Netgear FVS318v3 – Cable/DSL ProSafe VPN Firewall with 8-Port Switch Reference Manual

Firewall Protection and Content Filtering

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As you define new rules, they are added to the tables in the Rules table, as shown below.

For any traffic attempting to pass through the firewall, the packet information is subjected to the 
rules in the order shown in the Rules table, beginning at the top and proceeding to the default rules 
at the bottom. In some cases, the order of precedence of two or more rules may be important in 
determining the disposition of a packet. The Move button allows you to relocate a defined rule to a 
new position in the table.

Incoming traffic from the Internet is normally discarded by the firewall unless the traffic is a 
response to one of your local computers or a service for which you have configured an inbound 
rule. Instead of discarding this traffic, you can have it forwarded to one computer on your network. 
This computer is called the Default DMZ Server.