EX3500 ACL Standard

About this task

A Standard ACL for EX3500 is a policy-based ACL that either prevents or allows specific clients from using the device.

An ACL affords a system administrator the ability to grant or restrict client access by specifying that traffic from a specific host or a specific network to either be denied or permitted.

To define a standard ACL for EX3500:

Procedure

  1. Select ConfigurationSecurityIP FirewallEX3500 ACL Standard from the Web UI.
    The EX3500 ACL Standard screen displays within the main portion of the Web UI.
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    EX3500 ACL Standard Screen
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  2. Select Add to create a new ACL, Edit to modify the attributes of an existing ACL, or Delete to remove obsolete ACLs.
    Use Copy to create a copy of the selected ACL and modify it for further use. Use Rename to rename the selected ACL.
  3. Either use Add to create a new EX3500 Standard ACL, or select an existing ACL and click Edit to edit it.
    The following screen displays.
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    EX3500 ACL Standard - Add/Edit Screen
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  4. If you are adding a new EX3500 ACL Standard, provide it a name with up to 32 characters.
  5. To add a new standard rule, click Add Row.
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    EX3500 ACL Standard - Add/Edit - Standard Rule Screen
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  6. Provide the following details:
    Source IP Address Use this drop-down menu to provide the source information. Source IP address can be one of Any, Host or Network. When selecting Host provide the IP address of the host device. When selecting Network, provide the IP address of the network along with the mask.
    Allow Use this drop-down menu to indicate the action to be performed. Select from Permit or Deny.
    Time Range From the drop-down menu select the preconfigured time range to use for this ACL. Select None to indicate no preference.

    For more information on time ranges, see EX3500 Time Range.

  7. Select OK when completed to update the EX3500 Standard ACL.
    Select Reset to revert the screen to its last saved configuration.