Access Control; Layer3 Based Acl - Planet Networking & Communication WGSD-1022 User Manual

4.8 Access Control

An ACL consists of a set of rules which are matched sequentially against a packet. When a packet meets
the match criteria of a rule, the specified rule action (Permit/Deny) is taken and the additional rules are
not checked for a match. On this menu the interfaces to which an ACL applies must be specified, as well
as whether it applies to inbound or outbound traffic. Rules for the ACL are specified/created using the
ACL Rule Configuration menu.

4.8.1 Layer3 Based ACL

The layer3 Based ACL (Access Control List) screen (see figure 4-37) contains information for defining IP
Based ACLs.
The Page contains the following fields:
• ACL Name
• New ACL Name
• Delete ACL
• Action
Figure 4-37 Layer3-Base ACL screen
Displays the user-defined IP based ACLs
Defines a new user-defined IP based ACL
By which deletes the selected ACL
Indicates the action assigned to the packet matching the ACL.
Packets are forwarded or dropped. In addition, the port can be
shutdown, a trap can be sent to the network administrator, or a packet
assigned rate limiting restrictions for forwarding. The options are as