Example: Service group
The company provide email services for a number of different companies. They have a standard list of services that they like to keep open to their customer's email servers, including webmail services. The company prides itself on getting a customer up and going the same day so they use standard templates for everything to make sure nothing is forgotten including the services that are available.
The services include:
- IMAP
- IMAPS
- POP3
- POP3S
- SMTP
- SMTPS
- HTTP
- HTTPS
- Email_Admin - a custom service for administration of the servers
- Go to Policy & Objects > Objects > Services and select Create New > Service Group.
- Fill out the fields with the following information:
Group Name | Cust_Email_Serv_Template |
Comments | (Optional) |
Type | Firewall |
Members | (click to add...choose from the drop down) • IMAP • IMAPS • POP3 • POP3S • SMTP • SMTPS • HTTP • HTTPS • Email_Admin |
- Select OK.
- Enter the following CLI command:
config firewall service group
edit Cust_Email_Serv_Template
set member “IMAP” “IMAPS” “POP3” “POP3S” “SMTP” “SMTPS” “HTTP” “HTTPS” “Email_Admin”
next
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To verify that the category was added correctly:
- Go to Policy & Objects > Objects > Services. Check that the service group has been added to the services list and that it is correct.
- Enter the following CLI command:
config firewall service group
edit <the name of the service that you wish to verify>
show full-configuration