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2.5.7 Firewall Rule
This screen enables user to set up the firewall. The router provides basic firewall
functions, by filtering all the packets that enter the router using a set of rules. The
rules are in an order sequence list--the lower the rule number, the higher the priority
the rule has.
Enable: Click to enable or disable the firewall rule profile.
Name: Type a descriptive name for the firewall rule profile.
Action: Select whether to allow or deny packets that conform to the rule.
Inactive Timeout: Type the number of seconds of network inactivity that elapses
before the router refuses the incoming packet.
Source: Defines the source of the incoming packet that the rule is applied to.
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Interface:
Select which interface (WAN or LAN) the rule is applied to.
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IP Range Start:
Type the start IP address that the rule is applied to.
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IP Range End:
Type the end IP address that the rule is applied to.
Destination:
Defines the destination of the incoming packet that the rule is applied
to.
