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287 Controlling traffic at the security gateway
Controlling traffic by date and time
Controlling traffic by date and time
When you create rules, you can restrict access to resources by a time period range or group of time
periods. You can also specify time periods when you create notifications, to limit when an
administrator is notified about security gateway behavior.
You can specify the time periods by doing either of the following:
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Configuring a time period range
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Configuring a time period group
Configuring a time period range
A time period range used in a rule or notification specifies a single window of time for access. It
specifies a time and date combination, such as July 1, 2000 through July 31, 2000 or Monday through
Wednesday or 4 PM through 6 PM. Templates can also mix days and times, such as 4 PM through 6 PM
from July 1, 2000 through July 31, 2000 or 4 PM through 6 PM on Monday through Wednesday.
Once you have configured several time period ranges, you can create time period groups.
Prerequisites
None.
To configure a time period range
1 In the SGMI, in the left pane, under Policy, click Firewall .
2 In the right pane, on the Time Periods tab, click New > Time Period Range .
3 In the Time Period Range Properties dialog box, on the General tab, do the following:
4 On the Time Range tab, in the Time zone drop-down list, select the appropriate time zone for the
new time range.
5 Under Time Range, to enable the time range, check Enable Time Range .
6 In the From and Through text boxes, type the starting and ending times of the time range.
7 Under Day Range, in the From and Through drop-down lists, select the starting and ending days of
the time range.
Name Type a unique name for the time period range.
Caption Type a brief description of the time period range.