Specifying IP Addresses in Firewall Settings
You can set whether to allow or reject communication with a device that has a specific IP address. After configuring the IP addresses in the firewall settings, you can check the results in the log of blocked communication requests.
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Press <Preferences>

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<Firewall Settings>.
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Press <IPv4 Address Filter> or <IPv6 Address Filter>.
Select the filter setting that corresponds to the IP address set on the machine.
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Select <Outbound Filter> or <Inbound Filter>.
To restrict data sent from the machine to a computer, select <Outbound Filter>.
To restrict data received from a computer, select <Inbound Filter>.
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Set <Use Filter> to <On>, select <Default Policy>, then press <Register>.
For <Default Policy>, select <Reject> to only allow communication with devices that have an IP address specified in <Exception Addresses> in the next step, or select <Allow> to reject communication with them.
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If <Reject> is selected for <Default Policy>, the restrictions do not apply to sending to multicast or broadcast addresses.
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Set the exception addresses.
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When using IPv4
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When using IPv6
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Specify the IP addresses to designate as exceptions of the <Default Policy> option selected in the previous step. Select one of the input methods described below.
<Single Address>
Enter an individual IP address to designate as an exception. In the case of IPv6, press <Address> to display the input screen.
<Address Range>
Specify a range of IP addresses. Enter a separate address for <First Address> and <Last Address>. It is not possible to enter IPv6 addresses.
<Specify Prefix>
Specify a range of IP addresses using a prefix (network address). Enter a network address for <Address>, and specify the network address length in <Prefix Length>.

Setting exception addresses for the outbound filter
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Select the IP address input method, and enter the exception addresses.
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Press <OK>.
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Setting exception addresses for the inbound filter
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Select the IP address input method, and enter the exception addresses.
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Press <Next>.
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Set the port number if necessary, and press <OK>.
Select whether to specify a port number. You can configure detailed communication restrictions by specifying a port number for the exception address.
<Do Not Specify>
The exception address setting applies to all communication received from the specified IP address.
<Specify>
The exception address setting only applies to communication received from the specified IP address using the designated port number. Press <Add>, enter the port number, and press <OK>.
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To edit an exception address
On the screen displayed in step 5, select the exception address that you want to edit, and press <Edit> to display the edit screen.
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Press <OK>.
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NOTE
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Checking the blocked communication requests in the log
To display a log of communication requests blocked by the firewall, press  <Preferences>  <Network>  <Firewall Settings>  <IP Address Block Log>. The log of blocked communication requests can be exported from the Remote UI in CSV file format. Exporting a Log as a File
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