Create a generic text connector
Use this task to create a connector that retrieves IP addresses from text files and sends them to the firewall for use in access control rules.
This task discusses how to create an ad hoc list of IP addresses you maintain manually and retrieve at an interval you select (30 seconds by default). You can update the list of addresses anytime you want.
For example, you might have a list of IP addresses for an "allow list" in access control rules and another list of IP addresses for a "block list" in access control rules.
Before you begin
Create text files with IP addresses and put it on a web server that is accessible from the Security Cloud Control. IP addresses can include CIDR notation. The text file must have only one IP address per line.
You can specify up to 10,000 IP addresses per text file.
Follow these steps to create a generic text connector:
Procedure
Step 1 | Log in to Security Cloud Control. | ||||||||||||||
Step 2 | Click Firewall. | ||||||||||||||
Step 3 | Click . | ||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Do any of the following:
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Step 5 | Enter the following information:
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