User's Manual

Reference Manual for the Model DG834G Wireless ADSL Firewall Router
5-10 Protecting Your Network
The parameters are:
•Service
From this list, select the application or service to be allowed or blocked. The list already
displays many common services, but you are not limited to these choices. Use the Add
Custom Service feature to add any additional services or applications that do not already
appear.
• Action
Choose how you want this type of traffic to be handled. You can block or allow always, or
you can choose to block or allow according to the schedule you have defined in the
Schedule menu.
• LAN Users
These settings determine which packets are covered by the rule, based on their source
LAN IP address. Select the desired option:
• Any — all IP addresses are covered by this rule.
• Address range — if this option is selected, you must enter the Start and Finish fields.
• Single address — enter the required address in the Start fields.
• WAN Users
These settings determine which packets are covered by the rule, based on their destination
WAN IP address. Select the desired option:
• Any — all IP addresses are covered by this rule.
• Address range —if this option is selected, you must enter the Start and Finish fields.
• Single address — enter the required address in the Start fields.
•Log
You can select whether the traffic will be logged. The choices are:
• Never — no log entries will be made for this service.
• Always — any traffic for this service type will be logged.
• Match — traffic of this type that matches the parameters and action will be logged.
• Not match — traffic of this type that does not match the parameters and action will be
logged.