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Schedules Firewall configuration
Schedules
Use scheduling to control when policies are active or inactive. You can create
one-time schedules and recurring schedules. You can use one-time schedules to
create policies that are effective once for the period of time specified in the schedule.
Recurring schedules repeat weekly. You can use recurring schedules to create
policies that are effective only at specified times of the day or on specified days of the
week.
This section describes:
•Creating one-time schedules
•Creating recurring schedules
•Adding a schedule to a policy

Creating one-time schedules

You can create a one-time schedule that activates or deactivates a policy for a
specified period of time. For example, your firewall might be configured with the
default policy that allows access to all services on the Internet at all times. You can
add a one-time schedule to block access to the Internet during a holiday period.
1Go to Firewall > Schedule > One-time.
2Select New.
3Enter a Name for the schedule.
The name can contain numbers (0-9), uppercase and lowercase letters (A-Z, a-z), and
the special characters - and _. Other special characters and spaces are not allowed.
4Set the Start date and time for the schedule.
Set Start and Stop times to 00 for the schedule to be active for the entire day.
5Set the Stop date and time for the schedule.
One-time schedules use the 24-hour clock.
6Select OK to add the one-time schedule.
Figure 10:Adding a one-time schedule