Administrator Tips - NETGEAR ProSafe Quad WAN FR538G Reference Manual

ProSafe Quad WAN Gigabit Firewall FR538G Reference Manual
Table 4-4. Firewall Log Field Descriptions
Field
Date and Time
Description or Action
Source IP
Source port and
interface
Destination
Destination port and
interface

Administrator Tips

Consider the following operational items:
1. As an option, you can enable remote management if you have to manage distant sites from a
central location (see
2. Although rules (see
the basic way of managing the traffic through your system, you can further refine your control
with the following optional features of the quad WAN gigabit firewall:
– Groups and hosts (see
– Services (see
– Schedules (see
– Block sites (see
– IP/Mac Binding (see
– Port triggering (see
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Description
The date and time the log entry was recorded.
The type of event and what action was taken if any.
The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry.
The service port number of the initiating device, and whether it originated from the
LAN, WAN or DMZ.
The name or IP address of the destination device or Web site.
The service port number of the destination device, and whether it's on the LAN,
WAN or DMZ.
"Enabling Remote Management Access" on page
"Using Rules to Block or Allow Specific Kinds of Traffic" on page
"Configuring Port Mirror" on page
"Services-Based Rules" on page
"Setting a Schedule to Block or Allow Specific Traffic" on page
"Setting Block Sites (Content Filtering)" on page
"Enabling IP/MAC Binding" on page
"Setting Up Port Triggering (in NAT mode)" on page
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