Actiontec MI424WR (GigE) - Manual (Page 93)

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Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’s Security
• Accept - Allow access to packets that match the source and destination IP
addresses and protocol ports defined in upper section of the screen. The
data transfer session will be handled using Stateful Packet Inspection (
SPI ).
• Accept Packet - Allow access to packets that match the source and des-
tination IP addresses and protocol ports defined in upper section of the
screen. The data transfer session will not be handled using Stateful Packet
Inspection (
SPI ), so other packets that match this rule will not be automati-
cally allowed access. This setting is useful when creating rules that allow
broadcasting.
Logging
Click in this check box to add entries relating to this rule to the security log.
Scheduler (When should this rule occur?)
If advanced filtering needs to be active all the time, select “Always” from the “When
should this rule occur?” drop-down list. If the rule will only be active at certain times
select Specify Schedule and click Add. Then, add a schedule rule (for more details
about schedule rules, see the “Advanced Settings” chapter of this manual)
Security Log
The security log displays a list of firewall-related events, including attempts to
establish inbound and outbound connections, attempts to authenticate at an
administrative interface (MegaControl Panel or Telnet terminal), firewall configu-
ration, and system start-up.
To access the security log, select Security Log from any Security screen. The
“Security Log” screen appears.