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security firewall name <name> rule <rule-number>

Defines a rule for a firewall rule set.

set security firewall name name rule rule-number
delete security firewall name name rule rule-number
show security firewall name name rule
name
The name of a firewall rule set.
rule-number
The numeric identifier of a rule. The identifier ranges from 1 through 9999.

Configuration mode


security {
    firewall {
        name name {
            rule rule-number 
        }
    }
}

Use this command to define a rule within a firewall rule set.

A firewall rule set consists as many as 9,999 configurable rules.

To avoid having to renumber firewall rules, a good practice is to number rules in increments of 10. This increment allows room for the insertion of new rules within the rule set.

Use the set form of this command to define a firewall rule within a firewall rule set.

Use the delete form of this command to delete a rule from a firewall rule set.

Use the show form of this command to display a rule from a firewall rule set.