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l Configuring Web Policy Enforcement on page 250
Configuring AccessRules for Network Services
This section describes the procedure for configuring ACLs to control access to network services. For information on:
l Configuring access rules based on application and application categories, see Configuring Access Rules for
Application and Application Categories on page 247.
l Configuring access rules based on web categories and web reputation, see Configuring Web Policy Enforcement
on page 250.
In the Instant UI
To configure ACL rules for a user role:
1. Navigate to Security > Roles tab. The Roles tab contents are displayed.
You can also configure access rules for a wired or wireless client through the WLAN wizard (Network
tab>WLAN SSID> Edit>Edit WLAN > Access )or the Wired profile (More > Wired>Edit> Edit Wired
Network> Access) window.
2. Select the role for which you want to configure access rules.
3. In Access rules section, click New to add a new rule. The New Rule window is displayed.
4. Ensure that the rule type is set to Access Control
5. To configure a rule to control access to network services, select Network under service category and specify the
following parameters:
Service
Category
Description
Network
Select a service from the list of available services. You can allow or deny access to any or all
of the following services based on your requirement:
l any—Access is allowed or denied to all services.
l custom—Available options are TCP, UDP, and Other. If you select the TCP or UDP options,
enter appropriate port numbers. If you select the Other option, enter the appropriate ID.
NOTE: If TCP and UDP uses the same port, ensure that you configure separate access rules
to permit or deny access.
Action
Select any of following actions:
l Select Allow to allow access users based on the access rule.
l Select Deny to deny access to users based on the access rule.
l Select Destination-NAT to allow changes to destination IP address.
l Select Source-NAT to allow changes to the source IP address.
The destination-nat and source-nat actions apply only to the network services rules.
Destination
Select a destination option for the access rules for network services, applications, and
application categories. You can allow or deny access to any the following destinations based
on your requirements.
l to all destinations— Access is allowed or denied to all destinations.
l to a particular server—Access is allowed or denied to a particular server. After selecting
this option, specify the IP address of the destination server.
l except to a particular server—Access is allowed or denied to servers other than the
specified server. After selecting this option, specify the IP address of the destination
server.
l to a network—Access is allowed or denied to a network. After selecting this option, specify
Table 35:
Access Rule Configuration Parameters










