Adding an IPS Rulebase

To add an IPS rulebase:

Select Configure>Security>Policy>IDP Policies.
To add an IPS rulebase for an existing IDP policy, select Rulebase:IPS and click Add.
To add an IPS rulebase for a new policy:
- Click Add on the policy taskbar.
- Type a new policy name and select the Activate check box.
- Select Rulebase:IPS and Click Add.
Enter information as specified in Table 52.
Click one of the following buttons:
- OK—Saves the configuration and returns to the main configuration page.
- Commit Options>Commit—Commits the configuration and returns to the main configuration page.
- Cancel—Cancels your entries and returns to the main configuration page.
- Reset—Resets your entries and returns to update new configuration details.
- Close—Closes your entries and returns to the main configuration page.

Table 52: Add an IPS Rulebase Page Details

Field	Function	Action
Basic
Policy Name	Specifies the name of the IDP policy.	Displays the name of the IDP policy.
Rule Name	Specifies the name of the IPS rulebase rule.	Type a rule name.
Rule Description	Specifies the description for the rule.	Type the description for the rule.
Action	Lists all the rule actions for IDP to take when the monitored traffic matches the attack objects specified in the rules.	Select a rule action from the list.
Application	Lists one or multiple configured applications.	Select the applications to be matched.
Attack Type	Specifies the attack type that you do not want the device to match in the monitored network traffic. The attack types available are: Predefined Attacks: Specifies predefined attack objects that you can use to match the traffic against known attacks. Predefined Attack Groups: Specifies predefined attack groups that you can use to match the traffic against known attack objects. Note: You can filter predefined attacks by Category, Severity, and Direction fields and predefined attack groups only by the Category field.	Select the attack object or attack group from the list and click the right arrow to match an attack object or attack group to the rule.
Category	Specifies the category used for scrutinizing rules to sets.	Select a category from the list.
Severity	Specifies the rule severity levels in logging to support better organization and presentation of log records on the log server.	Select a severity level from the list.
Direction	Specifies the direction of network traffic that you want the device to monitor for attacks.	Select a direction level from the list.
Matched	Specifies the type of network traffic that you want the device to monitor for attacks.	Select the traffic types and click the right arrow to move them to the matched list.
Advanced
IP Action	Specifies the action IDP takes against future connections that use the same IP address.	Select an IP action from the list.
IP Target	Specifies the destination IP address.	Select an IP target from the list.
Timeout	Specifies the number of seconds that the IP action should remain effective before new sessions are initiated within that specified timeout value.	Type the timeout value, in seconds. The maximum acceptable value is 65,535 seconds.
Log IP Action	Specifies whether the log attacks are enabled to create a log record that appears in the log viewer.	Select the check box.
Enable Attack Logging	Specifies whether the configuring attack logging alert is enabled.	Select the check box.
Set Alert Flag	Specifies whether an alert flag is set.	Select the check box.
Terminal	Specifies whether the terminal rule flag is set or unset.	Select the check box.
Match
From Zone	Specifies the match criteria for the source zone for each rule.	Select the match criteria from the list.
To Zone	Specifies the match criteria for the destination zone for each rule.	Select the match criteria from the list.
Source Address	Specifies the zone exceptions for the from-zone and source address for each rule.	Select the from-zone and source addresses/address sets from the list, and do one of the following: Click the Match button to match the from-zone and source address/address sets to the zone and click the right arrow. Click the Except button to enable the exception criteria.
Destination Address	Specifies the zone exceptions for the to-zone and destination address for each rule.	Select the to-zone and destination addresses/address sets from the list, and do one of the following: Click the Match button to match the from-zone and source address/address sets to the rule and click the right arrow. Click the Except button to enable the exception criteria.