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Host Intrusion Prevention 6.1 Product Guide Firewall Policies
Configuring the Firewall Rules policy
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Configuring the Firewall Rules policy
Firewall rules determine how a system operates when it intercepts network traffic,
permitting or blocking it. You create and manage firewall rules by applying a
Firewall
Rules
policy with the appropriate settings.
The Firewall
Rules policy provides access for:
Creating new Firewall Rules policies
Viewing and editing firewall rules
Creating a new firewall rule or firewall group
Deleting a firewall rule or group
Viewing firewall client rules
Creating new Firewall Rules policies
To add a new policy that is not specific to a node, create a policy in the Policy Catalog.
See Policy Catalog on page 119 for details. To add a new policy specific to a node,
follow the instructions in this section.
To create a Firewall Rules policy:
1 In the console tree, select the group or computer to which you want to apply the
policy.
2 On the Policies tab, expand the Firewall feature.
3 In the
Firewall Rules line, click Edit.
The policy name list becomes active.
4 Do one of the following:
Select one of the preconfigured policies in the list, and click Apply.