Use the general settings area in Firewall Rules to describe rules and to specify actions and characteristics of the rule.
Navigating in the IPS Local Management Interface: Secure Protection Settings > Firewall > Firewall Rules
Navigating in SiteProtector™ Management: select the Firewall policy
Option | Description |
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Rule ID | Displays the rules order in the list. |
Enabled | Enables the rule. |
Rule Comment | Specifies a unique description for the rule. |
Log | Specifies whether to log details of the packets that match the rule in the firewall log located in the /var/iss/ directory. |
Action | Specifies the action the firewall performs when the appliance
detects a suspect packet:
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Rule Type | Specifies the type of Firewall Rule:
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Interfaces | Specifies enabled or disabled interfaces. |
VLAN | Specifies the range of VLAN tags. |
Protocol | Specifies a protocol for the rule (Any, TCP, UDP,
ICMP, ICMPv6, and Number). Notes:
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On the Add Firewall Rules window, you can specify IP address and port settings for IPv4 or IPv6 networks.