Configuring A Filter Rule; Table 8-2 Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is Ip; Table 8-3 Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is Ipx; Table 8-4 Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is Gen - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 642 User Manual

Prestige 642 ADSL Internet Access Router
Abbreviation
Pr
SA
SP
DA
DP
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Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is IPX

Table 8-3 Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is IPX

Abbreviation
PT
SS
DS
If the filter type is GEN (generic), the following abbreviations listed in the following table will be
used.

Table 8-4 Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is GEN

Abbreviation
Off
Len
Refer to the next section for information on configuring the filter rules.
8.3

Configuring a Filter Rule

To configure a filter rule, enter its number in Menu 21.1 - Filter Rules Summary and press Enter to open
Menu 21.1.1 for the rule.
There are three types of filter rules: TCP/IP, IPX and Generic. Depending on the type of rule, the
parameters below the type will be different. Use the space bar to select the type of rule that you wish to
create in the Filter Type field and press Enter to open the respective menu.
To speed up filtering, all rules in a filter set must be of the same class, i.e., protocol filters or generic filters.
The class of a filter set is determined by the first rule that you create. When applying the filter sets to a
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Table 8-2 Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is IP

Description
Protocol
Source Address
Source Port number
Destination Address
Destination Port number
Description
IPX Packet Type
Source Socket
Destination Socket
Description
Offset
Length
Filter Configuration