Adding Free-Style Firewall Rules for Servers

To add a free-style rule, press the F6 key from the Work with Firewall Real-Time Rules screen (STRFW > 15) as shown in Setting Firewall Rules for Servers.

The Add Selection Rule screen appears:

​                                ​ Add Selection Rule​                                                ​        Firewall Free-Style Rules                  ​                                                                                             ​ Entry type . . . . . . .​ ​   ​                                                    ​  ​ Sequence . . . . . . .​ ​    .0​                                                                                                                                  ​ Description  . . . . . .​ ​                                                   ​    ​                         ​ ​                               ​ ​           ​                                                                                             ​                                                                                                                                                                  ​ Allow  . . . . . . . . .​ ​ Y​                     ​ Y=Allow, N=Reject​                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ​                         ​ ​      ​                 ​                   ​             ​                         ​ ​      ​                 ​        ​                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ​ F3=Exit​   ​ F4=Prompt​               ​ F12=Cancel​                                  ​                                                                                                                                                                  ​

Enter information in the following fields:

Entry type

The entry type for the server. To select the value from a list of valid entry types, press the F4 key.

Sequence

A number determining the order in which rules run. For example, rules with the Sequence values 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 4.0 would run in that order, regardless of the order in which they appear in the displayed list.

Description

A free-form description of the rule.

Allow

Whether Firewall allows or rejects access requests that match the rule. Possible values are:

• Y: Allow
• N: Reject

To continue creating the rule when you have entered values for the fields, press Enter. The Filter Conditions screen appears, as shown in Setting Filter Conditions.

To exit the screen without saving the values, press the F12 key.