To add or modify an ACL rule:
- In the WebUI, click the Settings tab.
- In the left navigation pane, go to Protocols > IP > Access Control Lists.
Creating a Rule Entry
- In the left navigation panel, click on Access Control Lists and click on the desired table.
- Click the Create Access Control List Entry (
) icon.
- Enter the desired configuration. See General Information Panel - Field Definitions. For sample configurations, see Sample ACL Rule Configuration.
Click OK.
Modifying a Rule
- Click the expand (
) Icon next to the entry you wish to modify. - Edit the entry properties as required, see details below.
To delete an entry, select the checkbox next to the entry and then click the Delete (
) icon.
Restrictions on Deleting ACLs
An ACL may not be deleted if it is bound to any port or logical interface. However, you may delete or modify a rule within a bound ACL. Any modification or deletion is effective immediately.
Resequencing Rules
Protocol
The protocol of the IP packets subject to this rule. Valid options: TCP, UDP, ICMP, OSPF, Any, or Other. Default value: TCP.
Action
Specifies the action to be taken upon packets matching this rule. Valid selections: Deny (default, packets matching this rule are not accepted) or Allow (packets matching this rule are accepted).
IANA IP Protocol Number
Port Selection Method
Either Service or Range. The Services option allows you to define the service for either UDP or TCP protocol. The Range option should be used to specify a specific source or destination port number or port number range. This field is available only when either TCP or UDP is selected from the Protocol drop down box.
Service
Services available for either TCP or UPD. Only those Ports for which the SBC 1000/2000 is a server are available as Services. This field is available only when UDP or TCP is selected from the Port Selection Method drop down box.
Source Panel - Field Definitions
IP Address
The IPv4 source address of the packets subject to this rule.
Netmask
The subnet mask of the source IP address.
Minimum Port Number
The minimum port number associated with the source packets subject to this rule. This field is available only when TCP or UDP is selected from the Protocol drop down box and Range is selected from the Port Selection Method drop down box.
Maximum Port Number
The maximum port number associated with the source packets subject to this rule. This field is available only when TCP or UDP is selected from the Protocol drop down box and Range is selected from the Port Selection Method drop down box.
Destination Panel - Field Definitions
IP Address
The IPv4 destination address of the packets subject to this rule.
Netmask
The subnet mask of the destination IP address.
Minimum Port Number
The minimum port number associated with the destination packets subject to this rule. This field is available only when TCP or UDP is selected from the Protocol drop down box and Range is selected from the Port Selection Method drop down box.
Maximum Port Number
The maximum port number associated with the destination packets subject to this rule. This field is available only when TCP or UDP is selected from the Protocol drop down box and Range is selected from the Port Selection Method drop down box.
Sample ACL Rule Configuration
Isolated Management Traffic
One use-case for access controls lists is to isolate management traffic on the SBC 2000 to accomplish the following: the SBC WebUI is available only through certain ports on the SBC (i.e., Admin port) and the SBC WebUI is not accessible on those ports.
In a hosted or multi-tenant environment, the SBC is managed by a service provider and is shared with multiple end-customers. The ADMIN port is used solely for managing the SBC by the service provider. In order to configure this ACL, you must do the following:
- Create ACLs that describe the type of traffic that should be accepted or denied.
- Bind the ACLs to the ports for the designated purpose.
Sample ACL "usertraffic"
This ACL allows packets related to VoIP application only and bound to all user ports. This example is for SBC 2000 and should be customized for your specific requirements.
