About management ACL settings
Action specifies one of these rule types from the drop-down list:
• Allow allows a matching packet access to the SteelHead. This is the default action.
• Deny denies access to any matching packets.
Service optionally selects Specify Protocol, or HTTP, HTTPS, SOAP, SNMP, SSH, Telnet. When specified, the Destination Port is dimmed.
Protocol appears only when Service is set to Specify Protocol. Optionally, select All, TCP, UDP, or ICMP from the drop-down list. The default setting is All. When set to All or ICMP, the Service and Destination Ports are dimmed.
Source Network optionally specifies the source subnet of the inbound packet; for example, 1.2.3.0/24.
Destination Port optionally specifies the destination port of the inbound packet, either a single port value or a port range of port1-port2, where port1 must be less than port2. Leave it blank to specify all ports.
Interface optionally specifies an interface name from the drop-down list. Select All to specify all interfaces.
Description optionally describes the rule to facilitate administration.
Rule Number optionally specifies a rule number from the drop-down list. By default, the rule goes to the end of the table (just above the default rule). SteelHeads evaluate rules in numerical order starting with rule 1. If the conditions set in the rule match, then the rule is applied, and the system moves on to the next packet. If the conditions set in the rule do not match, the system consults the next rule. For example, if the conditions of rule 1 do not match, rule 2 is consulted. If rule 2 matches the conditions, it is applied, and no further rules are consulted. The default rule, Allow, which allows all remaining traffic from everywhere that has not been selected by another rule, cannot be removed and is always listed last.
Log Packets tracks denied packets in the log. By default, packet logging is enabled.
Add adds the rule to the list. The Management Console redisplays the Rules table and applies your modifications to the running configuration, which is stored in memory.
To remove a rule, select the check box next to the name and click Remove Selected.
Move Selected moves the selected rules. Click the arrow next to the desired rule position; the rule moves to the new position.