Firewall rules
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Global rules
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Global rules
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Create a global rule
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Copy a global rule
Edit a global rule
Note:
If you use role-based administration:
You must have the
Policy setting - firewall
right to configure a firewall policy.
You cannot edit a policy if it is applied outside your active sub-estate.
For more information, see
Managing roles and sub-estates
.
Important:
We recommend that you change global rules only if you are familiar with networking protocols.
To edit a global rule:
Double-click the firewall policy you want to change.
On the
Welcome
page of the
Firewall Policy
wizard, click
Advanced firewall policy
.
Under
Configurations
, click
Configure
next to the location for which you want to configure the firewall.
Click the
Global Rules
tab.
In the
Rule
list, select the rule that you want to edit.
Click
Edit
.
For information on the global rule settings, see
Sophos knowledgebase article 57757
.