Web Manager “Network” Menu Options > Configuring Firewall Rules for OnBoard Packet Filtering > Adding a Rule

Adding a Rule
Clicking an “Add new table_name chainname rule” button brings up a dialog like the one shown in the following figure, which shows the dialog that appears when the administrative user clicks the “Add new NAT prerouting rule” button.
Network Æ Firewall: Add Rule Dialog
See Filter Options for Packet Filtering Rules for definitions of the filter options on the dialog shown in Network Æ Firewall: Add Rule Dialog.
To Add a New Packet Filtering (Firewall) Rule
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Go to Network Æ Firewall.
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Click the “Add new table_name chainname rule” button underneath the entry for the chain to which you wish to add a rule.
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Specify a source IP and subnet mask in the form: hostIPaddress or networkIPaddress/NN.
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Specify a destination IP and subnet mask in the form: hostIPaddress or networkIPaddress/NN.
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Depending on which chain you selected, select an input or output interface from the “Input interface” or “Output interface” pull-down menu.
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To Edit an Administrator-added Packet Filtering (Firewall) Rule
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Go to Network Æ Firewall.
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Accept or change the value entered in the Source IP/mask field, using the form: hostIPaddress or networkIPaddress/NN, where NN is the subnet length.
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Accept or change the value entered in the Destination IP/mask in the form: hostIPaddressr networkIPaddress/NN, where NN is the subnet length.
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Depending on which type of chain is selected, accept or change either the input or output interface selected from the “Input interface” or “Output interface” pull-down menu.
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Web Manager “Network” Menu Options > Configuring Firewall Rules for OnBoard Packet Filtering > Adding a Rule