Configuring the firewall

Use Firewall Rules on your Network IPS appliance to configure rules to drop or block attacks before they enter the network.

About this task

Firewall rules work in only inline protection mode. An appliance in passive mode works like a traditional sensor and is not in the direct path of the packets. In simulation mode, packets go through the appliance. The appliance describes what it would have done to the traffic in inline protection mode.