Creating a Firewall Policy
In this article, we'll show you how to create a firewall policy to allow certain types of network traffic.
Requirement
You are in the Network > Firewall Policies section of the Cloud Panel.
Click Create.
Enter the desired firewall policy name.
In the Configuration area, you can create individual or predefined firewall rules:
Individual Firewall Rule
Allowed IP: Enter the desired IP address for which you want to allow access. Alternatively, you can enter a desired IP address range in the following format: 217.12.1.5-217.12.1.128
Protocol: Select the desired protocol.
Port(s): Enter the desired port. Alternatively, you can enter a port range or multiple ports. To create a rule for a port range, enter the lower and upper range values. Separate these values with a hyphen. Example: 4000-5000: To create a separate firewall rule for multiple ports, enter the desired ports with a comma to separate them.
Description: Enter a description for the firewall rule.
Predefined firewall rule
To add a predefined rule, click the Add Predefined Values button. Then, select the rule you want and adjust it manually if necessary. Some of the available rules are listed below:Block all ports: Blocks all incoming ports of the servers.
Open all ports: Opens all incoming ports of the servers.
HTTP: Opens port 80 for incoming requests.
HTTPS: Opens port 443 for incoming requests.
POP3 SSL: Opens port 995 for incoming requests.
IMAP4 SSL: Opens port 993 for incoming requests.
To add another firewall rule, click the
symbol.
To reset a firewall rule (clear the values), click
.
To delete a firewall rule, click
.
Please Note
For security reasons, SMTP port 25 (outgoing) is locked. If you want to unlock this SMTP port, please contact Customer Service.
To create the firewall policy, click Create.
The firewall policy has now been created.
Once the firewall policy is active, you can assign it to a server by clicking the Assign button further down the Firewall Policies page.