ZyXEL Communications P-324 User Manual

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Prestige 324 Intelligent Broadband Sharing Gateway  
Filter Configuration 
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Chapter 13 
Filter Configuration 
This chapter shows you how to create and apply filter(s). 
13.1 About Filtering 
Your Prestige uses filters to decide whether to allow passage of a data packet and/or to make a call. There 
are two types of filter applications: data filtering and call filtering. Filters are subdivided into device and 
protocol filters, which are discussed later. 
Data filtering screens the data to determine if the packet should be allowed to pass. Data filters are divided 
into incoming and outgoing filters, depending on the direction of the packet relative to a port. Data filtering 
can be applied on either the WAN side or the Ethernet side. Call filtering is used to determine if a packet 
should be allowed to trigger a call. Remote node call filtering is only applicable when using PPTP or 
PPPoE
 encapsulation (see Error! Reference source not found.). Outgoing packets must undergo data 
filtering before they encounter call filtering as shown in the following figure.