ZyXEL Communications Prestige 681 User Manual page 91

Table 9-1
Abbreviations Description
# Refers to the filter rule number (1-6).
A Refers to Active.
Type Refers to the type of filter rule.
This shows GEN for generic, IP for
TCP/IP
Filter Rules The filter rule parameters are displayed
here (see below).
M Refers to More.
[Y] means an action can not yet be taken
as there are more rules to check, which
are concatenated with the present rule
to form a rule chain. When the rule chain
is complete an action can be taken.
[N] means you can now specify an action
to be taken i.e., forward the packet, drop
the packet or check the next rule. For the
latter, the next rule is independent of the
rule just checked.
If More is Yes, then Action Matched and
Action Not Matched will be N/A
m Refers to Action Matched.
[F] means to forward the packet
immediately and skip checking the
remaining rules.
n Refers to Action Not Matched.
[F] means to forward the packet
immediately and skip checking the
remaining rules.
The protocol dependent filter rules abbreviation are listed as follows:
l
If the filter type is IP, the following abbreviations listed in the following table will be used.
Filter Configuration
Prestige 681 SDSL Router
Abbreviations Used in the Filter Rules Summary Menu
Display
[Y] means the filter rule is active.
[N] means the filter rule is inactive.
[GEN] for Generic
[IP] for TCP/IP
[Y]
[N]
[F] means to forward the packet.
[D] means to drop the packet.
[N] means check the next rule.
[F] means to forward the packet.
[D] means to drop the packet.
[N] means check the next rule.
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