Firewall/Network Address Translation (NAT)

• What is a Firewall?
• What types of firewalls does the GallantWEB have?
• What is a packet filtering firewall?
• What is NAT?
• Does the GallantWEB support NAT?
• Does the GallantWEB support Traffic Redirection?
• Does the GallantWEB support IPSec Pass Through?
• Does the GallantWEB support PPTP Pass Through?

What is a Firewall?
Firewall is an Internet roadblock designed to inspect and deny illicit Internet traffic from entering your server and your network.

Note: Basic firewall is included in GW400, GW500, GW600 and GW700 Advanced firewall is an optional feature for GW500 or GW700..

What types of firewalls does the GallantWEB have?
The GallantWEB has both a NAT and a packet filtering firewall.

Note: Basic firewall is included in GW400, GW500, GW600 and GW700 Advanced firewall is an optional feature for GW500 or GW700.

What is a packet filtering firewall?
Packet filtering firewall inspects every packet of Internet traffic before it can enter the network against predefines rules to decide if the packet will be denied or allowed to enter the network.

Note: Basic firewall is included in GW400, GW500, GW600 and GW700 Advanced firewall is an optional feature for GW500 or GW700.

What is NAT?
NAT is short for Network Address Translation and is used to masquerade traffic from private local area network to Internet and vise versa. Some firewall devices are designed based on NAT.

Note: Basic firewall is included in GW400, GW500, GW600 and GW700 Advanced firewall is an optional feature for GW500 or GW700.

Does the GallantWEB support NAT?
Yes. The GallantWEB supports NAT.

Note: Basic firewall is included in GW400, GW500, GW600 and GW700 Advanced firewall is an optional feature for GW500 or GW700.

Does the GallantWEB support Traffic Redirection?
Yes. The GallantWEB supports Traffic Redirection.

Note: Basic firewall is included in GW400, GW500, GW600 and GW700 Advanced firewall is an optional feature for GW500 or GW700.

Does the GallantWEB support IPSec Pass Through?
No. The GallantWEB does not support IPSec Pass Through.

Note: Basic firewall is included in GW400, GW500, GW600 and GW700 Advanced firewall is an optional feature for GW500 or GW700..

Does the GallantWEB support PPTP Pass Through?
Yes. The GallantWEB does support PPTP Pass Through on GallantWEB Software v3.1.x and above..

Note: Basic firewall is included in GW400, GW500, GW600 and GW700 Advanced firewall is an optional feature for GW500 or GW700.