From the Data Management tab, select the Security tab -> Threat Protection Rules tab.
In the Grid Rules table, expand the category to which the rule belongs, select the checkbox, and then click the Edit icon.
In the System Rule or Auto Generated Rule editor, select the General tab -> Basic tab to modify the following:
- Comment: Enter information about the system rule.
- Disable: Select this checkbox to disable the system rule. You cannot disable auto rules. You can also view the following information (but you cannot modify it):
- Rule ID: Displays the rule ID of the system rule.
- Name: Displays the name of the rule.
- Category: Displays the category to which the system rule belongs.
- Description: Displays the description of the system rule.
- Order: Displays the number that indicates the order in which the rule will be executed by the appliance. The rule order can change during a ruleset update.
In the System Rule or Auto Generated Rule editor, select the Settings tab -> Basic tab. Depending on the rule, you may or may not be able to modify the following:
- Action: Displays one of the following: Alert, Drop or Pass. Some rules are restricted to specific actions. For example, the action for all blacklisting rules is set as Drop, where the appliance drops the packets and logs the activity when such an event occurs. The action for all whitelisting rules is set as Pass, where the appliance silently passes the packets without logging when such an event occurs.
  - Alert: Logs the activity, and passes the packet.
  - Drop: Logs the activity and drops the packet.
  - Pass: Silently passes the packet without logging.
- Log Severity: Select the log severity level from the drop-down list. You can select Critical, Major, Warning, or Informational. The selection here corresponds to the severity levels you configure for logging in the syslog.
- Rule Parameters: In the Rule Parameters table, the Description column displays the rule parameters. Click the row and enter the corresponding values for the rule parameters in the Value column. Depending on the rule, this table displays only the parameters that are relevant to the system or auto rule.
Save the configuration.

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