Firewall Rules Help

The Firewall will always block DoS (Denial of Service) attacks. A DoS attack does not attempt to steal data or damage your PCs, but overloads your Internet connection so you can not use it - the service is unavailable.

As well, 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:

  1. Click the "Add" button.
  2. The "Outbound Service" screen will be displayed. This screen has its own help file.
  3. 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:

  1. Click the check box next to an row in the table.
  2. Click the "Delete" button.

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:

  1. Click the "Add" button.
  2. The "Inbound Service" screen will be displayed. This screen has its own help file.
  3. 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:

  1. Click the check box next to an row in the table.
  2. Click the "Delete" button.