Symantec Security 5600 Series, Security 5400 Series,Clientless VPN 4400 Series, Administration Manual

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324 Preventing attacks
Blocking suspicious or malicious traffic with IDS
Prerequisites
None.
To apply IDS/IPS policies to forward filters
1
In the SGMI, in the left pane, under Policy, click Policy Parameters .
2 In the right pane, under Forward Filter, in the Packet filter drop-down list, select a packet filter.
3 In the IDS/IPS policy drop-down list, select a pre-configured or customized policy.
4 Optionally, do one of the following:
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To save your configuration now and activate later, on the toolbar, click Save .
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To activate your configuration now, on the toolbar, click Activate .
When prompted to save your changes, click Yes .
Related information
For further information related to this topic, see the following:
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“Policy Parameters” on page 654
Applying IDS/IPS policies to Web VPN connections
Applying an IDS/IPS policy to a Web VPN connection provides detection and prevention of traffic that
matches signatures of possible threats.
Prerequisites
None.
To apply IDS/IPS policies to Web VPN connections
1 In the SGMI, in the left pane, under Policy, click Policy Parameters .
2 In the right pane, under Web VPN, in the IDS/IPS policy drop-down list, select a pre-configured or
customized policy.
3 Optionally, do one of the following:
■
To save your configuration now and activate later, on the toolbar, click Save .
■
To activate your configuration now, on the toolbar, click Activate .
When prompted to save your changes, click Yes .
Related information
For further information related to this topic, see the following:
■
“Policy Parameters” on page 654
Applying IDS/IPS policies to port forwarders
Applying an IDS/IPS policy to a port forwarder provides detection and prevention of traffic that
matches signatures of possible threats.
Prerequisites
None.
To apply IDS/IPS policies to port forwarders
1 In the SGMI, in the left pane, under Policy, click Policy Parameters .
2
In the right pane, under Port Forwarder, in the IDS/IPS policy drop-down list, select a pre-
configured or customized policy.