ProSafe Wireless-N VPN Firewall SRXN3205 Reference Manual
Firewall Security and Content Filtering
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v1.0, July 2008
Chapter 5
Firewall Security and Content Filtering
This chapter describes how to set up your firewall and use the content filtering features of the
SRXN3205 VPN firewall to protect your network.
This chapter contains the following sections:
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“About Firewall Security and Content Filtering”
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“Using Rules & Services to Block or Allow Traffic”
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“Setting Schedules to Block or Allow Traffic”
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“Setting Block Sites (Content Filtering)”
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“Enabling Source MAC Filtering (Address Filter)”
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“Enabling Port Triggering”
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“Bandwidth Profile”
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“UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)”
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“E-Mail Notifications of Event Logs and Alerts”
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“Administrator Tips”
About Firewall Security and Content Filtering
The ProSafe Wireless-N VPN Firewall provides you with Web content filtering options, plus
browsing activity reporting and instant alerts via e-mail. Network administrators can establish
restricted access policies based on time-of-day, Web addresses, and Web address keywords. You
can also block Internet access by applications and services, such as chat or games.
A firewall is a special category of router that protects one network (the “trusted” network, such as
your LAN) from another (the untrusted network, such as the Internet), while allowing
communication between the two. You can further segment keyword blocking to certain known
groups (see
“Managing Groups and Hosts (LAN Groups)” on page 3-5
to set up LAN Groups).
