ZyXEL Communications Corporation OX253P Manuel D’Utilisation
Chapter 11 The Firewall Screens
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11.2.3 Firewall Setting Options
Click TOOLS > Firewall > General to configure the basic settings for your
firewall.
firewall.
Figure 50 TOOLS > Firewall > General
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 45 TOOLS > Firewall > General
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Enable Firewall
Select this to activate the firewall. The OX253P controls access and
protects against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks when the firewall is
activated.
protects against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks when the firewall is
activated.
Bypass Triangle
Route
Route
Select this if you want to let some traffic from the WAN go directly to a
computer in the LAN without passing through the OX253P.
computer in the LAN without passing through the OX253P.
Max NAT/
Firewall Session
Per User
Firewall Session
Per User
Select the maximum number of NAT rules and firewall rules the OX253P
enforces at one time. The OX253P automatically allocates memory for
the maximum number of rules, regardless of whether or not there is a
rule to enforce. This is the same number you enter in ADVANCED >
NAT Configuration > General.
enforces at one time. The OX253P automatically allocates memory for
the maximum number of rules, regardless of whether or not there is a
rule to enforce. This is the same number you enter in ADVANCED >
NAT Configuration > General.
Packet Direction
Log
Log
Select the situations in which you want to create log entries for firewall
events.
events.
No Log - do not create any log entries
Log Blocked - (LAN to WAN only) create log entries when packets are
blocked
Log Forwarded - (WAN to LAN only) create log entries when packets
are forwarded
are forwarded
Log All - create log entries for every packet
Apply
Click to save your changes.
Reset
Click to restore your previously saved settings.