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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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