Deploying a Firewall Policy

Procedure

  1. Enable the policy you just created in the Policy List by selecting it. All enabled policies will be bundled into the Task when you create it. Disable any policies in the list that you do not want in the Task. Deleting a policy will make it unavailable for other Tasks.
  2. Move your policy to the top of the list and click the Save Order button.
  3. Click the Create Firewall Policy Task... button at the top of the screen. The Policy Deployment Description appears.
  4. Accept the defaults and click OK. When prompted, type your private key password and click OK. The Task Description window appears.
  5. Below Actions, click the hyperlink to open the Take Action window, which opens to the Target tab.
  6. Click Applicable Computers or whichever option will include all endpoints with the firewall installed.
  7. Click OK. At the prompt, type your private key password and click OK.
  8. In the Action | Summary window that opens, monitor the "Status" and "Count" of the Action to confirm that it is "Running" and then "Completed."