Firewall

To configure the firewall, perform the following steps.

Steps

• Click Next on the Traffic Profiles page or click Firewall. The Firewall page appears.

• Click + Add New Rule icon. The Add New Firewall Rule section appears.

• To enter data in the respective fields, see table below.

Fields	Configuration
Rule Name	Enter the unique name of the rule. The name can include alphanumeric and special characters.
Protocol	In the Protocol list, click one of the following protocols that apply to the rule. Any. This indicates that any protocol will apply to the firewall rule. By default, Any protocol is available. If user selects Any protocol, then they cannot specify the port number range. TCP. This is a reliable and connection-centric communication protocol. UDP. This is the transport layer protocol. The UDP is unreliable and does not establish a connection before the data transfer. Management. This indicated that the management protocol will apply to the firewall rule. When the user selects the Protocol as Management, the fields in the Add Rule dialog box changes as show in the below figure. Select the required Management Interface. The details entered under Management Interface, Subnet IP will be taken and stored as the Source IP / Subnet.
Source	In the Interface field, click the source device to which the rule is applicable. To apply the rule to entire WANs and networks, click All Networks.
IP / Domain /Subnet	Enter the IP Address of the device for which the rule is applied or Domain Name of the device for which the rule is applied or Subnet.
Port	Enter the From Port number. The Ports can be given as a range. For example: 0-65535.
Destination	In the Interface field, click the destination device to which the rule is applicable. To apply the rule to entire WANs and networks, click All Networks.
IP / Domain /Subnet	Enter the IP Address of the destination device for which the rule is applied or Domain Name of the destination device for which the rule is applied or Subnet.
Port	Enter the To Port number. The Ports can be given as a range. For example: 0-65535.
Action	Click one of the following action: Allow. To allow the firewall settings, click Allow. Deny. To deny the firewall settings, click Deny.

•  Click Save.

The rules are displayed under the Firewall Rules section, see figure below.

•  If multiple rules are added, then the drag icon is displayed. By default, highest priority is assigned to the top rule and the priority decreases down the rule list. However, user can prioritize the rule by using the drag icon.

• If the user allows the firewall rule, then Allow is displayed under the Type section.

• If user deny the firewall rule, then Deny is displayed under the Type section.

• For details about the firewall rules, point the mouse to i next to the Firewall Rules. The Firewall Rules pop-up window appears, see Figure Firewall Rules Info.

•  To refresh the firewall rules, click on the Refresh icon, see Figure Firewall Rules Info.

Adding Firewall Rule through CSV Template

• The user can upload the Firewall Rules in CSV format also. Click the Upload icon to open the Upload Firewall Rules pop-up. 

• Click the CSV button to download the new CSV template.

• Open the template and enter the required details in the table.

• Click Upload Configuration folder icon to select and upload the CSV file. The system validates the uploaded file and shows the following success message.

• If the validation is not successful, the system shows errors in the pop-up.

• User can check the validation errors, rectify them in the CSV file and upload the file again to upload the Firewall Rules.

• Click Apply to apply the new Firewall Rules. This action will replace the existing rules with the new set of Firewall Rules.

• Click Confirm to confirm applying the Firewall Rules.

• The system again validates the uploaded file. Once the validation is successful, the Firewall Configuration will automatically reflect in the Firewall Rules table.

• If the validation is not successful, the system shows the errors in the following pop-up.

• User can check the validation errors, rectify them in the CSV file and upload the file again to upload the Firewall Rules.

Modifying Firewall Rule

To modify the firewall rule, perform the following steps.

Steps

• Click Pencil icon corresponding to the firewall rule is to be modified, see figure below.

• The Edit Rule section appears, see figure below.

• To enter data in the respective fields, see Table Add New Rule.

• Click Save.

• The rules are displayed under the Firewall Rules section, see Figure Firewall Rules List.

Disabling Firewall Rule

By default, the firewall rule is enabled.

To disable the firewall rule, perform the following steps.

Steps

• Click Enabled toggle button corresponding to the firewall rule is to be modified, see figure below.

• The Disable Firewall Rule pop-up window appears, see figure below.

• Click Confirm.

The firewall rule is disabled.

Enabling Firewall Rule

The user can enable the disabled firewall rule.

To enable the firewall rule, perform the following steps.

Steps

• Click Disabled toggle button corresponding to the disabled firewall rule. The Enable Firewall Rule pop-up window appears, see figure below.

• Click Confirm.

The firewall rule is enabled and implemented.

Deleting Firewall Rule

To delete the firewall rule, perform the following steps.

Steps

·       Click Delete icon corresponding to the firewall rule is to be deleted, see figure below.

·       The Delete Firewall Rule pop-up window appears, see figure below.

·         Click Confirm.

The firewall rule is deleted.

Defining New Priority of the Firewall Rules

To define the new priority of the firewall rule, perform the following steps.

Steps

·       Click Drag icon corresponding to the firewall rule whose priority is to be re- configured, see figure below.

·       Hold the Drag icon and drag the firewall rule based on the priority is to be assigned.

The new priority of the firewall rule is configured.

Creating Bi-Directional Rule

To create a Bi-Directional Rule, perform the following steps.

Steps

·       Click Arrow icon in the Actions column to create a Bi-Directional rule.

·       This creates a new rule in which the Source and Destinations are reversed.

·       The system swaps the Source and destination and creates a new rule with the name “Bi”.

Note: The Bi-Directional Rule option is not applicable for Firewalls rules created with Management Protocol. These rules only have the source details associated with them and no destination details.

Resetting the Number of Packets

To reset the number of packets, perform the following steps.

Steps

·       Click Reset in the Number of Packets section, see figure below.

• The Reset Counters pop-up window appears, see figure below.

·       Click Confirm. The entire counter is reset.