Use the general settings area of the Firewall Rules page for the Network IPS appliance to describe rules and to specify actions and characteristics of the rule.
Navigating in the Network IPS Local Management Interface: Secure Protection Settings > Firewall > Firewall Rules
Navigating in the SiteProtector™ system: 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 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:
|
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, specify the IP address and the port settings for IPv4 or IPv6 networks.