ZyXEL Communications ZyWall 2 Plus Quick Start Manual page 10

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5 Firewall
You can use the ZyWALL without configuring the firewall.
The ZyWALL's firewall is pre-configured to protect your LAN from attacks from the Internet.
By default, no traffic can enter your LAN unless a request was generated on the LAN first.
6 VPN Rule Setup
A VPN (Virtual
Private Network)
tunnel gives you
a secure
connection to
another computer
or network.
A gateway policy
identifies the
IPSec routers at
either end of a
VPN tunnel.
A network policy specifies which devices (behind the IPSec routers) can use the VPN
tunnel.
This figure helps explain the main fields in the wizard screens.
1 Click the wizard icon in the HOME screen and then the VPN Setup link to open the VPN
wizard.
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