Planning for packet rules

Before you connect any of your network resources to the Internet, you need to develop a security plan and understand the potential security risks involved.

In general, you must gather detailed information about how you plan to use the Internet as well as a document that describes your internal network configuration. Based on the results of gathering this information, you can accurately evaluate your security needs. System i® and Internet security provides you with the details you need to create a total network security plan.

After you develop a plan, you can begin to configure your packet rules.