User`s guide

Defining Filters and Firewalls
Introduction to filters
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If it is set to any other value, the value must be a valid Filter profile number.
The Filter profile number is the number in the Filters menu. You don’t have
to specify the whole number, just the unique portion of it.
4
Close and save the profile.
When you apply a filter to the WAN interface, it takes effect only when a
connection goes from an offline state to a call-placed state.
To reset the idle timer, perform the following steps:
1
Open Ethernet > Connection or Answer > profile
Note:
You can apply a filter in the Answer profile only if the Profile Reqd
parameter is set to No.
2
Open the Session Options submenu.
3
Specify the number of seconds to wait before clearing an inactive
connection.
For example:
Idle=15
If this parameter is set to zero, an idle connection stays open indefinitely.
For example, if you specify 15, an idle connection is terminated after 15
seconds.
4
Close and save the profile.
Predefined call filters
The Pipeline ships with the following predefined Filter profiles:
• IP Call, for IP connections.
• NetWare Call, for IPX connections.
• AppleTalk Call, for bridged AppleTalk connections.
These filters are basic call filters that prevent the most common traffic in each
kind of packet stream from initiating or maintaining a connection. (For