Help - Inbound Services

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service Select the desired Service. This determines which packets are covered by this rule. If necessary, you can define a new Service on the "Services" screen, by defining the protocols and port numbers used by the Service.
Action Select the desired action for packets covered by this rule:
  • ALLOW always
  • ALLOW by schedule, otherwise Block
  • BLOCK always
  • BLOCK by schedule, otherwise Allow
Note:
  • Any inbound traffic which is not allowed by rules you create will be blocked by the Default rule.
  • BLOCK rules are only useful if the traffic is already covered by an ALLOW rule. (That is, you wish to block a sub-set of traffic which is currently allowed by another rule.)
  • To define the Schedule used in these selections, use the "Schedule" screen.
LAN Users These settings determine which packets are covered by the rule, based on their destination (LAN) IP address. Select the desired option:
  • Any - All IP addresses are covered by this rule.
  • Address range - If this option is selected, you must enter the "Start" and "Finish" fields.
  • Single address - Enter the required address in the "Start" fields.
WAN Users These settings determine which packets are covered by the rule, based on their source (WAN) IP address. Select the desired option:
  • Any - All IP addresses are covered by this rule.
  • Address range - If this option is selected, you must enter the "Start" and "Finish" fields.
  • Single address - Enter the required address in the "Start" fields.
Log This determines whether packets covered by this rule are logged. Select the desired action.
  • Always - always log traffic considered by this rule, whether it matches or not. (This is useful when debugging your rules.)
  • Never - never log traffic considered by this rule, whether it matches or not.
  • Match - Log traffic only it matches this rule. (The action is determined by this rule.)
  • Not Match - Log traffic which is considered by this rule, but does not match (The action is NOT determined by this rule.)