Help - Firewall Rules

The Firewall will always block DoS (Denial of Service) attacks. A DoS attack does not attempt to steal data or damage your PCs, but overloads your Internet connection so you can not use it - the service is unavailable.

As well, you can use this screen to create Firewall rules to block or allow specific traffic.

This feature is for Advanced Administrators only!

Incorrect configuration may cause serious problems.

Rule List
View Rules Select the desired option; the screen will update and list any current rules. If you have not defined any rules, the list will be empty.

Data For each rule, the following data is shown:

Name - The name you assigned to the rule.
Source - The traffic covered by this rule, defined by the source IP address. If the IP address is followed by ... this indicates there is range of IP addresses, rather than a single address.
Destination - The traffic covered by this rule, defined by destination IP address. If the IP address is followed by ... this indicates there is range of IP addresses, rather than a single address.
Action - Action will be "Forward" or "Block"

Rule List
View Rules	Select the desired option; the screen will update and list any current rules. If you have not defined any rules, the list will be empty.
Data	For each rule, the following data is shown: Name - The name you assigned to the rule. Source - The traffic covered by this rule, defined by the source IP address. If the IP address is followed by ... this indicates there is range of IP addresses, rather than a single address. Destination - The traffic covered by this rule, defined by destination IP address. If the IP address is followed by ... this indicates there is range of IP addresses, rather than a single address. Action - Action will be "Forward" or "Block"

Operations
View To view a different set of rules, change the "View Rules" selection.
To view a single rule, select it and click the "Edit" button.

Add To add a new rule, click the "Add" button, and complete the resulting sceeen.

Edit To Edit or modify an existing rule, select it and click the "Edit" button.

Move There are 2 ways to change the order of rules:

Use the up and down indicators on the right to move the selected rule. You must confirm your changes by clicking "OK". If you change your mind before clicking "OK", click "Cancel" to reverse your changes.
Click "Move" to directly specify a new location for the selected rule.

Delete To delete an exiting rule, select it and click the "Delete" button.

View Log Clicking the "View Log" button will open a new window and display the Firewall log.

System Rules Clicking the "System Rules" button will open a new window and display the firwall Rules currently applied by the system. These rules cannot be edited, but will change as various features are configured and used.

View	To view a different set of rules, change the "View Rules" selection. To view a single rule, select it and click the "Edit" button.
Add	To add a new rule, click the "Add" button, and complete the resulting sceeen.
Edit	To Edit or modify an existing rule, select it and click the "Edit" button.
Move	There are 2 ways to change the order of rules: Use the up and down indicators on the right to move the selected rule. You must confirm your changes by clicking "OK". If you change your mind before clicking "OK", click "Cancel" to reverse your changes. Click "Move" to directly specify a new location for the selected rule.
Delete	To delete an exiting rule, select it and click the "Delete" button.
View Log	Clicking the "View Log" button will open a new window and display the Firewall log.
System Rules	Clicking the "System Rules" button will open a new window and display the firwall Rules currently applied by the system. These rules cannot be edited, but will change as various features are configured and used.