Setting Policies To Interfaces; Applying To Save Changes; Overriding Blocking Rules Globally - Symantec 10521146 - Network Security 7120 Administration Manual

Setting policies to interfaces

Applying to save changes

Overriding blocking rules globally

You can immediately set the Symantec protection policies to work by setting
them to specific node interfaces and applying the settings. You can set
protection policies to both software and appliance nodes, with some important
differences.
To apply a protection policy
1 In the Policies tab, select a protection policy to apply.
2 Click Set to Interfaces.
3 In Apply Policy to Selected Interface, select the interface, in-line pair, or
interface group to apply this policy to, and click OK.
4 In the Protection Policies tab, click Apply to save and apply changes.
Note: In a cluster, the master node stores the definitions of protection policies
that you apply to slave nodes. If the master node fails or is demoted to slave, the
link is broken between applied policies and their definitions. Slave nodes
sometimes then appear to have viable policies applied that in reality are
disabled. Prevent losing policies through failure by backing up the master node.
Prevent losing policies when demoting by reapplying policy definitions to the
new master node.
See "Backing up and restoring"
You can edit multiple protection policies and save multiple changes by clicking
Apply. Before you apply protection policies, make sure to set the policies to
interfaces.
See also "Setting policies to interfaces"
To apply a protection policy
1 In the Policies tab, select a protection policy to apply.
2 In the Protection Policies tab, click Apply to save and apply changes.
The Symantec Network Security 7100 Series now provides the ability to prevent
malicious traffic from entering your network. If sensors indicate that
unexpected traffic is about to penetrate the firewall or router, you can block it
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Protection policies
Using protection policies
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