ID | Source IP Subnet | Dest IP Subnet | Protocol | Source port | Destination port | Action | Notes |
|---|
1 | 192.168.7.7/24 | ANY | ANY | ANY | 5060 | ACCEPT | Accepts all traffic from Lync server to the SBC's SIP port 5060 or ASM's SIP port 5060. |
2 | 192.168.9.8/24 | ANY | UDP | 53 | ANY | ACCEPT | Accepts DNS traffic from the DNS server 192.168.9.8. |
3 | ANY | ANY | UDP | ANY | 16000-17000 | ACCEPT | Accepts all UDP traffic carrying RTP and RTCP payload from other devices to the SBC. The port range should be same as the range configured under Media System Configuration. See Configuring the Media System. |
4 | 192.168.33.3/24 | ANY | UDP | 30000 | 30000 | ACCEPT | Accepts control packets between ASM installed on the same SBC and the SBC CPU. UDP/30000 is a reserved port. |
5 | 192.168.33.3/24 | ANY | UDP | 30001 | 30001 | ACCEPT | Accepts control packets between ASM installed on the same SBC and the SBC CPU. UDP/30001 is a reserved port. |
6 | ANY | ANY | UDP | 30000 | 30000 | DROP | Drops any other source that uses the reserved port 30000. |
7 | ANY | ANY | UDP | 30001 | 30001 | DROP | Drops any other source that uses the reserved port 30001. |
8 | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | DROP | By default discards all traffic, if the above rules don't match. |
Sample ACL "admintraffic"
This ACL accepts specified management traffic and discards all other packets. Also the ACLs should be bound to all ports used only for administration.This example is for SBC 2000 and should be customized for your specific requirements.
ID | Source IP Subnet | Dest IP Subnet | Protocol | Source port | Destination port | Action | Notes |
|---|
1 | ANY | ANY | TCP | ANY | 443 | ACCEPT | Accepts incoming HTTPS request. |
2 | ANY | ANY | TCP | ANY | 80 | ACCEPT | Accepts incoming HTTP request. |
3 | ANY | ANY | UDP | ANY | 161 | ACCEPT | Accepts incoming SNMP requests. |
4 | ANY | ANY | TCP | ANY | 22 | ACCEPT | Accepts incoming SSH requests. |
5 | ANY | 192.168.33.3/28 | TCP | ANY | 3389 | ACCEPT | Accepts incoming RDP packets to ASM (assuming ASM's IP address is 192.168.33.3). |
6 | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | ANY | DROP | By default, drops all traffic, if the above rules don't match. |
Sample ACL Binding
The ACLs in this example are applied only to the inbound direction of the ports. Once the ACLs are bound to the ports, ports Ethernet 1-4 are used only for VoIP and not for management. The ADMIN port is used only for management and not for user traffic.
Port | ACL Name | Direction | Notes |
|---|
Ethernet 1 | usertraffic | INBOUND | Ethernet 1 is used primarily only for user's traffic such as VoIP calls. The WebUI or any management traffic will be discarded. |
Ethernet 2 | usertraffic | INBOUND | same as above. |
Ethernet 3 | usertraffic | INBOUND | same as above. |
Ethernet 4 | usertraffic | INBOUND | same as above. |
ADMIN | admintraffic | INBOUND | ADMIN port is used only for administration. All user traffic (i.e., SIP, RTP) is discarded. |
Typical WAN/LAN Deployment
A typical SBC deployment may have two 'sides'. One side is the LAN-side or the corporate-network side, and the other is the Internet-side, WAN-side or the provider-network side. Neither side should be trusted entirely. ACLs must be configured so that only SIP/VOIP/RTP traffic is allowed on both sides. An additional task is usually to determine the IP interface WebUI/REST management is allowed on.
When configuring ACLs, it is possible to isolate the SBC out of the network. Ensure there are rules in place to accept HTTPS on at least one IP interface. The order of rules in the ACL is important.
