Filter Rules Summary Menu; Table 6-1 Abbreviations Used In The Filter Rules Summary Menu - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 941 User Manual

Prestige 941 Cable Router

6.2.1 Filter Rules Summary Menu

This screen shows the summary of the existing rules in the filter set. The following tables contain a brief
description of the abbreviations used in Menu 21.1.

Table 6-1 Abbreviations Used in the Filter Rules Summary Menu

ABBREVIATIONS
#
A
Type
Filter Rules
M
m
n
6-4
DESCRIPTION
Refers to the filter rule number (1 to 6).
Refers to Active.
Refers to the type of filter rule.
This shows GEN for generic, IP for
TCP/IP.
The filter rule parameters will be
displayed here (see ahead).
Refers to More.
[Y], means an action cannot yet be
taken as there are more rules to
check, which are concatenated with
the present rule to form a rule chain.
When the rule chain is complete, an
action can be taken.
[N], means you can now specify an
action to be taken i.e., forward the
packet or check the next rule. For the
latter, the next rule is independent of
the rule just checked.
If More is Yes, then Action Matched
and Action Not Matched will be N/A.
Refers to Action Matched.
[F], means to forward the packet
immediately and skip checking of the
remaining rules.
Refers to Action Not Matched.
[F], means to forward the packet
immediately and skip checking of the
remaining rules.
DISPLAY
[Y], means the filter rule is active.
[N], means the filter rule is inactive.
[GEN] for Generic.
[IP] for TCP/IP.
[Y], means there are more rules to
check.
[N], means there are no more rules to
check.
[F], means to forward the packet.
[D], means to drop the packet.
[N], means to check the next rule.
[F], means to forward the packet.
[D], means to drop the packet.
[N], means to check the next rule.
Filter Configuration