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Prestige 662H/HW Series User’s Guide

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Chapter 14 Firewall Configuration

Follow these directions to create a new rule.

1 In the Rule Summary screen, type the index number for where you want to put the rule. 

For example, if you type “6”, your new rule becomes number 6 and the previous rule 6 (if 
there is one) becomes rule 7. 

2 Click Insert to display this screen and refer to the following table for information on the 

labels.

Active

This field displays whether a firewall is turned on (Y) or not (N). 

Source IP

This drop-down list box displays the source addresses or ranges of addresses to 

which this firewall rule applies. Please note that a blank source or destination 

address is equivalent to Any.

Destination IP

This drop-down list box displays the destination addresses or ranges of addresses 

to which this firewall rule applies. Please note that a blank source or destination 

address is equivalent to Any.

Service 

This drop-down list box displays the services to which this firewall rule applies. 

Please note that a blank service type is equivalent to Any. See  for more 

information.

Action

This is the specified action for that rule, either Block or Forward. Note that Block 

means the firewall silently discards the packet.

Schedule

This field tells you whether a schedule is specified (Yes) or not (No).

Log

This field shows you whether a log is created when packets match this rule 

(Enabled) or not (Disable).

Alert

This field tells you whether this rule generates an alert (Yes) or not (No) when the 

rule is matched.

Insert/Append

Type the index number for where you want to put a rule. For example, if you type “6”, 

your new rule becomes number 6 and the previous rule 6 (if there is one) becomes 

rule 7. 
Click Insert to add a new firewall rule before the specified index number. 
Click Append to add a new firewall rule after the specified index number. 

Move

Type a rule’s index number and the number for where you want to put that rule. Click 

Move to move the rule to the number that you typed. The ordering of your rules is 

important as they are applied in order of their numbering.

Back

Click Back to return to the previous screen. 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the Prestige.

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

Table 44   Rule Summary (continued)