Rule Summary; Figure 57 Default Rule; Table 49 Default Rule - ZyXEL Communications ZyAir G-2000 PlusV2 User Manual

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Figure 57 Default Rule

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 49 Default Rule

LABEL
Enable Firewall
Allow
Asymmetrical
Route
Packet Direction This is the direction of travel of packets ((W)LAN to (W)LAN/
Default Action
Log
Apply
Reset

11.6.1 Rule Summary

Note: The ordering of your rules is very important as rules are applied in turn.
Click FIREWALL, then the Rule Summary tab to open the screen.
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DESCRIPTION
Select this check box to activate the firewall. The
control and protects against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks when the firewall is
activated.
Select this check box to have the
route topology on the network. For more information on triangle route topology
Appendix M .
(W)LAN to WAN, WAN to (W)LAN, WAN to WAN/
Firewall rules are grouped based on the direction of travel of packets to which they
apply. For example, (W)LAN to (W)LAN/
from a computer/subnet on the LAN to either another computer/subnet on the LAN
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Use the drop-down list boxes to select whether to Block (silently discard) or
Forward (allow the passage of) packets that are traveling in the selected direction.
Select the check box to create a log (when the above action is taken) for packets
that are traveling in the selected direction and do not match any of the rules below.
Click Apply to save your changes back to the
Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.
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means packets traveling
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