M2M Cellular Gateway
Packet Filter Rule List
The "Packet Filter Rule List" shows the setup parameters of all packet filtering rules. There also be
one "Add" button at the "Packet Filter Rule List" caption, that can let you add and create one new
packet filtering rule. The "Edit" button at the end of each packet filtering rule can let you modify the
rule. Refer to the following sub‐sections for more reference.
Packet Filter Rule Configuration
When you want to add a new packet filtering rule or edit one already existed, the "Packet Filter
Rule Configuration" window shows up for you to configure. The parameters in a rule include the
rule name, the from and to which interface the packet enters and leaves, the source and
destination IP addresses, the destination service port type and port number, the integrated time
schedule rule and the rule activation. Refer to 6.2.1 Scheduling Settings section in this user
manual on how to configure a time schedule. See following scenario example.
Packet Filters with White List Scenario
Scenario Application Timing
When the administrator of the gateway wants to allow only specific packets through
the gateway, he can use the "Packet Filters" function to carry out to allow specific
packets by defining the white list as shown in above diagram. Certainly, when the
Index skipping is used to reserve slots for new function insertion, when required.
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