Packet Filter Technical Reference; Filter Types And Nat - ZyXEL Communications P-660HW-Tx v3 Series User Manual

Chapter 12 Packet Filter
Table 65 Security > Packet Filter > Edit (Generic Filter) > Edit Rule (continued)
LABEL
Log
Action Match
Action Not Match
Back
Apply
Cancel

12.3 Packet Filter Technical Reference

This section provides some technical background information about the topics
covered in this chapter.

12.3.1 Filter Types and NAT

There are two classes of filter rules, generic filter rules and protocol filter rules.
Generic filter rules act on the raw data from/to LAN and WAN. Protocol filter rules
act on the IP packets. When NAT (Network Address Translation) is enabled, the
inside IP address and port number are replaced on a connection-by-connection
basis, which makes it impossible to know the exact address and port on the wire.
Therefore, the ZyXEL Device applies the protocol filters to the "native" IP address
and port number before NAT for outgoing packets and after NAT for incoming
packets. On the other hand, the generic filters are applied to the raw packets that
appear on the wire. They are applied at the point when the ZyXEL Device is
226
DESCRIPTION
Select a logging option from the following:
None – No packets will be logged.
Match - Only packets that match the rule parameters will be
logged.
Not Match - Only packets that do not match the rule parameters
will be logged.
Both – All packets will be logged.
Select the action for a matching packet.
Options are Check Next Rule, Forward and Drop.
Select the action for a packet not matching the rule.
Options are Check Next Rule, Forward and Drop.
Click this to return to the previous screen without saving.
Click this to save your changes.
Click this to restore your previously saved settings.
P-660HW-Tx v3 Series User's Guide