Wuxi MitraStar Technology Co. Ltd DSL100HNUT1V3 User Manual

Chapter 14    Firewall

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The following table describes the labels in this screen. 

Table 62   Security > Firewall > Rules > Add 

Active

Select this option to enable this firewall rule. 

Action for Matched 

Packets

Use the drop-down list box to select whether to discard (Drop), deny and send an 

ICMP destination-unreachable message to the sender of (Reject) or allow the 

passage of (Permit) packets that match this rule. 

IP Version Type 

Select the IP version, IPv4 or IPv6, to apply this firewall rule to.

Rate Limit

Set a maximum number of packets per second, minute, or hour to limit the 

throughput of traffic that matches this rule. 

Maximum Burst 

Number

Set the maximum number of packets that can be sent at the peak rate. 

Log

This field determines if a log for packets that match the rule is created or not. 

Rules/Source Address

Address Type

Do you want your rule to apply to packets with a particular (single) IP, a range of IP 

addresses (for instance, 192.168.1.10 to 192.169.1.50), a subnet or any IP address? 

Select an option from the drop-down list box that includes: Single Address, Range 

Address, Subnet Address and Any

Address. 

Start IP Address

Enter the single IP address or the starting IP address in a range here. 

End IP Address

Enter the ending IP address in a range here.

Subnet Mask

Enter the subnet mask here, if applicable.

Source Mac Address

Specify a source MAC address of traffic to which to apply this firewall rule applies. 

Please note that a blank source MAC address is equivalent to any.

Destination Address

Address Type

Do you want your rule to apply to packets with a particular (single) IP, a range of IP 

addresses (for instance, 192.168.1.10 to 192.169.1.50), a subnet or any IP address? 

Select an option from the drop-down list box that includes: Single Address, Range 

Address, Subnet Address and Any

Address. 

Start IP Address

Enter the single IP address or the starting IP address in a range here. 

End IP Address

Enter the ending IP address in a range here.

Subnet Mask

Enter the subnet mask here, if applicable.

Source Interface

Specify a source interface to which this firewall rule applies. This is the interface 

through which the traffic entered the Device. Please note that a blank source 

interface is equivalent to any.

Service

Available Services

Select a service from the Available Services box.