Filter Example

A filter for blocking the FTP connections from WAN

- Introduction

The P-334WT supports the firmware and configuration files upload using FTP connections via LAN and WAN. So, it is possible that anyone can make a FTP connection over the Internet to your P-334WT. To prevent outside users from connecting to your P-334WT via FTP, you can configure a filter to block FTP connections from WAN.

- Before you begin

Before configuring a filter, you need to know the following information:

1. The inbound packet type (protocol & port number): In this case, it is TCP(06) protocol with port 20 or 21.
2. The source IP address: In this case, we block all connections from outside so the source IP is 0.0.0.0.
3. The destination IP address: It is the P-334WT's IP address, but it is not available in SUA case since most WAN IP address is dynamically assigned by the ISP. So, we can only enter 0.0.0.0 as the destination IP in the filter rule. Once 0.0.0.0 is set as the destination IP, no FTP connections are allowed to reach the P-334WT nor the FTP server on the LAN. For the LAN-to-LAN connection, you enter the P-334WT's LAN IP as the destination IP in the filter rule. After the FTP filter is applied to the remote node, it only blocks the FTP connection to the P-334WT but still permits the FTP connection to the local FTP server.

- Configuration

- Create a filter set in Menu 21, e.g., set 4
- Create two filter rules in Menu 21.4.1 and Menu 21.4.2

- Rule 1- block the inbound FTP packet, TCP (06) protocol with port number 20
- Rule 2- block the inbound FTP packet, TCP (06) protocol with port number 21

- Apply the filter set in remote node, Menu 11

- Create a filter set in Menu 21

`Menu 21 - Filter Set Configuration` `Filter Filter` `Set # Comments Set # Comments` `------ ----------------- ------ -----------------` `1 NetBIOS_WAN 7 _______________` `2 NetBIOS_LAN 8 _______________` `3 Telnet_WAN 9 _______________` `4 FTP_WAN 10 _______________` `5 _______________ 11 _______________` `6 _______________ 12 _______________` `Enter Filter Set Number to Configure= 4` `Edit Comments=` FTP_WAN `Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:` ``

- Rule 1- block the inbound FTP packet, TCP (06) protocol with port number 20

`Menu 21.4.1 - TCP/IP Filter Rule` `Filter #: 4,1` `Filter Type= TCP/IP Filter Rule` `Active= Yes` `IP Protocol= 6 IP Source Route= No` `Destination: IP Addr= 0.0.0.0` `IP Mask= 0.0.0.0` `Port #= 20` `Port # Comp= Equal` `Source: IP Addr= 0.0.0.0` `IP Mask= 0.0.0.0` `Port #=` `Port # Comp= None` `TCP Estab= No` `More= No Log= None` `Action Matched= Drop` `Action Not Matched= Check Next Rule` `Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:`

- Rule 2- block the inbound FTP packet, TCP (06) protocol with port number 21

`Menu 21.4.2 - TCP/IP Filter Rule` `Filter #: 4,2` `Filter Type= TCP/IP Filter Rule` `Active= Yes` `IP Protocol= 6 IP Source Route= No` `Destination: IP Addr= 0.0.0.0` `IP Mask= 0.0.0.0` `Port #= 21` `Port # Comp= Equal` `Source: IP Addr= 0.0.0.0` `IP Mask= 0.0.0.0` `Port #=` `Port # Comp= None` `TCP Estab= No` `More= No Log= None` `Action Matched= Drop` `Action Not Matched= Forward` `Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:`

- When two rules are completed, you can see the rule summary in Menu 21.1

`Menu 21.4 - Filter Rules Summary` `# A Type Filter Rules M m n` `- - ---- ------------------------------------------- - - -` `1 Y IP Pr=6, SA=0.0.0.0, DA=0.0.0.0, DP=20 N D N` `2 Y IP Pr=6, SA=0.0.0.0, DA=0.0.0.0, DP=21 N D F` `3 N` `4 N` `5 N` `6 N` ``

- Choose the remote node number where you want to block the inbound FTP connections and apply the filter set in menu 11.5 by selecting the 'Edit Filter Sets' to 'Yes'.

- Put the filter set number '4' to the 'Input Protocol Filter Set' in menu 11.5 for activating the FTP_WAN filter.

`Menu 11.5 - Remote Node Filter` `Input Filter Sets:` `protocol filters= 4` `device filters=` `Output Filter Sets:` `protocol filters=` `device filters=`

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