Port forwarding (1) allows remote users and devices to connect to a specific service within your LAN (local area network) and (2) keeps unwanted or malicious traffic off your private network. When you configure port forwarding, you set aside a port number on the gateway and use that port for communications exclusively with services in your private LAN. External devices use this port number and the address of the gateway to communicate with the internal services. For example, port 80 for web services (HTTP) can be used in port forwarding, and this allows you to implement common internet services on your LAN devices.
A port forwarding policy consists of multiple port forwarding rules that you have configured. When you group a set of port forwarding rules into a port forwarding policy, you create a portfolio of rules that you use to protect your networks in a specific manner. Port forwarding policies allow you to assign a group of port forwarding rules to edge profiles.
On the Port Forwarding Policies page, the Cloud Services Portal displays the following information for each policy:
- NAME: The name of the port forwarding policy.
- RULES: The number of rules associated with the policy.
- DESCRIPTION: The description of the policy.
You can do the following on the Port Forwarding Policies page:
- View the Rules and other details of a policy: Select the policy and view its details in the panel on the right or by clicking
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- Clone a policy: Select the checkbox for the policy > click Clone > edit the cloned policy details.
- Modify a policy: Click
> Edit, or select the checkbox for the policy and click the Edit button.
- Remove a policy: Select the policy and click
- Search for policies by keyword: In the Search text box, enter the keyword that you want to search on. The application displays the policies that match the keyword.
- Filter the policies by name: Click
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In this section, you will learn how to perform the following actions: