Creating a new service – WatchGuard Technologies FireboxTM System 4.6 User Manual

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Creating a new service

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7

You can add multiple services to the Services Arena while the Services dialog box
is open. When you finish adding services, click Close.

The Services Arena displays an icon for each service added.

8

Click File => Save => To Firebox to save your changes to the Firebox. Specify the
location and name of the new configuration file.

Creating a new service

In addition to well-known services, you can create and add a new or custom service.
From Policy Manager:

1

On the toolbar, click Add Services.

2

Click New.

3

Enter the name of the new service.

It must be a unique name not already listed under Services in the Services dialog box.

4

Enter a description of the new service.

The description appears in the Details section of the Services dialog box when you select the

service.

5

Click Add.

Use the Add Port dialog box to configure the port for the new service.

6

Use the Protocol drop list to select a protocol:

TCP

TCP-based services

UDP

UDP-based services

HTTP

Services examined by the HTTP proxy

IP

Filter a service using something other than TCP (protocol number 6) or UDP
(protocol 17) for the next-level protocol. Select IP to create a protocol number
service.

7

Use the Client Port drop list to select a client port:

Ignore

Client ports will ignore the source port.

Secure

Client is dynamically allocated a port less than 1024 (for secure services such
as SSH).

Port

Client port uses same port as listed in the Port number field of the service’s
icon.

Client

Client is dynamically allocated a port above 1000.

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