By default, any protocol not listed in the standard firewall list is dropped unless a custom firewall entry is configured for that protocol.
These settings are mergeable. Changes to these settings do not require a reboot of the system.
Field |
Description |
Name |
Range = Up to 15 characters. Enter the name to identify this profile. |
Protocol Control |
For each of the listed protocols, the options Drop, In (Incoming traffic can start a session), Out (Outgoing traffic can start a session) and Both Directions can be selected. Once a session is started, return traffic for that session is also able to cross the firewall. |
Protocol |
Default |
Description |
TELNET |
Out |
Remote terminal log in. |
FTP |
Out |
File Transfer Protocol. |
SMTP |
Out |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. |
TIME |
Out |
Time update protocol. |
DNS |
Out |
Domain Name System. |
GOPHER |
Drop |
Internet menu system. |
FINGER |
Drop |
Remote user information protocol. |
RSVP |
Drop |
Resource Reservation Protocol. |
HTTP/S |
Bothway |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. |
POP3 |
Out |
Post Office Protocol. |
NNTP |
Out |
Network News Transfer Protocol. |
SNMP |
Drop |
Simple Network Management Protocol. |
IRC |
Out |
Internet Relay Chat. |
PPTP |
Drop |
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol. |
IGMP |
Drop |
Internet Group Membership Protocol. |
Service Control |
For each of the listed services, the options Drop, In, Out and Both Directions can be selected. Once a session is started, return traffic for that session is also able to cross the firewall. |
Protocol |
Default |
Description |
SSI |
In |
System Status Application access. |
SEC |
Drop |
TCP security settings access. |
CFG |
Drop |
TCP configuration settings access. |
TSPI |
In |
TSPI service access. |
WS |
Drop |
IP Office web management services. |
