ZyXEL Communications P-792H v3 - The Firewall Threshold Screen

Chapter 10 Firewalls
P-79X Series User’s Guide
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10.4 The Firewall Threshold Screen
For DoS attacks, the P-79X uses thresholds to determine when to start dropping sessions that do
not become fully established (half-open sessions). These thresholds apply globally to all sessions.
For TCP, half-open means that the session has not reached the established state-the TCP three-way
handshake has not yet been completed. Under normal circumstances, the application that initiates
a session sends a SYN (synchronize) packet to the receiving server. The receiver sends back an ACK
(acknowledgment) packet and its own SYN, and then the initiator responds with an ACK
(acknowledgment). After this handshake, a connection is established.
End IP Address Enter the ending IP address in a range here.
Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask here, if applicable.
Add >> Click Add >> to add a new address to the Source or Destination Address
box. You can add multiple addresses, ranges of addresses, and/or subnets.
Edit << To edit an existing source or destination address, select it from the box and
click Edit <<.
Delete Highlight an existing source or destination address from the Source or
Destination Address box above and click Delete to remove it.
Services
Available/ Selected
Services
Please see Appendix F on page 279 for more information on services available.
Highlight a service from the Available Services box on the left, then click Add
>> to add it to the Selected Services box on the right. To remove a service,
highlight it in the Selected Services box on the right, then click Remove.
Schedule
Day to Apply Select everyday or the day(s) of the week to apply the rule.
Time of Day to
Apply (24-Hour
Format)
Select All Day or enter the start and end times in the hour-minute format to
apply the rule.
Log
Log Packet Detail
Information
This field determines if a log for packets that match the rule is created or not.
Go to the Log Settings page and select the Access Control logs category to
have the P-79X record these logs.
Alert
Send Alert Message
to Administrator
When Matched
Select the check box to have the P-79X generate an alert when the rule is
matched.
Back Click this to return to the previous screen without saving.
Apply Click this to save your changes.
Cancel Click this to restore your previously saved settings.
Table 37 Security > Firewall > Rules: Edit (continued)
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