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2014-04-01T20:51:39Z

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Jakeh: /* Firewall Options */

2012-11-25T22:55:44Z

‎Firewall Options

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2012-06-30T19:41:10Z

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Jakeh: /* Firewall Options */

2012-06-30T19:16:01Z

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Alex.long: /* Firewall Options */

2012-06-21T19:34:18Z

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2012-06-16T16:28:03Z

Created page with "== Firewall Options == There are primarily two types of Firewall Options. Hardware and Software. For our hardware option, we operate multiple TopLayer IPS's which do an exce..."

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== Firewall Options ==
There are primarily two types of Firewall Options. Hardware and Software. For our hardware option, we operate multiple TopLayer IPS's which do an excellent job at mitigation. It's a stateless connection type system that traffic will pass through. In our experience it's very effective to prevent specific traffic that has no business hitting your servers.

In our VPS/Dedicated Firewall group, we do only have certain ports open that are the common ones for serving web pages and email. If you need a non-standard port to be open, you will want us to move your VPS from behind our firewall port blocking group so that you can then enable Windows Firewall and manage the firewall via the Windows Software firewall.

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 == IPS & Firewall Protection ==
-Hostek protects it's VPS customers with perimeter load balanced IPS’s (DDOS, deep packet inspection for known threats) which also act as a firewall (blocking). Customers have three options for the protection of their VPS, by default servers will be in the Protected port group:
+Hostek protects it's VPS customers with [https://wiki.hostek.com/Hostek_infrastructure#Firewall_.26_IPS perimeter load balanced IPS’s] by [http://www.corero.com/products/corero-ips.html Corero] (Includes DDOS & deep packet inspection for known threats) which also act as a firewall. Customers have three options for the protection of their VPS, by default servers will be in the Protected port group:
 #Protected (supports most common ports*, DDOS, deep packet inspection)

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-==Firewall Options==
+== IPS & Firewall Protection ==
-There are primarily two types of Firewall Options.  Hardware and Software.  For our hardware option, we operate multiple TopLayer IPS's which do an excellent job at mitigation.  It's a stateless connection type system that traffic will pass through. In our experience it's very effective to prevent specific traffic that has no business hitting your servers.
+Hostek protects it's VPS customers with perimeter load balanced IPS’s (DDOS, deep packet inspection for known threats) which also act as a firewall (blocking). Customers have three options for the protection of their VPS, by default servers will be in the Protected port group:
-In our VPS/Dedicated Firewall group, we do only have certain ports open that are the common ones for serving web pages and email.  If you need a non-standard port to be open, you will want us to move your VPS from behind our firewall port blocking group so that you can then enable Windows Firewall and manage the firewall via the Windows Software firewall (Windows VPSs) or cPanel ConfigServer Firewall (Linux VPSs).
+#Protected (supports most common ports*, DDOS, deep packet inspection)
 == Windows Firewall ==

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−	== Firewall Options ==	+	==Firewall Options==
	There are primarily two types of Firewall Options. Hardware and Software. For our hardware option, we operate multiple TopLayer IPS's which do an excellent job at mitigation. It's a stateless connection type system that traffic will pass through. In our experience it's very effective to prevent specific traffic that has no business hitting your servers.		There are primarily two types of Firewall Options. Hardware and Software. For our hardware option, we operate multiple TopLayer IPS's which do an excellent job at mitigation. It's a stateless connection type system that traffic will pass through. In our experience it's very effective to prevent specific traffic that has no business hitting your servers.

