When To Use The Firewall - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 662H Series User Manual

• The firewall provides e-mail service to notify you of routine reports and when alerts
occur.

13.7.2.1 When To Use The Firewall

• To prevent DoS attacks and prevent hackers cracking your network.
• A range of source and destination IP addresses as well as port numbers can be specified
within one firewall rule making the firewall a better choice when complex rules are
required.
• To selectively block/allow inbound or outbound traffic between inside host/networks and
outside host/networks. Remember that filters can not distinguish traffic originating from
an inside host or an outside host by IP address.
• The firewall performs better than filtering if you need to check many rules.
• Use the firewall if you need routine e-mail reports about your system or need to be alerted
when attacks occur.
• The firewall can block specific URL traffic that might occur in the future. The URL can
be saved in an Access Control List (ACL) database.
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