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Add A New Rule
1. Click Add New Rule... in the Rules window to open the Add Rule window.
2. Select Allow or Deny in the Action list depending upon whether the rule is intended to permit or
block IP traffic.
3. Select the name of the service affected by the Rule from the Service list. If the service is not
listed, you must define the service in the Add Service window. The Default service encompasses
all IP services.
4. Select the source of the traffic affected by the rule, either LAN or WAN, *(both), from the Source
Ethernet menu.
If you want to define the source IP addresses that are affected by the rule, such as restricting
certain users from accessing the Internet, enter the starting IP addresses of the address range
in the Addr Range Begin field and the ending IP address in the Addr Range End field. To include
all IP addresses, enter * in the Addr Range Begin field.
5. Select the destination of the traffic affected by the rule, either LAN or WAN or *, from the
Destination Ethernet menu.
If you want to define the destination IP addresses that are affected by the rule, for example, to
allow inbound Web access to several Web servers on your LAN, enter the starting IP addresses
of the address range in the Addr Range Begin field and the ending IP address in the Addr Range
End field. To include all IP addresses, enter * in the Addr Range Begin field.
6. Select always from the Apply this rule menu if the rule is always in effect.
7. Select from the Apply this rule to define the specific time and day of week to enforce the rule.
Enter the time of day (in 24-hour format) to begin and end enforcement. Then select the day of
the week to begin and end enforcement.
Tip If you want to enable the rule at different times depending on the day of the week, make
additional rules for each time period.
8. If you would like for the rule to timeout after a period of inactivity, set the amount of time, in
minutes, in the Inactivity Timeout in Minutes field. The default value is 5 minutes.