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6.0/ FIREWALL
The firewall is the cornerstone of the security suite for your Gateway. It
has been exclusively tailored to the needs of the residential or office
user and is pre-configured to provide optimum security. The firewall
provides both the security and flexibility home and office users seek. It
provides a managed, professional level of network security while
enabling the safe use of interactive applications, such as Internet
gaming and video conferencing.
Additional features, including surfing restrictions and access control,
can also be configured locally through the user interface or remotely by
a Frontier.
The firewall regulates the flow of data between the local network and
the Internet. Both incoming and outgoing data are inspected, then
either accepted and allowed to pass through your Gateway or rejected
and barred from passing through your Gateway, according to a flexible
and configurable set of rules. These rules are designed to prevent
unwanted intrusions from the outside, while allowing local network
users access to Internet services.
The firewall rules specify the type of services on the Internet that are
accessible from the local network and types of services in the local
network that are accessible from the Internet.
Each request for a service that the firewall receives is checked against
the firewall rules to determine whether the request should be allowed
to pass through the firewall. If the request is permitted to pass, all
subsequent data associated with this request or session is also allowed
to pass, regardless of its direction.
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