# The Engine Editor and how it works

The Engine Editor combines all NGFW Engine configuration information into one view that is easy to access and navigate. You can quickly save and validate all changes using the Engine Editor toolbar.

The Engine Editor has the following branches:

- General — General NGFW Engine settings
- Interfaces — Interface configuration
- Routing — Routing and antispoofing configuration
- Add-Ons — Settings related to NGFW Engine add-ons and additional services.
- Policies — Information about the Security Policy used on the NGFW Engine and settings related to element-based NAT and Aliases. Also contains settings for Automatic rules
- VPN (Firewalls only) — Settings related to the VPN configuration and SSL VPN configuration
- Advanced Settings — Advanced NGFW Engine settings (Traffic Handling, SYN Rate Limits, Log Handling, Scan Detection, DoS Protection, Idle Timeouts, and Tunneling)

The available branches can vary depending on the type of NGFW Engine.

You can use the Engine Editor to edit or view an NGFW Engine configuration:

- To edit an NGFW Engine, right-click the NGFW Engine, then select Edit.
- To view an NGFW Engine, right-click the NGFW Engine, then select Preview. You can also double-click the NGFW Engine.