Inbound Rules Examples - NETGEAR ProSafe FVS336G Reference Manual

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2. Check the box adjacent to the rule, then do any of the following:
• Click Enable to enable the rule. The "!" Status icon will turn green.
• Click Disable to disable the policy. A rule can be disabled if not in use and enabled as
needed. Disabling a rule does not delete the configuration, but merely de-activates the
rule. The status circle will change from green to grey, indicating that the rule is disabled.
(By default, when a rule is added to the table it is automatically enabled.)
• Click Delete to delete the rule.

Inbound Rules Examples

LAN WAN Inbound Rule: Hosting A Local Public Web Server
If you host a public Web server on your local network, you can define a rule to allow inbound Web
(HTTP) requests from any outside IP address to the IP address of your Web server at any time of
day.
In the example shown in
Web server at LAN IP address 192.168.1.99.
Figure 4-4
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Figure 4-4, unrestricted access is provided from the Internet to the local
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