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To add an advanced filtering rule, define the following rule parameters:
6.9c Matching
To apply a firewall rule, a match must be made between IP addresses or ranges
and ports. Use the "Source Address" and "Destination Address" drop-down lists
to define the coupling of source and destination traffic. Port matching will be
defined when selecting protocols. For example, if the FTP protocol is selected,
port 21 will be checked for matching traffic flow between the defined source
and destination IPs.
6.9d Operation
This is where the action the rule will take is defined. Select one of the following
radio buttons:
• Drop - Deny access to packets that match the source and destination IP
addresses and vCP reset to the origination peer.
Accept
• - Allow access to packets that match the source and destination IP
addresses and protocol ports defined in upper section of the screen. The data
transfer session will be handled using Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI).
• Accept Packet
destination IP addresses and protocol ports defined in upper section of
the screen. The data transfer session will not be handled using Stateful
Packet Inspection (SPI), so other packets that match this rule will not be
automatically allowed access. This setting is useful when creating rules that
allow broadcasting.
- Allow access to packets that match the source and
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