Firewall Rules Help
You can use this screen to create Firewall rules to block or allow specific traffic. This feature is for Advanced Administrators only! Incorrect configuration will cause serious problems.
Outbound Services
This lists all existing rules for outbound traffic. If you have not defined any rules, only the default rule will be listed. The default rule allows all outgoing traffic.
To create a new rule:
- Click the "Add" button. (It does not matter which radio button is selected)
- The "Outbound Service" screen will be displayed. This screen has its own help file.
- Complete the "Outbound Service" screen, and save the data. The new rule will be listed in the table when you return to this screen.
To delete an existing rule:
- Click the radio button next to a row in the table.
- Click the Delete button to delete the selected rule.
Inbound Services
This lists all existing rules for inbound traffic. If you have not defined any rules, only the default rule will be listed. The default rule blocks all inbound traffic.
To create a new rule:
- Click the "Add" button. (It does not matter which radio button is selected)
- The "Inbound Service" screen will be displayed. This screen has its own help file.
- Complete the "Inbound Service" screen, and save the data. The new rule will be listed in the table when you return to this screen.
To delete an existing rule:
- Click the radio button next to a row in the table.
- Click the Delete button to delete the selected rule.
To Accept or Cancel
Click Accept to update changes to the Outbound Services and Inbound Services tables.
Click Cancel to disregard any unsaved changes.
