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Watson-SHDSL-Router-GUI-Manual.doc
Version 2.3-03
Watson SHDSL Router
Web-based Management Manual
Revision: 2012-02-29
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Figure 8-30: Move Up and Move Down Action Icons
There are numerous rules automatically inserted by the firewall in order to provide
improved security and block harmful attacks. To add an advanced filtering rule, first
choose the traffic direction and the device on which to set the rule. Then click the
appropriate 'New Entry' link. The 'Add Advanced Filter' screen appears:
Figure 8-31: Add Advanced Filter
The 'Matching' and 'Operation' sections of this screen define the operation to be
executed when matching conditions apply.
Matching Use this section to define characteristics of the packets matching the
rule.
 Source Address The source address of packets sent or received by Watson.
The drop-down menu displays the names or IP addresses of the hosts currently
connected to Watson's LAN, as well as the options 'Any' and 'User Defined'.
Select an address or name from the list to apply the rule on the corresponding
host, or 'Any' to apply the rule on all Watson's LAN hosts. If you would like to
add a new address, select the 'User Defined' option in the drop-down menu.
This will commence a sequence that will add a new network object, represent-
ing the new host. Refer to Section 9.9.2 in order to learn how to do so.