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13.4.1 LAN to WAN Rules

The default rule for LAN to WAN traffic is that all users on the LAN are allowed non-
restricted access to the WAN. When you configure a LAN to WAN rule, you in essence want
to limit some or all users from accessing certain services on the WAN. WAN to LAN Rules
The default rule for WAN to LAN traffic blocks all incoming connections (WAN to LAN). If
you wish to allow certain WAN users to have access to your LAN, you will need to create
custom rules to allow it.

13.4.2 Alerts

Alerts are reports on events, such as attacks, that you may want to know about right away. You
can choose to generate an alert when a rule is matched in the Edit Rule screen (see
on page 168). When an event generates an alert, a message can be immediately sent to an e-
mail account that you specify in the Log Settings screen. Refer to
details.

13.5 General Firewall Policy

Click Security > Firewall to display the following screen. Activate the firewall by selecting
the Active Firewall check box as seen in the following screen.
Refer to Section 12.1 on page 149

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