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Field Description
Cmp. Type Comparison Type - The method for comparing the
selected bits, after the mask is applied, to a reference
value (or range of values) that you specify (see the
next setting). Compared to the reference value, the
selected bits can be:
o
eq: equal to
o
neq: not equal to
o
lt: less than
o
lteq: less than or equal to
o
gt: greater than
o
gteq: greater than or equal to
o
range: any source IP address that is within the
specified range, including its endpoints.
o
any: all packets of any type will match this
subrule. This selection makes irrelevant any
other criteria in the subrule.
WARNING: The comparison type any should only
be used when all packets of any type are to be
accepted or denied. This selection, combined with a
rule type that denies matching packets, may disable
your access to the Web interface.
Lower
Value/Higher
Value
The reference values, in hexadecimal, to which the
selected bits will be compared. If range is selected as
the comparison type, enter values in both fields;
otherwise enter a value only in the Lower Value field.
7. When you are finished entering criteria and are ready to
make this subrule effective, you can click the Enable radio
button at the top of the Bridge Filter Subrule - Add page and
then click . (You could also leave it disabled and
edit the subrule to enable it later.)
A page displays to confirm your changes.
8. Click to return to the Bridge Filter Configuration
Page. The subrule should now display in the table beneath
the general rule it was added to.
Next, if you have not already done so, you can enable the rule, any
of its subrules, and the bridge filtering service in order to make the
rule effective.
On the Bridge Filter Configuration page, a red ball displays in the
Oper. Status column of the table for rules and subrules that are
disabled, and a green ball displays for rules that are enabled.
(When creating rules and their subrules, you may have chosen to
leave them disabled - the default.)
To make a rule active, enable the following three settings:
The Bridge Filter service : At the top of the Bridge Filter
Configuration page, click the Enable radio button.
The rule : On the Bridge Filter Configuration page, click
in the Actions column in the row for the rule. On the Bridge