ZyXEL Communications 10 User Manual

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ZyWALL 10~100 Series Internet Security Gateway

19-12

Filter

Configuration

Table 19-4 Generic Filter Rule Menu Fields

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

Filter #

This is the filter set, filter rule co-ordinates, i.e., 2,3 refers to the second
filter set and the third rule of that set.

Filter
Type

Use [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select a rule type. Parameters
displayed below each type will be different. TCP/IP filter rules are used to
filter IP packets while generic filter rules allow filtering of non-IP packets.

Generic Filter

Rule

TCP/IP Filter

Rule

Active

Select Yes to turn on the filter rule or No to turn it off.

Yes / No

Offset

Enter the starting byte of the data portion in the packet that you wish to
compare. The range for this field is from 0 to 255.

0-255

Length

Enter the byte count of the data portion in the packet that you wish to
compare. The range for this field is 0 to 8.

0-8

Mask

Enter the mask (in Hexadecimal notation) to apply to the data portion
before comparison.

Value

Enter the value (in Hexadecimal notation) to compare with the data portion.

More

If Yes, a matching packet is passed to the next filter rule before an action is
taken; else the packet is disposed of according to the action fields.

If More is Yes, then Action Matched and Action Not Matched will be No.

Yes

No

Log

Select the logging option from the following:
None - No packets will be logged.
Action Matched - Only packets that match the rule parameters will be
logged.
Action Not Matched - Only packets that do not match the rule parameters
will be logged.
Both – All packets will be logged.

None

Action

Matched

Action Not

Matched

Both

Action
Matched

Select the action for a packet matching the rule.

Check Next

Rule

Forward

Drop

Action
Not
Matched

Select the action for a packet not matching the rule.

Check Next

Rule

Forward

Drop

Once you have completed filling in Menu 21.4.1.1 - Generic Filter Rule, press [ENTER] at the message
“Press ENTER to Confirm” to save your configuration, or press [ESC] to cancel. This data will now be
displayed on Menu 21.1.1 - Filter Rules Summary.

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