Adding Rule in Advanced Mode
To get to this page, click the
Add Rule
icon on the
Input Chain
,
Output Chain
, or
Forward
Chain
pages. On this page you can elaborate your own specific rule. Below are the basics of the advanced mode rules adding:
-
the
Name
field is marked because this field is an obligatory one;
-
select one of three policies: Accept, Drop or Reject;
-
select one of two protocols for package transmission - Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), defined by IETF RFC793 or User Datagram Protocol (UDP), defined by IETF RFC768.
-
Source Address and Netmask
,
Source Port or Port Range
,
Destination Address and Netmask
and
Destination Port or Port Range
fields are left to your own discretion, but in case of an error there is a pink stripe over the field that has to be corrected;
-
the standard format for
Source/Destination Address and Netmask
field is 1.2.3.4/255.255.23.4;
-
the standard
Port range
format is 80-123;
-
to enable a rule, select the
Enable
check box;
-
if you are creating this rule for future purposes, clear this box;
-
to include the rule into one of three chains, select Input, Output, or Forward on the drop-down menu;
-
on the
The rule's position in the chain
drop-down menu you are to decide what priority this rule will have in its chain. There are two options for you to choose between: the bottom and the top of the chain;
-
for the changes you have made to become operational, click
Submit
, to undo the changes and return to the previous page, click
Cancel
.
Please send us your feedback on this help page