Creating a Firewall Policy

In the Configuration area, you can create customized or predefined firewall rules:

Individual Firewall Rule

Allowed IP: Enter the desired IP address for which access should be allowed. Alternatively, you can enter a desired IP address range in the following format: 217.12.1.5-217.12.1.128

Protocol: Select the desired protocol.

Port(s): Enter the desired port. Alternatively, you can enter a port range or several ports. To create a rule for a port range, enter the lower and upper range values. Separate these values with a hyphen. Example: 4000-5000. To create a separate firewall rule for several ports, enter the desired ports with a comma to separate them.

Description: Enter a description for the firewall rule.

Predefined firewall rule

To add a predefined rule, click on Insert default values. Then select the rule you want and adjust it manually if necessary. Some of the available rules are listed below:

• Block all ports: Blocks all incoming ports of the server.
• Open all ports: Opens all incoming ports of the server.
• HTTP: Opens port 80 for incoming requests.
• HTTPS: Opens port 443 for incoming requests.
• POP3 SSL: Opens port 995 for incoming requests.
• -: Opens port 993 for incoming requests.

To save a new firewall rule, click on  .

To reset a firewall rule, click on .

To delete a firewall rule, click on .