Introduction

Firewall

What is a Firewall?

A firewall controls the flow of traffic between computer networks. Most commonly, a firewall acts to protect a private Local Area Network (LAN) from threats originating from a Wide Area Network (WAN) such as the Internet.

Analogy

Imagine a building (your network) with a number of doors (ports / programs). Each door has a guard assigned to it (the firewall) with instructions (firewall rules) on who to allow access, in and out of the building. When someone (a connection) enters or exits the building through one of the doors, the guard inspects them and then decides upon an action, based on the instructions they have been given.

Firewall Features

XGate's Firewall is designed to offer a high level of Internet protection with little setup required.

Within the Firewall Module are the following features:

Basic Firewall Security:

Enables you to quickly and easily configure their firewall settings.

Firewall Rules:

Allows you to set rules to control the flow of data between XGate and the Internet.

Programs and Applications:

Specify the ports used by programs for use within the Firewall Rules.

Port Forwarding:

Forward /translate data as it passes from one port to another, through your XGate 2.0 device.

Multiple IP Hosting:

Host Multiple Domains under a Shared IP Address.

Firewall Summary

View, print, save or e-mail an overview of all your Firewall Settings.