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Item
Meaning/defines
Name
name of rule
Direction
direction of communication (In, Out, Both)
Action
action to be executed (deny, allow, ask)
Protocol
protocol
Log
select this option to log the activity connected with the rule (see the chapter on
logging)
Notify user
displays a message when the rule is applied
Local port
source communication port (or group of ports)
Application
the name of the application/process to which the rule applies
Remote port
target communication port (or group of ports)
Remote address
target IP address (or IP address range, or subnet)
NOTE:
The rule order is not important. Only rules related to a given communication are applied to it. If no such rule
exists, communication is blocked. More specific rules have priority over less specific (compare “deny communication
for FTP client” and “allow FTP communication”).
The following table shows a list of typical rules. Most of these can be applied if Policy-based filtering mode is
activated:
