Managing traffic filters

To display the table of traffic filters, go to the Infrastructure menu section, click Management → Configuration menu next to the controller, go to the Traffic filters section, and select the Filters tab. Information about traffic filters is displayed in the following columns of the table:

• Name is the name of the traffic filter.
• Added rules are traffic classification rules that have been added to the traffic filter.
• Action is the action that the traffic filter applies to the traffic:
  • Permit — Allow further routing of the traffic.
  • Deny — Block further routing of the traffic.

The actions you can perform with the table are described in the Managing solution component tables instructions.

Creating a traffic filter

To create a traffic filter:

1. In the menu, go to the Infrastructure section.

   This opens the resource management page. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of controllers.

2. Click Management → Configuration menu next to the controller.

   This opens the controller configuration menu. By default, you are taken to the Controller nodes section, which displays a table of controller nodes.

3. Go to the Traffic filters section.

   By default, the Rules tab is selected, which displays the table of traffic classification rules.

4. Select the Filters tab.

   A table of traffic filters is displayed.

5. In the upper part of the page, click + Traffic fliter.
6. This opens a window; in that window, in the Name field, enter the name of the traffic filter.
7. Add the created traffic classification rule to the traffic filter:
   1. In the Sequence field, enter the sequential number of the traffic classification rule. The first traffic classification rule that the traffic filter applies to traffic is the rule with the lowest sequence number. Range of values: 1 to 998. Default value: 10.

      You cannot specify the same sequence number for multiple traffic classification rules.

   2. In the Qualification rule drop-down list, select the traffic classification rule that you want to add to the traffic filter.
   3. In the Action drop-down list, select the action that the traffic filter applies to traffic:
      • Permit — Allow further routing of the traffic. Default value.
      • Deny — Block further routing of the traffic.
   4. Click Add.

   The traffic classification rule is added. You can add multiple traffic classification rules or delete a traffic classification rule. To delete a traffic classification rule, click Delete next to it.

8. In the Default action (if sequence=999) drop-down list, select the action that the traffic filter applies to all other traffic:
   • Permit — Allow further routing of the traffic. Default value.
   • Deny — Block further routing of the traffic.
9. Click Create.

The traffic filter is created and displayed in the table.

You can specify a traffic filter when creating or editing a transport service or ACL interface to make the transport service or ACL interface use this traffic filter.

Editing a traffic filter

To edit a traffic filter:

1. In the menu, go to the Infrastructure section.

   This opens the resource management page. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of controllers.

2. Click Management → Configuration menu next to the controller.

   This opens the controller configuration menu. By default, you are taken to the Controller nodes section, which displays a table of controller nodes.

3. Go to the Traffic filters section.

   By default, the Rules tab is selected, which displays the table of traffic classification rules.

4. Select the Filters tab.

   A table of traffic filters is displayed.

5. Click Management → Edit next to the traffic filter that you want to edit.
6. This opens a window; in that window, if necessary, edit the traffic filter settings. For a description of the settings, see the instructions for creating a traffic filter.
7. Click Save.

The traffic filter is modified and updated in the table.

Deleting a traffic filter

Deleted traffic filters cannot be restored.

To delete a traffic filter:

1. In the menu, go to the Infrastructure section.

   This opens the resource management page. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of controllers.

2. Click Management → Configuration menu next to the controller.

   This opens the controller configuration menu. By default, you are taken to the Controller nodes section, which displays a table of controller nodes.

3. Go to the Traffic filters section.

   By default, the Rules tab is selected, which displays the table of traffic classification rules.

4. Select the Filters tab.

   A table of traffic filters is displayed.

5. Click Management → Delete next to the traffic filter that you want to delete.
6. In the confirmation window, click Delete.

The traffic filter is deleted and is no longer displayed in the table.