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The LAN includes both the LAN port and the WLAN.
By default, the ZyXEL Device’s stateful packet inspection allows packets traveling in the
following directions:
• LAN to LAN/ Router
This allows computers on the LAN to manage the ZyXEL Device and communicate
between networks or subnets connected to the LAN interface.
• LAN to WAN
By default, the ZyXEL Device’s stateful packet inspection blocks packets traveling in the
following directions:
• WAN to LAN
• WAN to WAN/ Router
This prevents computers on the WAN from using the ZyXEL Device as a gateway to
communicate with other computers on the WAN and/or managing the ZyXEL Device.
You may define additional rules and sets or modify existing ones but please exercise
extreme caution in doing so.
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If you configure firewall rules without a good understanding of how they work,
you might inadvertently introduce security risks to the firewall and to the
protected network. Make sure you test your rules after you configure them.
For example, you may create rules to:
• Block certain types of traffic, such as IRC (Internet Relay Chat), from the LAN to the
Internet.
• Allow certain types of traffic, such as Lotus Notes database synchronization, from specific
hosts on the Internet to specific hosts on the LAN.
• Allow everyone except your competitors to access a Web server.
• Restrict use of certain protocols, such as Telnet, to authorized users on the LAN.
These custom rules work by comparing the Source IP address, Destination IP address and IP
protocol type of network traffic to rules set by the administrator. Your customized rules take
precedence and override the ZyXEL Device’s default rules.
11.7.2 Rule Logic Overview
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Study these points carefully before configuring rules.
Summary of Contents for P-660W-T1 v2
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Page 25: ...25 PART I Introduction Introducing the ZyXEL Device 27 Introducing the Web Configurator 31 ...
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Page 30: ...Chapter 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device P 660W Tx v2 User s Guide 30 ...
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Page 37: ...37 PART II Setup Wizard Connection Setup Wizard 39 Media Bandwidth Management Wizard 47 ...
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Page 83: ...Chapter 7 WAN Setup P 660W Tx v2 User s Guide 83 Figure 32 WAN Setup PPPoE ...
Page 104: ...Chapter 8 Network Address Translation NAT Screens P 660W Tx v2 User s Guide 104 ...
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Page 156: ...Chapter 15 Logs Screens P 660W Tx v2 User s Guide 156 ...
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Page 185: ...185 PART V Troubleshooting and Specifications Troubleshooting 187 Product Specifications 193 ...
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Page 208: ...Appendix A Pop up Windows JavaScripts and Java Permissions P 660W Tx v2 User s Guide 208 ...
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