Firewall & Networking

Manage your Firewall and Networking features and settings.

Network

Set up a new internet line You may have a new, additional or replacement internet line. This article lists some areas you need to update in your...
Default Source NAT rules Source Network Address Translation (NAT) rules determine how the Smoothwall Appliance routes traffic between networks...
Add new DNS forwarders or hosts Domain Name System (DNS) services translate domain names into IP addresses, so users can access websites. By default...
Add, edit or delete Link Load Balancing pools You can use Link Load Balancing pools in Source NAT & LLB rules to share traffic originating from IP addresses across...
Direct Source NAT Firewall traffic You can configure how the Smoothwall Appliance routes traffic between networks (such as routing traffic to the Intern...
Route traffic to downstream Subnets You can choose to split your internal network into subnetworks (Subnets) for increased security and easier network ma...
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Interfaces

Interface types and uses This article explains the different interface types and how to use them on your Smoothwall On-Premise Appliance. For ...
Edit IP addresses for an Interface If you have changed your internal network, you must update your internal interfaces in Smoothwall On-Premise Applianc...
Set up Gateway failover for an internet line You can use Link Load Balancer (LLB) pools to balance data requests across external connections, increasing the avail...
Add new interface IP addresses You can add IP addresses to the interfaces set up on your Smoothwall Appliance.   Tip If you need to update IP addre...
Turn on Connection monitoring Use Connection monitoring in Smoothwall On-Premise Appliance to be notified of potential upstream connectivity issues...
Delete an Interface or delete an IP address from an Interface This article details how to remove interfaces and IP addresses from interfaces in Smoothwall On-Premise Appliance. T...
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Firewall

Default Firewall rules Firewall rules control traffic coming from specific sources or going to specific destinations when your Smoothwall Ap...
Default Smoothwall access rules Smoothwall access rules control internal and external traffic for many services running on the Smoothwall On-Premise ...
Domains to allow on your third-party filter or firewall If you use a firewall or filtering system other than Smoothwall, allow these domains in those systems to ensure conne...
Block Application traffic through an Ethernet Bridge Use Ethernet bridging Application blocks to block access to Applications and drop or reject SSH, NTP, or gaming traff...
Add, edit or delete Smoothwall access rules Smoothwall access rules control internal and external traffic for many services running on the Smoothwall Appliance ...
Can we export or copy Firewall Rules? You cannot duplicate, copy or recreate Firewall Rules. You can download a visual copy of your rules if you need to re...
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VPN

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VPN Certificates
IPSec Subnets