Creating and editing firewall rules
Edit or add a new firewall rule to the list of rules in a Firewall Rules policy if specific operations
are not covered by the default list.
Task
For option definitions, click ? on the page displaying the options.
1
On the Firewall Rules policy page, click New Rule to create a new rule; click Edit under
Actions to edit an existing rule.
2
Enter the appropriate information on each tab, which you access by clicking Next or the
tab link.
Set these options...
On this tab...
Name (required), action, direction, status.
Description
Network protocol, media type, local and remote networks
Network
Transport protocol
Transport
Applications and executables
Application
Status and time settings
Schedule
3
On the Summary tab, review the details of the rule and click Save.
Creating and editing firewall rule groups
Create or edit a firewall rule group for a Firewall Rules policy to create a set of rules with a
single purpose.
Use a single purpose group with rules to allow, for example, VPN connection. Groups appear
in the rule list preceded by an arrow, which can be clicked to show or hide the rules within the
group.
Task
1
On the Firewall Rules policy page, click New Group to create a new group; click Edit
under Actions to edit an existing group.
2
Enter the appropriate information on each tab, which you access by clicking Next or the
tab link.
Set these options...
On this tab...
Name (required), direction, status
Description
Location-aware settings, including connection isolation
Location
Network protocol, media type (wired, wireless, virtual), local and remote networks
Network
Transport protocol
Transport
Applications and executables
Application
Status and time settings, including enabling timed groups
Schedule
3
On the Summary tab, review the details of the group and click Save.
Configuring Firewall Policies
Define firewall protection
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