Purchasing Professional Edition

Prerequisites

The current account has the BSS Administrator and CFW FullAccess permissions.

Constraints

• Cloud firewalls can be used in the selected region only. To use a cloud firewall in another region, switch to the corresponding region and then purchase it. For details about the regions where cloud firewall can be purchased, see Function Overview.
• Only CFW instances in the enterprise project to which the current account belongs can be purchased.

Editions

CFW provides standard edition and professional edition. For details about function differences between editions, see Editions.

The application scenarios for different editions are as follows:

• Standard edition

  Suitable for SMEs that need to defend against network intrusions and server compromises, or need to obtain Multi-Layer Protection Scheme (MLPS) certification.

• Professional edition

  Suitable for large and medium-sized enterprises that need to defend against network intrusions and server compromises, control internal network security, or obtain Multi-Layer Protection Scheme (MLPS) certification.

Procedure

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. Click Buy CFW and configure parameters on the Buy CFW page. For more information, see Table 1.

   Table 1 cloud firewall parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Billing Mode	Yearly/Monthly
   Region	Region where the cloud firewall is to be purchased. NOTICE: CFW can be used in the selected region only. To use CFW in another region, switch to the corresponding region and then purchase it. For details about the regions where CFW can be purchased, see Function Overview.
   Edition	Professional edition
   Engine	Direct engine. Implement fine-grained application control, for example, by using policies and limiting sessions. You can also take advantage of intrusion prevention, virus filtering, and defense functions to enhance access security, defend against attacks, and identify and control applications.
   Add EIP Protection Capacity	(Optional) Number of additional EIPs to be protected. Value range: 0 to 2000 NOTE: By default, 20 public IP addresses are protected by the standard edition (included in the package fee). If you have 65 public IP addresses, you only need to enter 45.
   Add Peak Traffic Protection Capacity	(Optional) Additional peak inbound or outbound traffic. The value range is 0 to 5000 Mbit/s per month. (The value must be an integer multiple of 5.) NOTE: By default, up to 10 Mbit/s per month is protected by the standard edition (included in the package fee). If your protection traffic is 200 Mbit/s per month, you only need to enter 190 Mbit/s per month. The protection traffic is determined based on the maximum inbound or outbound traffic, whichever is higher.
   Added VPCs	(Optional) Select the number of VPCs to be expanded. The value ranges from 0 to 500. NOTE: Only the professional edition supports inter-VPC protection. By default, 2 VPCs are protected by the professional edition (included in the package fee). If you have 3 VPCs, you only need to enter 1. For each VPC you add, the protected peak traffic increases by 200 Mbit/s.
   Enterprise Project	Select an enterprise project from the drop-down list. This option is only available if you have logged in using an enterprise account, or if you have enabled enterprise projects. To use this function, Enable Enterprise Center. You can use an enterprise project to centrally manage your cloud resources and members by project. NOTE: Value default indicates the default enterprise project. Resources that are not allocated to any enterprise projects under your account are displayed in the default enterprise project.
   Firewall Name	Firewall name. It must meet the following requirements: Only letters (A to Z and a to z), numbers (0 to 9), spaces, and the following characters are allowed: -_ The value can contain 1 to 48 characters.
   Advanced Settings	Tag: You can use a tag for multiple cloud resources. You are advised to predefine tags in TMS. For details, see Resource Tag Overview. If your organization has configured a tag policy for cloud firewalls, you need to add tags in compliance with the policy. If a tag does not comply with the tag policies, firewall instance creation may fail. Contact your organization administrator to learn more about tag policies.
   Required Duration	Service duration. After selecting a duration, you can select Auto-renew. If you select and agree to service auto renewal, the system automatically generates a renewal order based on the subscription period and renews the service before it expires. Note the Auto-Renewal Rules when enabling auto-renewal.

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

Effective Conditions

Your CFW instance is purchased when your instance edition and its quota information are shown in the upper left corner of the management console.

Follow-up Operations

After purchasing a firewall, you need to configure the VPC border firewall before adding a VPC border protection policy. For details about how to configure the VPC border firewall, see VPC Border Firewall Overview.

Related Operations

• Changing CFW Specifications: You can add extended packages as required.
• How Do I Renew CFW?
• How Do I Unsubscribe from CFW?