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About the <IPS-Profile-Name> / Rules Page

To access this page, select Configure > IPS > IPS Profiles > IPS-Profile-Name.

Use the IPS-Profile-Name / Rules page to manage intrusion prevention system (IPS) rules and exempt rules. IPS profiles can be associated with IPS or exempt rules and deployed on a device by associating the IPS profile with a firewall policy intent and deploying the firewall policy on the device.

Tasks You Can Perform

  • Create an IPS rule—See Create IPS or Exempt Rules.

  • Create an exempt rule—See Create IPS or Exempt Rules.

  • Edit, clone, or delete IPS or exempt rules—See Edit, Clone, and Delete IPS or Exempt Rules.

  • Search for rules by using keywords—Click the search icon and enter the search term in the text box and press Enter. The search results are displayed on the same page.

  • Filter rules—Click the filter icon (funnel) and specify one or more filtering criteria. The filtered results are displayed on the same page.

    Note:

    Filtering is applicable only to some fields.

Field Descriptions

Table 1 describes the field on the IPS-Profile-Name / Rules page.

Table 1: Fields on the <IPS-Profile-Name> / Rules Page

Field

Description

Name

Name of the IPS rule or exempt rule.

IPS Signatures

Displays the IPS signatures associated with the IPS rule or exempt rule. If there is more than one signature associated with the rule, the number of additional signatures is displayed. Mouse over the number to view the full list of signatures.

IPS Action

  • For IPS rules, displays the action to be taken when the rule is matched.

  • For exempt rules, displays Not Applicable because exempt rules are not associated with an action.

Additional Actions

  • For IPS rules, displays:

    • Configured, if additional actions (to be taken when the rule is matched) are configured. Mouse over the gear icon to view the additional actions configured.

    • Not Configured, if no additional actions are configured.

  • For exempt rules, displays Not Applicable because exempt rules are not associated with any actions.

Details

Displays whether the rule is an IPS rule or an exempt rule.

Mouse over the Details field and then mouse over the ellipsis (...) displayed to access a menu to edit, clone, or delete the rule. See Edit, Clone, and Delete IPS or Exempt Rules.

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