Firewalls; Chapter 14 Firewalls; Firewall Overview; Types Of Firewalls - ZyXEL Communications P-2602HWLNI User Manual

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This chapter gives some background information on firewalls and introduces the ZyXEL
Device firewall.

14.1 Firewall Overview

Originally, the term "firewall" referred to a construction technique designed to prevent the
spread of fire from one room to another. The networking term "firewall" is a system or group
of systems that enforces an access-control policy between two networks. It may also be
defined as a mechanism used to protect a trusted network from an untrusted network. Of
course, firewalls cannot solve every security problem. A firewall is one of the mechanisms
used to establish a network security perimeter in support of a network security policy. It should
never be the only mechanism or method employed. For a firewall to guard effectively, you
must design and deploy it appropriately. This requires integrating the firewall into a broad
information-security policy. In addition, specific policies must be implemented within the
firewall itself.
Refer to Section 15.5 on page 248
Refer to Section 15.6 on page 249
Refer to Section 15.6.1 on page 251
Refer to Section 15.6.2 on page 254
Refer to Section 15.8.3 on page 260

14.2 Types of Firewalls

There are three main types of firewalls:

• Packet Filtering Firewalls

• Application-level Firewalls
• Stateful Inspection Firewalls
14.2.1 Packet Filtering Firewalls
Packet filtering firewalls restrict access based on the source/destination computer network
address of a packet and the type of application.
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to configure default firewall settings.
to view firewall rules.
to configure firewall rules.
to configure a custom service.
to configure firewall thresholds.
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