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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...
Block web traffic from countries or continents
Use GeoBlocking rules in Smoothwall On-Premise Appliance to block traffic from a country or continent based on its pu...
Add, edit or delete Firewall rules
Use Firewall rules to allow, drop or reject traffic coming from or going to specific sources. Customers commonly crea...
Add, edit or delete Port forwards rules
If you use Smoothwall On-Premise Appliance as your Firewall, you can grant external access to your LAN to make locall...
Block Application traffic using Deep Packet Inspection
Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) filtering, also called Layer 7 filtering, can block access to Applications and drop or r...
Sections for Firewall and Smoothwall access rules
Use sections to organise Firewall rules or Smoothwall access rulesĀ in Smoothwall On-Premise Appliance. By default, yo...