P314 Broadband Sharing Gateway with 4-Port Switch
7-12 Filter Configuration
The following table describes the fields in the Generic Filter Rule Menu.
Table 7-5 Generic Filter Rule Menu Fields
Field Description Option
Filter # This is the filter set, filter rule coordinates, i.e., 2,3 refers to the second filter
set and the third rule of that set.
Filter Type Use the [SPACE BAR] to toggle between both types of rules. Parameters
displayed below each type will be different.
Generic Filter
Rule/
TCP/IP
Filter Rule
Active
Select
Yes
to turn on the filter rule.
Yes/No
Offset Enter the starting byte of the data portion in the packet that you wish to
compare. The range for this field is from 0 to 255.
Default = 0
Length Enter the byte count of the data portion in the packet that you wish to
compare. The range for this field is 0 to 8.
Default = 0
Mask Enter the mask (in Hexadecimal) to apply to the data portion before
comparison.
Value Enter the value (in Hexadecimal) to compare with the data portion.
More
If
Yes
, a matching packet is passed to the next filter rule before an action is
taken; else the packet is disposed of according to the action fields.
If More is
Yes
, then Action Matched and Action Not Matched will be
No
.
Yes/No
Log Select the logging option from the following:
z
None
– No packets will be logged.
z
Action Matched
– Only packets that match the rule parameters will
be logged.
z
Action Not Matched
– Only packets that do not match the rule
parameters will be logged.
z
Both
– All packets will be logged.
None
Action
Matched
Action Not
Matched
Both
Action
Matched
Select the action for a matching packet.
Check Next
Rule
Forward
Drop
Action Not
Matched
Select the action for a packet not matching the rule.
Check Next
Rule
Forward
Drop
