Chapter 18 Firewall
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18.2.1 Add/Edit Firewall Screen
In the Firewall screen, click the Edit or Add icon to display this screen.
Figure 114
Configuration > Firewall > Add/Edit
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Service
This displays the service object to which this firewall rule applies.
Access
This field displays whether the firewall silently discards packets (deny),
discards packets and sends a TCP reset packet to the sender (reject) or
permits the passage of packets (allow).
Log
This field shows you whether a log (and alert) is created when packets
match this rule or not.
Apply
Click Apply to save your changes back to the NXC.
Reset
Click Reset to return the screen to its last-saved settings.
Table 92
Configuration > Firewall (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Table 93
Configuration > Firewall > Add/Edit
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Create new
Object
Use to configure any new settings objects that you need to use in this
screen.
Enable
Select this check box to activate the firewall rule.
From
To
For through-NXC rules, select the direction of travel of packets to which
the rule applies.
any means all interfaces.
NXC means packets destined for the NXC itself.
Description
Enter a descriptive name of up to 60 printable ASCII characters for the
firewall rule. Spaces are allowed.