NETGEAR DGND4000 User Manual page 80

N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL Modem Router DGND4000
The Firewall Rules screen lists all firewall rules that have been changed from their default
settings. The default rules allow all outgoing traffic and block all incoming traffic.
To change the firewall rules for outbound traffic, you need to edit them from the
•
Outbound Services screen as described in
• To change the firewall rules for inbound traffic, you need to edit them from the Port
Forwarding/Port Triggering screen as described in
page 111.
The Outbound Services and Inbound Services screens list the available services you can
allow or block. You can also define your own custom services to allow or block with the
Add Service screen as described in
Once you add your own custom services, they are available on the Outbound Services
and Inbound Services screens.
You can also specify whether these services are always allowed or blocked, or allowed or
blocked per schedule as described in
2. Outbound Services. To allow or block an outbound service, click Add to display the
following screen:
Use the Outbound Services screen to define a new outbound firewall rule, or edit an
existing rule. The outbound firewall rules are used to block or allow access by computers
on your network to services or applications on the Internet.
a. Service. Select the service or application to be covered by this rule. If the service or
application you want does not appear in the list, you have to define it as described in
Add Custom Services to Allow or Block
b. Action. Select the action you want for traffic covered by this rule:
• BLOCK always. Always block the traffic covered by this rule.
Step 2.
Port Forwarding and Triggering
Add Custom Services to Allow or Block
Schedule for Firewall Rules
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Security
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