Using Outbound Rules (Service Blocking); Outbound Rule Example: Blocking Instant Messenger - NETGEAR FVL328 Reference Manual

Model FVL328 ProSafe High-Speed VPN Firewall Reference Manual

Using Outbound Rules (Service Blocking)

The FVL328 allows you to block the use of certain Internet services by computers on your
network. This is called service blocking or port filtering. You can define an outbound rule to block
Internet access from a local computer based on:
• IP address of the local computer (source address)
• IP address of the Internet site being contacted (destination address)
• Time of day
• Type of service being requested (service port number)
Following is an application example of outbound rules:

Outbound Rule Example: Blocking Instant Messenger

If you want to block Instant Messenger usage by employees during working hours, you can create
an outbound rule to block that application from any internal IP address to any external address,
according to the schedule that you have created in the Schedule menu. You can also have the
firewall log any attempt to use Instant Messenger during that blocked period.
Figure 5-6: Rule example: blocking instant messenger
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