User's Manual

USER MANUAL

Peplink Balance Series

Firewall Settings

Firewall Mode

Choose Flexible – Allow all except… or Lockdown – Block all except… to turn on the

firewall, then create rules for the firewall exceptions by click the button. See the

discussion below for details on creating a firewall rule. To delete a rule, click the associated

button. To turn off the firewall, select Disable.

Firewall Rule

Name

Enter a descriptive name for the firewall rule in this field.

Type

Choose Port, Domain, IP Address, or MAC Address to allow or deny traffic from any of

those identifiers. Depending on the option chosen, the following fields will vary.

Protocol / Port

Choose TCP or UDP from the Protocol drop-down menu to allow or deny traffic using either

of those protocols. From the Port drop-down menu, choose Any Port to allow or deny TCP or

UDP traffic on any port. Choose Single Port and then enter a port number in the provided

field to allow or block TCP or UDP traffic from that port only. You can also choose Port

Range and enter a range of ports in the provided fields to allow or deny TCP or UDP traffic

from the specified port range.

IP Address /

Subnet Mask

If you have chosen IP Address as your firewall rule type, enter the IP address and subnet

mask identifying the subnet to allow or deny.

MAC Address

If you have chosen MAC Address as your firewall rule type, enter the MAC address

identifying the machine to allow or deny.