Step 5: Enable a VPC Border Firewall

A new firewall is disabled by default. Traffic passes through the enterprise router without being forwarded to the new firewall. You can enable a VPC border firewall as needed.

Before enabling this function, you are advised to test the network connectivity. For details, see (Optional) Verifying Connectivity.

Enabling a VPC Border Firewall

Log in to the management console.
Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
In the navigation pane on the left, click and choose Security & Compliance > Cloud Firewall. The Dashboard page will be displayed.
(Optional) Switch firewall instance: Select a firewall from the drop-down list in the upper left corner of the page.
In the navigation pane, choose Assets > Inter-VPC Border Firewalls.
Click Enable Protection to the right of Firewall Status.
Click OK.

Follow-up Operations

For details about how to add a protected VPC, see Adding a Protected VPC.
After the firewall is enabled, you need to configure inter-VPC protection rules. For details, see Adding a VPC Border Protection Rule.

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