Firewall Schedule - Recurring
The Company wants to allow the use of Facebook by employees, but only during none business hours and the lunch break.
• The business hours are 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• The Lunch break is 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
• The plan is to create a schedule to cover the morning business hours and the afternoon business hours and block access to the Facebook web site during that time.
Go to Policy & Objects > Objects > Schedule. Then select Create New > Schedule.
Fill out the fields with the following information:
Type | Recurring |
Name | Morning_Business_Hours |
Days | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday |
Start Time | Hour = 9, Minute = 0 |
Stop Time | Hour = 12, Minute = 0 |
Select OK
Enter the following CLI command:
config firewall schedule recurring
edit Morning_Business_Hours
set day monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday
set start 09:00
set end 12:00
end
Create a second new schedule.
Type | Recurring |
Name | Afternoon_Business_Hours |
Days | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday |
Start Time | Hour = 13, Minute = 0 |
Stop Time | Hour = 18, Minute = 0 |
Select OK
Enter the following CLI command:
config firewall schedule recurring
edit Afternoon_Business_Hours
set day monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday
set start 13:00
set end 18:00
end
To verify that the schedule was added correctly:
Go to Policy & Objects > Objects > Schedule
Check that the schedule with the name you used has been added to the list of recurring schedules and that the listed settings are correct.
Enter the following CLI command:
config firewall schedule recurring
edit <the name of the schedule you wish to verify>
show full-configuration