About Custom Services For Outgoing Traffic; Adding A Custom Service Using The Wizard - Watchguard Firebox X15 User Manual

The Outgoing common service and other common services are
found on the Firewall > Outgoing page.
• To allow all traffic from the trusted and optional networks to
get to the external network, you must set the Outgoing
common service to Allow.
• To allow only specified traffic from the trusted and optional
network to get to the external network, you must:
- Set the Outgoing common service to No Rule.
- Select other common services and set them to Allow.
To limit traffic sent from the trusted or optional networks not
specified in a common service, you must create a custom service.

About custom services for outgoing traffic

A custom service for outgoing traffic is necessary if:
• You must allow outgoing traffic for a service that is not on the
common service list.
• You must restrict the IP addresses on the trusted or optional
network that can use a service.
You can add a custom service using one or more of these:
• TCP ports
• UDP ports
• An IP protocol that is not TCP or UDP. You identify an IP
protocol that is not TCP or UDP with the IP protocol number.

Adding a custom service using the wizard

1
From the navigation bar, click Wizards.
2 Adjacent to Define a custom service, click Go.
3
Follow the instructions in the wizard.
The Traffic Filter Wizard includes these steps:
Welcome
The first screen tells you about the wizard and the information
you must have to complete the wizard.
Service Name
Type a name to identify the service.
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