The Firewall Menu - D-Link NetDefend SOHO DFL-160 User Manual

Chapter 4. The Firewall Menu
• Outbound LAN Traffic Options, page 41
• Outbound DMZ Traffic Options, page 43
• Inbound Traffic Options, page 45
• VPN Options, page 47
• VPN Users, page 55
• Web Content Filtering, page 56
• Anti-Virus, page 65
• IDP Options, page 68
• Traffic Shaping, page 71
• Schedules, page 74
The options in the Firewall menu allow the administrator to control and manage the features of the
DFL-160 that are specific to a firewall. A firewall, as the name suggests, is a capability that
provides a protective barrier against a range of potential threats that can be transported by the public
Internet towards sensitive internal networks.
Using the DFL-160 as a Firewall
The firewalling capabilities of NetDefendOS allow the administrator to impose various security
restrictions on the traffic flowing through the interfaces of the DFL-160. In summary, the
firewalling options are:
• The types of traffic that are allowed to flow between interfaces can be specified and also in what
direction they are allowed to flow.
• Secure VPN connections can be specified for traffic flowing through interfaces.
• Policies can be set for the URLs to which web surfing is allowed.
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