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