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that matches the both of the following:

● Source IP & port

● Destination IP & port

With the value of Allow for the Action setting, the matching traffic passes through

the router (to be routed to the destination). If the value of the Action setting is set

to Deny, the matching traffic does not pass through the router (and is discarded).

Event Logging

This setting specifies whether or not to log matched firewall events. The logged

messages are shown on the page Status>Event Log. A sample message is as

follows:

Aug 13 23:47:44 Denied CONN=Ethernet WAN SRC=20.3.2.1

DST=192.168.1.20 LEN=48 PROTO=TCP SPT=2260 DPT=80

● CONN: The connection where the log entry refers to

● SRC: Source IP address

● DST: Destination IP address

● LEN: Packet length

● PROTO: Protocol

● SPT: Source port

● DPT: Destination port

Click Save to store your changes. To create an additional firewall rule, click Add Rule and

repeat the above steps.

To change a rule’s priority, simply drag and drop the rule:

● Hold the left mouse button on the rule.

● Move it to the desired position.

● Drop it by releasing the mouse button.

To remove a rule, click the button.

Rules are matched from top to bottom. If a connection matches any one of the upper rules, the

matching process will stop. If none of the rules match, the Default rule will be applied. By

default, the Default rule is set as Allow for Outbound, Inbound and Internal Network access.

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