For this example, consider that the Ribbon SBC 1000 has two IP interfaces
- Ethernet 1 IP: 12.3.10.10/24 (LAN-side, office-side, branch-side, corporate network-side)
- Ethernet 2 IP: 10.1.10.10/24 (SIP trunk side, WAN-side, Provider-side, Internet-side)
LAN Side ACL
(For this example, this ACL must be applied to 'Ethernet 1 IP' as "Input ACL")
| Description | Protocol | Action | Port
Selection | Service | Source
IP | Source
Mask | Source
Min Port | Source
Max Port | Dest
IP | Dest
Mask | Dest
Min Port | Dest
Max Port | Description |
|---|
| Allow WebUI/HTTPS | TCP | Allow | Service | HTTPS | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | | | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | | | For more security, replace the source IP and mask with the network addresses that is on the LAN-side. Also, consider the subnets used for VPN users of that corporate network. |
| Allow WebUI/HTTP to redirect to HTTPS | TCP | Allow | Service | HTTP | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | | | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | | | Not strictly required, but this is good for convenience. SBC will redirect all HTTP requests to HTTPS. |
| Accept SIP Signaling over UDP | UDP | Allow | Range | | 40.1.1.1 | 255.255.255.255 | 1024 | 65535 | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | 5060 | 5060 | Create one rule for every SIP protocol/port combination on the SBC, based on all Signaling Groups. Source IP and mask, must match what is configured on the Federated-IP network as well. In this example, perhaps 40.1.1.1 is an IP-PBX that supports SIP over UDP. |
| Accept SIP Signaling over TCP and TLS | TCP | Allow | Range | | 50.1.1.2 | 255.255.255.255 | 1024 | 65535 | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | 5067 | 5067 | Create one rule for every SIP protocol/port combination on the SBC, based on all Signaling Groups. Source IP and mask, must match what is configured on the Federated-IP network as well. In this example, perhaps 50.1.1.2 is a Lync Mediation Server that supports SIP over TLS. |
| Accept SIP Signaling TCP and TLS ACKs | TCP | Allow | Range | | 50.1.1.2 | 255.255.255.255 | 5067 | 5067 | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | 1024 | 65535 | Create one rule for every SIP server. This rule allows the TCP ACKs to return to the SBC. Source IP and mask, must match what is configured on the Federated-IP network as well. In this example, perhaps 50.1.1.2 is a Lync mediation server that supports SIP over TLS. |
| Accept RTP/RTCP packets | UDP | Allow | Range | | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | 1024 | 65535 | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | 16384 | 17583 | Accept all RTP/SRTP packets. Note that the port-range must match that of Media System Configuration on the SBC. |
| Accept DNS responses | UDP | Allow | Range | | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | 53 | 53 | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | 1024 | 65535 | Accept DNS responses for all DNS_requests initiated by the SBC. |
| Discard all other packets | ANY | Deny | | | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | | | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | | | Discard all other packets. |
SIP Trunk Side ACL
(For this example, this ACL must be applied to 'Ethernet 2 IP' as "Input ACL")
| Description | Protocol | Action | Port
Selection | Source
IP | Source
Mask | Source
Min Port | Source
Max Port | Dest
IP | Dest
Mask | Dest
Min Port | Dest
Max Port | Description |
|---|
| Accept SIP Signaling over UDP | UDP | Allow | Range | 20.5.1.20 | 255.255.255.255 | 1024 | 65535 | 10.1.10.10 | 255.255.255.255 | 5060 | 5060 | Create one rule for every SIP protocol/port combination on the SBC, based on all Signaling Groups. Source IP and mask, must match what is configured on the Federated-IP network as well. In this example, perhaps 20.5.1.20 is the IP address of the SIP-trunk peer. |
| Accept RTP/RTCP packets | UDP | Allow | Range | 20.5.1.20 | 255.255.255.255 | 1024 | 65535 | 10.1.10.10 | 255.255.255.255 | 16384 | 17583 | Accept all RTP/SRTP packets. Note that the port-range must match that of Media System Configuration on the SBC. |
| Accept DNS responses | UDP | Allow | Range | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | 53 | 53 | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | 1024 | 65535 | Accept DNS responses for all DNS_requests initiated by the SBC. |
| Discard all other packets | ANY | Deny | | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | | | 0.0.0.0 | 0.0.0.0 | | | Discard all other packets. |
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