Create Access rules allowing traffic from Management Servers to external hosts

If the external host and Management Server are separated by a Engine or Layer 2 Engine, edit the Policy to allow traffic from the Management Server to the host.

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Steps

  1. Select Configuration.
  2. Browse to Policies
  3. Browse to Engine Policies or Layer 2 Engine Policies, depending on the type of policy that you want to edit.
  4. Right-click the Engine or Layer 2 Engine policy, then select Edit Engine Policy or Edit Layer 2 Engine Policy.
  5. Click the IPv4 Access or IPv6 Access tab, then add an Access rule with the following values:
    • Source: your Management Server
    • Destination: the target Host element
    • Service: Syslog (UDP) or Syslog (TCP), depending on the protocol used. For TLS-protected traffic, select TCP with TLS. The same Service and Port that was selected in the Audit Forwarding rule must be selected here.
    • Action: Allow
  6. If you have finished editing the policy, click Save and Install.