ProSafe Quad WAN Gigabit Firewall FR538G Reference Manual
Firewall Protection and Content Filtering
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v1.0, November 2007
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Local PCs must access the local server using the PCs’ local LAN address. Attempts by local
PCs to access the server using the external WAN IP address will fail.
Note:
“Setting Up Port Triggering (in NAT mode)” on page 4-31
for yet another
way to allow certain types of inbound traffic that would otherwise be blocked
by the firewall.
Table 4-2. Inbound Rules
Item
Description
Services
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 packets covered by this rule:
• BLOCK always
• BLOCK by schedule, otherwise Allow
• ALLOW always
• ALLOW by schedule, otherwise Block
Note
: Any inbound traffic which is not allowed by rules you create will be blocked by
the Default rule.
Action (Select
Schedule)
Select the desired time schedule (i.e., Schedule1, Schedule2, or Schedule3) that will
be used by this rule (see
“Setting a Schedule to Block or Allow Specific Traffic” on
• 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.
LAN Server or DMZ
Server
This LAN address or DMZ Server address determines which computer on your
network is hosting this service rule. (You can also translate this address to a port
number.)
Translate to Port
Number
Check the “Translate to Port Number” and enter a port number if you want to assign
the LAN Server to a specific port.
DMZ Users
Specifies whether one or more IP address on the DMZ network will be affected by the
rule. This field is only populated in routing mode since the DMZ network is accessible
only in this mode.
• Any – All computers on the DMZ network will be affected by the rule.
• Single address – A single IP address on the DMZ network will be affected by this
rule.
• Address range – If this option is selected, a range of IP addresses on the DMZ
network will be affected by this rule.
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