Applying A Filter And Factory Defaults; Lan Traffic; Remote Node Filters - ZyXEL Communications ZyWALL 10/10 User Manual

ZyWALL 10/10 II/50 Internet Security Gateway

18.6 Applying a Filter and Factory Defaults

This section shows you where to apply the filter(s) after you design it (them). Sets of factory default filter
rules have been configured in menu 21 to prevent NetBIOS traffic from triggering calls, and block
incoming telnet, FTP and HTTP connections.
If you do not activate the firewall, it is advisable to apply these default filters as

18.6.1 LAN traffic

LAN traffic filter sets may be useful to block certain packets, reduce traffic and prevent security breaches.
Go to menu 3.1 (shown next) and enter the number(s) of the filter set(s) that you want to apply as
appropriate. You can choose up to four filter sets (from twelve) by entering their numbers separated by
commas, e.g., 3, 4, 6, 11. Input filter sets filter incoming traffic to the ZyWALL and output filter sets filter
outgoing traffic from the ZyWALL. See the appendix on filter commands for information on the factory
default NetBIOS filter.
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

18.6.2 Remote Node Filters

Go to menu 11.5 (shown below – note that call filter sets are only present for PPPoE encapsulation) and
enter the number(s) of the filter set(s) as appropriate. You can cascade up to four filter sets by entering their
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shown next.
Menu 3.1 – LAN Port Filter Setup
Input Filter Sets:
protocol filters=
device filters=
Output Filter Sets:
protocol filters=
device filters=
Figure 18-14 Filtering LAN Traffic
Apply your LAN traffic
filters here.
Filter Configuration