Removing an incoming service – WatchGuard Technologies WatchGuard SOHO and SOHO | tc User Manual

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User Guide 2.3

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Allowing incoming services

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Unfortunately, the hole created using the Any service is indiscriminate.
Any type of packet can enter through this service and be forwarded
automatically to the private network address you provide. For security
reasons, WatchGuard does not recommend enabling this feature.

1

Using your Web browser, go to http://192.168.111.1.

2

Select Services.

The Services menu appears.

3

Click Allowed Incoming Services. Click Add a Service.

The Add New Incoming Services menu appears.

4

Click Add Any Service.

The Any Service configuration menu appears.

5

Enter the private network IP address of the computer open to
the Internet for any type of packet.

6

Click Submit.

The configuration change is saved to the SOHO, and the Show Incoming

Rules page appears.

Removing an incoming service

You can remove a service no longer required by your network.
You should do this any time you no longer support a particular
type of incoming traffic, as the removal reduces any possible
security weaknesses of the service. To remove an incoming service:

1

Using your Web browser, go to http://192.168.111.1.

2

Select Services.

The Services menu appears.

3

Click Allowed Incoming Services.

The Incoming Services menu appears.

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