Firewall

Policy options

 

 

The policy list has the following icons and features.

Create new

Select Create New to add a firewall policy.

ID

The policy identifier. Policies are numbered in the order they are

 

added to the policy list.

Source

The source address or address group to which the policy applies.

 

See “Address” on page 198.

Dest

The destination address or address group to which the policy

 

applies. “Address” on page 198.

Schedule

The schedule that controls when the policy should be active. See

 

“Schedule” on page 211.

Service

The service to which the policy applies. See “Service” on

 

page 203.

Action

The response to make when the policy matches a connection

 

attempt.

Enable

Enable or disable the policy. Enabling the policy makes it

 

available for the firewall to match it to incoming connections.

source ->destination (n) Policy list headings indicating the traffic to which the policy applies. The list heading is in the format Source -> Destination (n) where n is the number of policies in the list.

The Delete and Edit/View icons.

The Insert Policy before icon. Add a new policy above the corresponding policy (the New Policy screen appears).

The Move to icon. Move the corresponding policy before or after another policy in the list.

Figure 80: Move to options

Policy options

Policy options are configurable when creating or editing a firewall policy.

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100A specifications

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