Firewall configuration workflow

Figure-1 shows the firewall configuration workflow. Table-1 describes the configuration steps.

Figure-1 Firewall configuration workflow

 

Table-1 Firewall configuration workflow

Step

Description

Create object groups

Create an object group. For a firewall to use object groups, you must first create object groups and objects.

Create a firewall

Create a firewall. When you create a firewall, you can select an existing rule set, or select Auto Create to use an automatically created rule set. You can also attach the firewall to a router. A firewall attached to a router can provide security protection on the subnets attached to the router.

Create rules

Create firewall rules as needed. You can create rules one by one or import rules in bulk.

Edit a rule set

Add rules in to a firewall rule set.