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5. Firewall Protection
This chapter describes how to use the firewall features of the wireless VPN firewall to protect
your network. The chapter contains the following sections:
About Firewall Protection
Overview of Rules to Block or Allow Specific Kinds of T
raffic
Configure LAN WAN Rules
Configure DMZ WAN Rules
Configure LAN DMZ Rules
Examples of Firewall Rules
Configure Other Firewall Features
Services, Bandwidth Profiles, and QoS Profiles
Configure Content Filtering
Set a Schedule to Block or Allow Specific Traffic
Enable Source MAC Filtering
Set Up IP/MAC Bindings
Configure Port Triggering
Configure Universal Plug and Play
About Firewall Protection
A firewall protects one network (the trusted network, such as your LAN) from another (the
untrusted network, such as the Internet), while allowing communication between the two.
You can further segment keyword blocking to certain known groups. For information about
how to set up LAN groups, see Manage IPv4 Groups and Hosts (IPv4 LAN Groups) on
page 67.
For IPv4, a firewall incorporates the functions of a Network Address Translation (NAT) router,
protects the trusted network from hacker intrusions or attacks, and controls the types of
traffic that can flow between the Internet, DMZ, and LAN. Unlike simple NAT routers, a
firewall uses a process called stateful packet inspection to protect your network from attacks
and intrusions. NAT performs a limited stateful inspection in that it considers whether the
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