Chapter, Setting up and configuring the router – Linksys RVS4000 User Manual

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Chapter 

Setting Up and Configuring the Router



4-Port Gigabit Security Router with VPN

Firewall > IP Based ACL

Priority

This is the rule’s priority.

Enable

This indicates whether the rule is enabled or

disabled.

Action.

This is the rule’s action, either Allow or Deny.

Service

This is the service(s) to which the rule applies.

Source Interface

This is the source interface, either WAN,

LAN, or ANY.

Source

This is the source IP address, which can be one

specific IP address, ANY (all IP addresses), a range of IP

addresses, or a specific IP subnet.

Destination

This is the destination IP address, which can

be one specific IP address, ANY (all IP addresses), a range

of IP addresses, or a specific IP subnet.

Time

The time of day when the rule is in effect, either Any

Time (24 hours) or a specific start and end time.

Day

The day(s) of the week when the rule is in effect. This

may be Any Day or a user-specified set of days.

Edit button

Click Edit at the end of a row to edit the

associated rule.

Delete button

Click Delete at the end of a row to delete

the associated rule.
To add a new rule to the ACL rule table, click Add New

Rule and the Edit IP ACL Rule screen appears. Follow the

instructions in the section below to create a new ACL

rule. To disable all the rules without deleting them, click

Disable All Rules. To delete all the rules from the table,

click Delete All Rules.

Editing IP ACL Rules

Edit IP ACL Rule

Action

Select the desired action, Allow or Deny, from

the drop-down menu.

Service

Select the service types to which the rule will

apply. You can either select one of the predefined services

in the drop-down menu; select ALL to allow or deny all

types of IP traffic; or define a new service by clicking Service

Management to bring up the Service Management screen,

then the new service’s Name, select the Type (TCP, UDP, or

TCP/UDP), enter the Start Port and Finish Port, then click

Save. The new service will then appear in the drop-down

menu on the Edit IP ACL Rule screen.

Log

Select this option to log all traffic that is filtered by

this rule.

Log Prefix

Enter a text string that will be prepended to

each matched event in the log.

Source Interface

Select the source interface, WAN, LAN,

or ANY, from the drop-down menu.

Source IP

To apply the rule to one source IP address,

select Single from the drop-down menu, then enter

the address in the field. To apply the rule to all source IP

addresses, select ANY from the drop-down menu. To

apply the rule to a range of IP addresses, select Range and

enter the starting and ending IP addresses. To apply the

rule to a subnet, select Net and enter the IP address and

subnet mask.

Destination IP

To apply the rule to one destination IP

address, select Single from the drop-down menu, then

enter the address in the field. To apply the rule to all

destination IP addresses, select ANY from the drop-down

menu. To apply the rule to a range of IP addresses, select

Range and enter the starting and ending IP addresses.

To apply the rule to a subnet, select Net and enter the IP

address and subnet mask.

Days

To make the rule apply on a daily basis, select

Everyday. To make the rule apply on specific days of the

week only, select the desired days.

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