Configuration changes must be saved by then issuing an activate followed by a commit
command.
Web Interface
1. Go to: Policies > Firewalling > Main IP Rules > Add > IP Rule
2. Specify a suitable name for the rule, for example LAN_HTTP
3. Now enter:
• Name: A suitable name for the rule. For example lan_http
• Action: Allow
• Service: http
• Source Interface: lan
• Source Network: lannet
• Destination Interface: wan
• Destination Network: all-nets
4. Click OK
3.6.6. Configuration Object Groups
The concept of folders can be used to organize groups of NetDefendOS objects into related
collections. These work much like the folders concept found in a computer's file system. Folders
are described in relation to the address book in Section 3.1.6, “Address Book Folders” and can also
be used when organizing IP rules.
An alternative to using folders for organizing objects is to use configuration object groups. Object
groups allows the administrator to gather together and color code configuration objects under a
specified title text so their relationships are more easily understood when they are displayed in a
NetDefendOS graphical user interface. Unlike folders, they do not require each folder to be
opened for individual objects to become visible. Instead, all objects in all groupings are visible at
once.
Object groups can be used not only for address book objects but in most cases where
NetDefendOS objects are displayed as tables and each line represents an object instance. The
most common usage of this feature is likely to be for either the NetDefendOS Address Book to
arrange IP addresses or for organizing rules in IP rule sets.
Tip: Object groups help to document configurations
Object groups are a recommended way to document the contents of NetDefendOS
configurations.
This can be very useful for someone seeing a configuration for the first time. In an IP rule
set that contains hundreds of rules, object groups provide a means to quickly identify
those rules associated with a specific aspect of NetDefendOS operation.
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