Firewall Rules
When you select a user or group under the Protocols > Basic IP Firewall in the console tree, the details pane lists the firewall rules specified for that user or group. For each rule, the list provides the following details:
•Name - The name of the rule.
•Override Protocols Permissions - Shows whether this rule is configured to block access to certain hosts (see the
Override Protocols Permissions parameter description for details).
•Protocol(s) - The protocol(s) to which the rule applies: TCP and/or UDP.
•Type - The action the firewall takes for all connections that match the rule’s criteria. Possible actions: Allow (allows the connection) and Deny (blocks the connection).
•Direction - The direction of traffic to which the rule applies: Incoming and/or Outgoing.
•Hosts - Shows the specified hosts for this rule.
•Ports - Shows the specified ports for this rule.
•Send Alert - Shows whether alerts are enabled or disabled for this rule.
•Log Event - Shows whether the audit logging of events associated with this rule is enabled or disabled.
•Profile - Possible values: Regular and Offline. Regular indicates that the rule applies to client computers that are working online. Offline indicates that the rule applies to client computers that are working offline.
You can define different online vs. offline firewall rules for the same user or sets of users. For information about how to define offline firewall rules, see
Managing Offline IP Firewall.
The shortcut menu on a rule in the details pane provides the following commands:
•Manage - Depending on the rule’s profile (regular or offline), opens a dialog box that allows you to define the online (regular) or offline firewall rules.
•Edit - Opens a dialog box in which you can view or modify the firewall rule.
•Send Alert - Enable or disables alerts for the given rule.
•Log Event - Enables or disables the audit logging of events associated with the given rule.
•Delete - Deletes the given rule.
For further details, see
Firewall Management Tasks.