Adding a Firewall Rule for Incoming Activity by Remote System Names

To add a rule for filtering activity by remote system names, press the F6 key in the Dynamic Filtering - Incoming Remote System Names Security screen, shown in Setting Firewall Rules for Incoming Activity by Remote System Names (STRFW > 2 > 11).

The Dynamic Filtering - Incoming Remote System Names Security screen appears:

​           ​ Dynamic Filtering- Add Incoming Remote System Name​                                                                                                    ​ Type choices, press Enter.                                                    ​                                                                                     ​ System  . . . . . . . .​ ​         ​            ​ Name, generic*, *ALL​              ​ Text  . . . . . . . . .​ ​                                                   ​   ​                                                                                                            ​ DDM​        ​ DRDA​    ​ Passthrough​                       ​ Y=Yes . . . . . . . . .​  ​  ​          ​  ​          ​  ​                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ​                                                                                 ​ F3=Exit​   ​ F10=Logon security​   ​ F12=Cancel​                                     ​                                                                                                                                                                  ​

Enter or modify information in the following fields:

System

An SNA system name affected by the rule. This can be a single system name or a generic name ending with an asterisk. If set to *ALL, the rule is for all system names not otherwise specified.

Text

A free-form text description of the system.

DDM

If set to Y, Firewall accepts incoming activity via the DDM protocol from that system. If left blank, the activity is rejected.

DRDA

If set to Y, Firewall accepts incoming activity via the DRDA protocol from that system. If left blank, the activity is rejected.

Passthrough

If set to Y, Firewall accepts incoming activity via the Passthrough protocol from that system. If left blank, the activity is rejected.