Watchguard Firebox SOHO 6 Wireless, User Manual

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User Guide 3
How does a firewall work?
conferencing. A connection to the Internet is dangerous to the
privacy and the security of your network. A firewall divides your
internal network from the Internet to reduce this danger. The
appliances on the trusted side of your SOHO 6 Wireless firewall
are protected. The illustration below shows how the SOHO 6
Wireless physically divides your trusted network from the
Internet.
The SOHO 6 Wireless controls all traffic between the external
network (the Internet) and the trusted network (your computers).
All suspicious traffic is stopped. The rules and policies that
identify the suspicious traffic are shown in “Configure incoming
and outgoing services” on page 71.