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13.4.1 LAN to WAN Rules

The default rule for LAN to WAN traffic is that all users on the LAN are allowed non-
restricted access to the WAN. When you configure a LAN to WAN rule, you in essence want
to limit some or all users from accessing certain services on the WAN. See the following
figure.

Figure 56 LAN to WAN Traffic

13.4.2 WAN to LAN Rules

The default rule for WAN to LAN traffic blocks all incoming connections (WAN to LAN). If
you wish to allow certain WAN users to have access to your LAN, you will need to create
custom rules to allow it.
See the following figure.

Figure 57 WAN to LAN Traffic

13.4.3 Alerts

Alerts are reports on events, such as attacks, that you may want to know about right away. You
can choose to generate an alert when an attack is detected in the Edit Rule screen (select the
Send Alert Message to Administrator When Matched check box) or when a rule is matched
in the Edit Rule screen (see
message can be immediately sent to an e-mail account that you specify in the Log Settings
screen (see the chapter on logs).
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Section 13.6.1 on page 155). When an event generates an alert, a
Chapter 13 Firewall Configuration