (in NAT mode)” on page 4-31
Table 4-4. Firewall Log Field Descriptions
Field
Description
Date and Time
The date and time the log entry was recorded.
Description or Action
The type of event and what action was taken if any.
Source IP
The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry.
Source port and
interface
The service port number of the initiating device, and whether it originated from the
LAN, WAN or DMZ.
Destination
The name or IP address of the destination device or Web site.
Destination port and
interface
The service port number of the destination device, and whether it’s on the LAN,
WAN or DMZ.
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