Set up Your Firewall With Firewall Builder

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 14, 2008

“The firewall rules for Template 1 are shown in the screenshot
below. As you click on each cell in the grid in the top of the
window, the bottom pane changes to allow you to edit the data in
that cell. Instead of simply entering a TCP connection type and a
port number, the template firewall offers the SSH service as an
option in the tree view on the left side, which is what this rule
is using to define where the connection is destined. The service
that the template refers to is part of the system definitions and
is read-only, allowing you to see the details in the pane but not
edit them.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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