ProSafe Quad WAN Gigabit Firewall FR538G Reference Manual
Firewall Protection and Content Filtering
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v1.0, November 2007
Table 4-1. Outbound Rules
Item
Description
Service Name
Select the desired Service or application to be covered by this rule. If the desired
service or application does not appear in the list, you must define it using the
Services menu (see
“Adding Customized Services” on page 4-24
Action (Filter)
Select the desired action for outgoing connections covered by this rule:
• BLOCK always
• BLOCK by schedule, otherwise Allow
• ALLOW always
• ALLOW by schedule, otherwise Block
Note
: Any outbound traffic which is not blocked by rules you create will be allowed by
the Default rule.
ALLOW rules are only useful if the traffic is already covered by a BLOCK rule. That
is, you wish to allow a subset of traffic that is currently blocked by another rule.
Action (Select
Schedule)
Select the desired time schedule (i.e., Schedule1, Schedule2, or Schedule3) that will
be used by this rule.
• This drop down menu gets activated only when “BLOCK by schedule, otherwise
Allow” or “ALLOW by schedule, otherwise Block” is selected as Action.
• Use schedule page to configure the time schedules (see
Block or Allow Specific Traffic” on page 4-26
).
LAN users
These settings determine which computers on your network are affected by this rule.
Select the desired options:
• Any – All PCs and devices on your LAN.
• Single address – Enter the required address and the rule will be applied to that
particular PC.
• Address range – If this option is selected, you must enter the start and finish fields.
• Groups – Select the Group to which this rule will apply. Use the LAN Groups screen
(under Network Configuration) to assign PCs to Groups. See
WAN Users
These settings determine which Internet locations are covered by the rule, based on
their IP address. Select the desired option:
• Any – All Internet IP address are covered by this rule.
• Single address – Enter the required address in the start field.
• Address range – If this option is selected, you must enter the start and end fields.
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