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Firewall - Incoming

Overview

Configuration

Allow Incoming Connections

If you want to run a server on your ClarkConnect system, you must open the appropriate port on the firewall to allow access to users on the internet. For instance, if you are running the web server and secure web server, make sure port 80 and 443 are open.

Unlike some other firewalls you do not need to open a port on the incoming page if you're forwarding the the port to an internal server on your LAN or on your DMZ.

You can also open up ports to allow for remote management of your ClarkConnect system. For example, you can open up port 22 to allow for SSH access and port 81 to give access to WebAdmin.

Select Firewall Incoming in the web-based administration tool. There are three ways to add an incoming firewall rule:

• select a standard service in the Standard Services drop down
• input a single port number in the Port Number box.
• input multiple consecutive ports in a port range in the Port Range box.

Block Internet Hosts

If you want to block a remote site from accessing your ClarkConnect system, add the IP address or network to the block list. This is typically used to unwanted connections from . If you want to block web sites from your users, the Content Filter is a more effective solution.