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Updated on 2024-05-10 GMT+08:00
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Changing CFW Specifications

After purchasing CFW, you can upgrade to a higher edition or modify expansion packages, increasing or decreasing protected EIPs, VPCs, and peak Internet border traffic.

Upgrading an Edition

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
  3. In the navigation pane on the left, click and choose Security & Compliance > Cloud Firewall. The Dashboard page will be displayed.
  4. (Optional) If the current account has only one firewall instance, the firewall details page is displayed. If there are multiple firewall instances, click View in the Operation column to go to the details page.
  5. In the upper left corner of the page, click Upgrade to Professional Edition. The CFW purchase page is displayed.
  6. Confirm the edition specifications and click Buy Now.
  7. Confirm the order details, select I have read and agreed to the Huawei Cloud Firewall Service Statement, and click Next.
  8. Select a payment method and pay for your order.

Modifying Extension Packages

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
  3. In the navigation pane on the left, click and choose Security & Compliance > Cloud Firewall. The Dashboard page will be displayed.
  4. (Optional) If the current account has only one firewall instance, the firewall details page is displayed. If there are multiple firewall instances, click View in the Operation column to go to the details page.
  5. In the Firewall Details area, click Modify next to Used/Available EIP Protection Quota, Protected VPCs/VPC Protection Quota, or Peak Traffic Protection to go to the Change CFW Edition page.
  6. Change the number of extension packages.

    By default, the number of extension packages cannot be reduced to 0. To set it to 0, perform the operations in Unsubscribing from an Extension Package.

    Figure 1 Adding EIP protection capacity

  7. Confirm the order details, select I have read and agreed to the Huawei Cloud Firewall Service Statement, and click Next.
  8. Select a payment method and pay for your order.

Unsubscribing from an Extension Package

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
  3. In the navigation pane on the left, click and choose Security & Compliance > Cloud Firewall. The Dashboard page will be displayed.
  4. (Optional) If the current account has only one firewall instance, the firewall details page is displayed. If there are multiple firewall instances, click View in the Operation column to go to the details page.
  5. Hover your cursor over the edition name in the upper left corner of the page. Click Unsubscribe.
  6. Select the extension package to be unsubscribed from and click OK.
  7. After confirming that the information is correct, select I understand that a handling fee will be charged for this unsubscription.
  8. Click Next and complete the subsequent operations.