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Enable and disable the cloud firewall

Enable and disable the cloud firewall

You can enable or disable the cloud firewall for all cloud router ports to which it is assigned at once.

To enable or disable traffic filtering on a specific router port, assign a firewall to that port or disconnect the firewall from the port.

Enable firewall⁠

carefully

Inbound and outbound traffic that is not allowed in the firewall rules will be denied. Active sessions on the cloud router will be interrupted, which cannot be set according to the new rules.

  1. In the dashboard, on the top menu, click Products and select Cloud Servers.
  2. Go to the Firewalls section.
  3. Open the firewall page.
  4. From the firewall 's menu, select Enable Firewall.
  5. Enter the name of the firewall to confirm enablement.
  6. Click Enable.

Turn off the firewall⁠

carefully

The firewall rules will no longer apply — all inbound and outbound traffic will be allowed.

  1. In the dashboard, on the top menu, click Products and select Cloud Servers.
  2. Go to the Firewalls section.
  3. Open the firewall page.
  4. From the firewall 's menu, select Disable Firewall.
  5. Enter the name of the firewall to confirm shutdown.
  6. Press Off.