Filter Rules Summary Menu; Table 7-1 Abbreviations Used In The Filter Rules Summary Menu - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 316 User Manual

Prestige 316 Broadband Sharing Gateway / Wireless LAN

7.2.1 Filter Rules Summary Menu

This screen shows the summary of the existing rules in the filter set. The following table contains a brief
description of the abbreviations used in the previous menus.
Table 7-1
ABBREVIATIONS
#
A
Type
Filter Rules
M
m
n
7-6
Abbreviations Used in the Filter Rules Summary Menu
DESCRIPTION
Refers to the filter rule number (1 to 6).
Shows whether the rule is active or not.
Refers to the type of filter rule.
This shows Gen for generic, IP for TCP/IP.
The filter rule parameters will be displayed
here (see ahead).
More.
Refers to More in a set behaves like a
logical AND i.e., the set is only matched if ALL
rules in it are matched.
[Y] means an action cannot 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.
Refers to Action Matched.
[F] means to forward the packet immediately
and skip checking the remaining rules.
Refers to Action Not Matched.
[F] means to forward the packet immediately
and skip checking the remaining rules.
DISPLAY
[Y] means the filter rule is active.
[N] means the filter rule is inactive.
[Gen] for Generic.
[IP] for TCP/IP.
[Y] means there are more rules to
check.
[N] means there are no more rules
to check.
[F] means to forward the packet.
[D] means to drop the packet.
[N] means to check the next rule.
[F] means to forward the packet.
[D] means to drop the packet.
[N] means to check the next rule.
Filters