Policy options

Firewall

 

 

Figure 81: Standard policy options

Policy has the following standard options:

Interface / Zone

Source

 

Select the source interface name to which the policy will apply.

 

Destination

 

Select the destination interface name to which the policy will apply.

 

Interfaces and zones are listed and configured in System > Network.

 

See “System network” on page 47.

Address Name

Source

 

Select a source address or address group to which the policy will

 

apply.

 

Destination

 

Select a destination address or address group to which the policy will

 

apply.

 

Before you can add this address to a policy, you must add it to the

 

destination interface, VLAN subinterface, or zone. For information

 

about adding an address, see “Addresses” on page x.

 

For NAT/Route mode policies where the address on the destination

 

network is hidden from the source network using NAT, the destination

 

can also be a virtual IP that maps the destination address of the

 

packet to a hidden destination address. See “Virtual IP” on page 214.

 

Before you can use an address in a policy, you must add it to the

 

source interface. See “Address” on page 198.

Schedule

Select a schedule that controls when the policy is available to be

 

matched with connections. See “Schedule” on page 211.

Service

Select a service or protocol to which the policy will apply.

 

You can select from a wide range of predefined services or add

 

custom services and service groups. See “Service” on page 203.

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