User's Guide

AirTight Management Console Configuration
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1.
Click the rule to move.
2.
Hold the mouse down and drag the rule to the desired position, for instance between 2 other rules.
3.
Release the mouse. The rule is placed at the new position.
4.
Click Save to save the rule reordering.
Edit Firewall Rule
Do the following to add a firewall rule.
1.
Click the radio button for the rule to edit.
2.
Edit the rule details as specified in the following table.
Field
Description
Rule
Name
name of the rule
Host
domain name, sub domain name, hostname or IP address to which the rule
applies.
You can provide a comma-separated list of more than one host names
here. For example, 192.168.8.173, www.facebook.com, 192.168.121.0/24.
Port
port number.
You can provide a comma-separated list of port numbers or port ranges
here. For example, 20-22, 80, 443.
Action
if you want to block the traffic to or from the host option, select block. if you
want to allow traffic to or from the host, select the allow option.
Protocol
network protocol. The following options are available.
TCP: If the rule is for TCP-based communication, select the TCP option.
UDP: If the rule is for UDP-based communication, select the UDP option.
Other: If the rule is for a communication based on a protocol other than
TCP and UDP, select Other. You must specify the protocol number in this
case.
Any: If the rule is for communication that is not protocol specific, select the
Any option.
Protocol
No.
protocol number. This field appears only when the selected protocol is
'other'
Direction
direction of network traffic. The following options are available.
Outgoing: If the rule is to be applied to data going out of your network, that
is, from wireless to wired, then select the Outgoing option.
Incoming: If the rule is to be applied to data coming into your network, that
is, from wired to wireless, select the Incoming option.
Any: If the rule is to be applied to both outgoing and incoming traffic, select
the Any option.
For instance, if you want to allow or prevent users of your wireless network
from accessing certain websites or domains, you can define the respective
rule with direction as Outgoing. Similarly, if you want prevent certain hosts
from accessing your wireless network, you can define the rule specific to
this host name or domain name with direction as Incoming.
Delete Firewall Rule
Do the following to delete a rule.
1.
Click the Delete hyperlink for a rule to delete the rule.
2.
Click Yes on the message that appears, to confirm the delete operation. To cancel the delete
operation click No.