Symantec Security 5600 Series, Security 5400 Series,Clientless VPN 4400 Series, Administration Manual

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Packet Filter Properties—Entry Directions tab
The Entry Directions tab lets you choose specific entity/protocol pairs and control the order in which
they are applied. The order of filter elements is important since the first match to any packet passing
through the security gateway or the tunnel is the only one that applies.
Associated tasks
The task that you can perform with this tab is:
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“Creating a packet filter” on page 290
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Packet Filter Properties—Description tab
Optionally, provides an extended description. This information is useful to help track changes or it can
be used as criteria for searches.
The maximum length is 20,000 alphanumeric characters.
Packet Filter Group Properties—General tab
Once you have configured individual packet filters, you can put them together in filter groups to refine
the filtering of traffic. A filter group can also include other filter groups.
Associated tasks
The task that you can perform with this tab is:
■
“Creating packet filter groups” on page 291
Table D-33
Packet Filter Properties—Entry Directions tab
Field Description
Available Displays all the available protocols from which you can select.
Selected Includes the protocols that you have selected.
Table D-34
Packet Filter Group Properties—General tab
Field Description
Filter Name A unique name for the group filter.
The maximum length is 256 characters.
Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, numerals, periods (.), dashes (-), and underscores (_).
Do not include spaces in the name. The characters @,!,#,$,%,^,&,*,<,> and other reserved
characters are also invalid.
Caption An optional, brief description of the filter group.
The maximum length is 128 characters.
For longer descriptions, use the Description tab.