Outbound Rules Example; Adding Customized Services - NETGEAR FVS318G - ProSafe Gigabit VPN Firewall Data Sheet Router Reference Manual

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LAN WAN Inbound Rule: Specifying an Exposed Host
Specifying an exposed host allows you to set up a computer or server that is available to anyone on
the Internet for services that you have not yet defined.
To expose one of the PCs on your LAN as this host:
1. Create an inbound rule that allows all protocols.
2. Place the new rule below all other inbound rules.
Note: For security, NETGEAR strongly recommends that you avoid creating an exposed
host. When a computer on your LAN is designated as the exposed host, it loses
much of the protection of the firewall and is exposed to many exploits from the
Internet. If compromised, the computer can be used to attack your network.

Outbound Rules Example

Outbound rules let you prevent users from using applications such as Instant Messenger, Real
Audio, or other non-essential services.
LAN WAN Outbound Rule: Blocking Instant Messenger
To block Instant Messenger usage by employees during working hours, you can create an
outbound rule to block that application from any internal IP address to any external address
according to the schedule that you have created in the Schedule menu. You can also have the
firewall log any attempt to use Instant Messenger during that blocked period.

Adding Customized Services

Services are functions performed by server computers at the request of client computers. For
example, Web servers serve Web pages, time servers serve time and date information, and game
hosts serve data about other players' moves. When a computer on the Internet sends a request for
service to a server computer, the requested service is identified by a service or port number. This
number appears as the destination port number in the transmitted IP packets. For example, a packet
that is sent with destination port number 80 is an HTTP (Web server) request.
The service numbers for many common protocols are defined by the Internet Engineering Task
Force (IETF) and published in RFC1700, "Assigned Numbers." Service numbers for other
applications are typically chosen from the range 1024 to 65535 by the authors of the application.
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