Outbound Rules - NETGEAR FVS318G Reference Manual

Inbound Rules
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Order of Precedence for Rules
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Outbound Rules

The VPN firewall allows you to block the use of certain Internet services by computers on
your network. This is called service blocking or port filtering.
The following table describes the fields that define the rules for outbound traffic and that are
common to most Outbound Service screens.
Table 29. Outbound rules overview
Setting Description
Service The service or application to be covered by this rule. If the service
or application does not display in the list, you must define it using
the Services screen (see
page 176).
Action The action for outgoing connections covered by this rule:
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Note:
is allowed by the default rule.
Note:
by a BLOCK rule. That is, you wish to allow a subset of traffic that
is blocked by another rule.
Select Schedule The time schedule (that is, Schedule1, Schedule2, or
Schedule3) that is used by this rule.
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LAN Users Select which computers on your network are affected by this rule:
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BLOCK always
BLOCK by schedule, otherwise allow
ALLOW always
ALLOW by schedule, otherwise block
Any outbound traffic that is not blocked by rules you create
ALLOW rules are useful only if the traffic is already covered
This list is activated only when BLOCK by schedule,
otherwise allow or ALLOW by schedule, otherwise block
is selected as the action.
Use the Schedule screen to configure the time schedules
Set a Schedule to Block or Allow Specific Traffic
(see
page 195).
Any. All computers and devices on your LAN.
Single address. Enter the required address in the Start field
to apply the rule to a single device on your LAN.
Address range. Enter the required addresses in the Start
and Finish fields to apply the rule to a range of devices.
Group. Select the LAN group to which the rule applies. Use
the LAN Groups screen to assign computers to groups (see
Manage the Network Database
applicable only to IPv4 rules.
Firewall Protection
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on
on
on page 73). Groups are
Outbound Rules
All rules
All rules
All rules when
BLOCK by
schedule, otherwise
allow or ALLOW by
schedule, otherwise
block is selected as
the action.
LAN WAN rules
LAN DMZ rules