How to create firewall rules

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to add firewall rules to environments within the VDC service.

In this scenario, firewall rules can only be managed with a Virtual Data Center that is provisioned with an Edge Gateway.

With an Edge Gateway you can create firewall rules on incoming traffic, outgoing traffic, or both, to control the security of your environment.

Prerequisites

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Procedure

  • Log in to https://portal.cloudist.se

  • Select Virtual Data Center service

  • Select the Virtual Datacenter and click the Virtual Datacenter name

  • Click on the Virtual Datacenter where there is an Edge Gateway

  • Select Edges from the menu to the left

  • Select the Edge and then click Services

  • Select the Firewall tab

  • Click the + button to add a row to the firewall rules table

  • Go to the New Rule row just added

  • Specify a Name for the new rule

  • Specify the Source and Destination addresses

    • To specify an IP address (or range), click on the IP icon in the top left of the field and enter the values Click Keep when done

    • To specify a selection of VMs or IP addresses, click + and select the objects you require. Click Keep when done

  • In the Service field, click on + to bring up the Add Service dialog box

    • Specify the Protocol, Source Port and Destination Port. Click Keep when you're done.

  • Choose whether the rule is an Accept or Deny rule

  • Click Save changes