Activating The Firewall; Figure 14-2 Menu 21.2: Firewall Setup - ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL ZyWALL 2WE User Manual

ZyWALL 2 and ZyWALL 2WE

14.4.1 Activating the Firewall

Enter option 2 in this menu to bring up the following screen. Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to
select Yes in the Active field to activate the firewall. The firewall must be active to protect against Denial of
Service (DoS) attacks. Use the web configurator to configure firewall rules. This screen varies by ZyWALL
model.
The firewall protects against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks when
it is active.
Your network is vulnerable to attacks when the firewall is turned off.
Refer to the User's Guide for details about the firewall default
policies.
You may define additional policy rules or modify existing ones but
please exercise extreme caution in doing so.
Active: Yes
You can use the Web Configurator to configure the firewall.
Configure the firewall rules using the web configurator or command line interface.
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Menu 21.2 - Firewall Setup
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 14-2 Menu 21.2: Firewall Setup

Introducing the ZyWALL Firewall