MitraStar Movistar GPT-2541GNAC, User Manual

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Chapter 7 Firewall 73
7.1.1 Default Policy Configuration
In the Firewall General screen, click Add or click an entry’s Edit icon to configure a firewall policy.
Figure 42 Default Policy
Default
Action
This displays the default action that the firewall is to take on packets that are traveling in the
selected direction and do not match any of the firewall rules.
Drop : the Router silently discards the packets without sending a TCP reset packet or an ICMP
destination-unreachable message to the sender.
Permit : the Router allows the passage of the packets.
Remove Select entries and click the Remove button to delete them.
Edit Click the Edit button to go to the screen where you can edit the rule.
Add Click Add to create a new policy.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router.
Table 38 Firewall General (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Table 39 Default Policy
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Active Select this check box to enable the rule.
Name Enter a descriptive name using printable English keyboard characters.
Interface Select All to apply the policy to all interfaces on the Router or select the specific LAN or WAN
interface to which this policy applies.
Direction Specify the direction of travel of packets ( incoming or outgoing ) in this policy.