Configure User Profile Security

First create a new user profile, or select an existing user profile to edit. Go to:

Configure > Network Policies or to

Configure > Common Objects > Policy > User Profiles.

Use this task to apply IP or MAC firewall rules to a user policy.

  1. On the SECURITY tab, turn on Firewall Rules.
  2. To redirect a user device to an external web site, select IP Firewall and complete the following steps:
    1. Select Add.
    2. Type a Name for the firewall rule.
    3. Select whether this firewall rule is for Inbound Traffic or Outbound Traffic.
    4. Select whether this firewall rule is used to Permit or Deny traffic.

      Permit enables traffic to traverse the firewall. Deny prevents the device from allowing traffic inside the firewall.

    5. Select an existing IP firewall rule or select the add icon to create a new rule.
      See Add IP Firewall Policies.
  3. To determine how the device manages traffic based on source and destination IP addresses, select MAC Firewall and complete the following steps:
    1. Enter a name for the firewall rule.
    2. Select whether this firewall rule is for Inbound Traffic or Outbound Traffic
    3. Select whether this firewall rule is used to Permit or Deny traffic.
    4. Select an existing MAC Firewall Rule or select the plus sign to create a new rule.
      See Add MAC Firewall Policies.
  4. Continue configuring the user profile, or select SAVE USER PROFILE.
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