IP/P
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IP/Port filtering restricts connection parameters to limit the risk of intrusion
and defends against a wide array of common hacker attacks. IP/Port
filtering allows the unit to permit, deny or proxy traffic through its ports
and IP addresses.
Figure 49: IP/Port Filtering Settings
The following items are displayed on this page:
Outgoing Default Action — Sets the default filtering action for
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outgoing packets that do not match a rule in the filter table. (Default:
Permit, maximum 32 entries are allowed.)
Incoming Default Action — Sets the default filtering action for
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incoming packets that do not match a rule in the filter table. (Default:
Deny, maximum 32 entries are allowed.)
The default incoming action denies all packets from the WAN port.
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Rule Action — Specifies if traffic should be permitted or denied.
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(Default: Permit)
Protocol — Specifies the destination port type, TCP, UDP or ICMP.
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(Default: TCP).
Direction — Specifies the packet destination. (Default: Outgoing)
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