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Learn pfSense 2.4

You're reading from   Learn pfSense 2.4 Get up and running with Pfsense and all the core concepts to build firewall and routing solutions

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2018
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ISBN-13 9781789343113
Length 346 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with pfSense FREE CHAPTER 2. Installing pfSense 3. Configuring pfSense 4. Captive Portal 5. Additional pfSense Services 6. Firewall and NAT 7. Traffic Shaping 8. Virtual Private Networks 9. Multiple WANs 10. Routing and Bridging 11. Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 12. Assessments 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Scheduling

One thing we haven't mentioned so far in our discussion of firewall rules is that sometimes we do not want rules to take effect all the time. They don't have to, though, and that's when scheduling comes in handy. Each schedule can have a single or multiple time ranges, and can be applied to one or more rules.

To begin creating schedules, navigate to Firewall | Schedules. The main Schedules page will display a table with any previously created schedules. To create a new entry, click on the Add button.

The Edit page is simple and only has two sections. The first is Schedule Information, and in this section you can configure options. In the Configured Ranges section, the already-defined ranges for the rule appear.

The first option is Schedule Name. Here you enter the name, which can consist only of letters, numbers, and the underscore character. You can...

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