Chapter 14 Introducing The Zywall Firewall; Introduction To The Zywall Firewall; Remote Management And The Firewall; Access Methods - ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL ZyWALL 2WE User Manual

14.1 Introduction to the ZyWALL Firewall

The ZyWALL provides a configurable stateful inspection firewall. The firewall is also sometimes referred to
as Access Control and the firewall rules are known as the ACL (Access Control List).

14.2 Remote Management and the Firewall

When you configure remote management to allow management from the WAN, you still need to configure a
firewall rule to allow access. See the Remote Management chapter for details on remote management.

14.3 Access Methods

The web configurator is, by far, the most comprehensive firewall configuration tool your ZyWALL has to
offer. For this reason, it is recommended that you configure your firewall using the web configurator; see the
following chapters for instructions. SMT screens allow you to activate the firewall. The command interpreter
interface provides limited configuration options and is only recommended for advanced users, please refer to
the appendix of firewall commands.

14.4 Using ZyWALL SMT Menus

From the main menu enter 21 to go to Menu 21 - Filter Set and Firewall Configuration to display the
screen shown next.
Introducing the ZyWALL Firewall
Introducing the ZyWALL Firewall
This chapter shows you how to get started with the ZyWALL firewall.
Menu 21 - Filter and Firewall Setup
1. Filter Setup
2. Firewall Setup

Figure 14-1 Menu 21: Filter and Firewall Setup

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