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Enable and disable the cloud firewall
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Enable and disable the cloud firewall

You can include or cloud firewall for all cloud router ports to which it is assigned.

To enable or disable traffic filtering on a specific router port, assign a firewall to this 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 control panel go to Cloud platform → Firewalls.
  2. Open the firewall page.
  3. On the menu. firewall, select Enable firewall.
  4. Enter the name of the firewall to confirm enablement.
  5. Click Enable.

Turn off the firewall⁠

carefully

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

  1. In control panel go to Cloud platform → Firewalls.
  2. Open the firewall page.
  3. On the menu. firewall, select Turn off the firewall.
  4. Enter the name of the firewall to confirm shutdown.
  5. Click Off.