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 === Opening a Port in Windows Firewall ===
 To open a port in your VPS's Windows Firewall, you'll need to perform the following steps:
-#Click the '''Start''' button, open the '''Administrative Tools''' menu, then click '''Windows Firewall with Advanced Security'''.<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step01.png|150px]]
+#Click the '''Start''' button, open the '''Administrative Tools''' menu, then click '''Windows Firewall with Advanced Security'''.<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step01.png]]
-#Click the '''Inbound Rules''' section, then click the '''New Rule''' link at the right side of the window.<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step02.png|150px]]
+#Click the '''Inbound Rules''' section, then click the '''New Rule''' link at the right side of the window.<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step02.png]]
-#Select '''Port''' and click '''Next'''.<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step03.png|150px]]
+#Select '''Port''' and click '''Next'''.<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step03.png]]
-#Enter the port you wish to open in the '''Specific local ports''' section. For example, if you wish to open MySQL you'd enter 3306. You can also open multiple ports at a time by separating the ports with commas.<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step04.png|150px]]
+#Enter the port you wish to open in the '''Specific local ports''' section. For example, if you wish to open MySQL you'd enter 3306. You can also open multiple ports at a time by separating the ports with commas.<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step04.png]]
-#Make sure '''Allow the connection''' is selected and click '''Next'''.<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step05.png|150px]]
+#Make sure '''Allow the connection''' is selected and click '''Next'''.<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step05.png]]
-#Make sure '''Domain''', '''Private''', and '''Public''' are selected and click '''Next'''.<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step06.png|150px]]
+#Make sure '''Domain''', '''Private''', and '''Public''' are selected and click '''Next'''.<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step06.png]]
-#Now you just need to enter a name for the rule and click '''Finish'''<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step07.png|150px]]
+#Now you just need to enter a name for the rule and click '''Finish'''<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step07.png]]
 === Restricting Access to a Port ===
-#First, open '''Windows Firewall with Advanced Security''' by clicking the '''Start''' button, opening the '''Administrative Tools''' menu, then clicking '''Windows Firewall with Advanced Security'''.<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step01.png|150px]]
+#First, open '''Windows Firewall with Advanced Security''' by clicking the '''Start''' button, opening the '''Administrative Tools''' menu, then clicking '''Windows Firewall with Advanced Security'''.<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step01.png]]
 #Right-click on the rule you wish to edit, and click '''Properties'''
-#Click the '''Scope''' tab in the pop-up that appears.<br />[[File:restrictfirewallport-step03.png|150px]]
+#Click the '''Scope''' tab in the pop-up that appears.<br />[[File:restrictfirewallport-step03.png]]
 #Under '''Remote IP Addresses''' select '''These IP addresses''' then click '''Add'''.
-#In the popup that appears, you will choose what IP will have access to the port defined in your rule. For example, if you wish to restrict access to your local computer, you'd enter your computer's IP address in the '''This IP address or subnet''' section. FYI, to find your computer's IP address, you can use [http://hostek.com/ip/ our IP finder]. <br />[[File:restrictfirewallport-step05.png|150px]]
+#In the popup that appears, you will choose what IP will have access to the port defined in your rule. For example, if you wish to restrict access to your local computer, you'd enter your computer's IP address in the '''This IP address or subnet''' section. FYI, to find your computer's IP address, you can use [http://hostek.com/ip/ our IP finder]. <br />[[File:restrictfirewallport-step05.png]]
 #After entering your IP, click '''OK''' in the '''IP Address''' window. Then click '''OK''' in the rule properties window, and you're done.

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 #Make sure '''Allow the connection''' is selected and click '''Next'''.<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step05.png|150px]]
 #Make sure '''Domain''', '''Private''', and '''Public''' are selected and click '''Next'''.<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step06.png|150px]]
-#Now you just need to enter a name for the rule and click '''Finish'''<br />[[File:Openfirewallport-step07.png|150px]]
+#Now you just need to enter a name for the rule and click '''Finish'''<br />[[File:openfirewallport-step07.png|150px]]
 === Restricting Access to a Port ===
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	There are primarily two types of Firewall Options. Hardware and Software. For our hardware option, we operate multiple TopLayer IPS's which do an excellent job at mitigation. It's a stateless connection type system that traffic will pass through. In our experience it's very effective to prevent specific traffic that has no business hitting your servers.		There are primarily two types of Firewall Options. Hardware and Software. For our hardware option, we operate multiple TopLayer IPS's which do an excellent job at mitigation. It's a stateless connection type system that traffic will pass through. In our experience it's very effective to prevent specific traffic that has no business hitting your servers.

−	In our VPS/Dedicated Firewall group, we do only have certain ports open that are the common ones for serving web pages and email. If you need a non-standard port to be open, you will want us to move your VPS from behind our firewall port blocking group so that you can then enable Windows Firewall and manage the firewall via the Windows Software firewall.	+	In our VPS/Dedicated Firewall group, we do only have certain ports open that are the common ones for serving web pages and email. If you need a non-standard port to be open, you will want us to move your VPS from behind our firewall port blocking group so that you can then enable Windows Firewall and manage the firewall via the Windows Software firewall (Windows VPSs) or cPanel ConfigServer Firewall (Linux VPSs).