Managing Schedules

Scenario

• Policy test: Set a validity period for a test policy. During the test, the policy automatically takes effect. After the test is complete, the policy automatically becomes invalid.
• Public network exposure control: Allow services to open ports to external systems only in a necessary period of time (for example, only during office hours), reducing exposure to the public network as well as security risks.
• Temporary access: Configure a policy to temporarily allow public network access. The policy will become invalid as scheduled even if you forget to delete it.

Adding a Schedule

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) Switch firewall instance: Select a firewall from the drop-down list in the upper left corner of the page.
5. In the navigation pane, choose Access Control > Object Groups.
6. Click the Schedule Management tab. Click Add Schedule and configure parameters.

   Table 1 Schedule parameters

   Parameter		Description
   Schedule Name		Name of a user-defined schedule
   Description		(Optional) Usage and application scenario
   Periodic Schedule	Add Periodic Schedule	(Optional) time periods in a week. A rule will take effect in the specified periods every week.
   Absolute Schedule	Start Time	Time when a rule takes effect
   	End Time	(Optional) time when a rule expires

7. Click OK.

Follow-up Operations

To make a schedule take effect, you need to select it in the protection rule. For details, see Adding Protection Rules to Block or Allow Traffic.

Related Operations

• Copying a schedule: In the Operation column of a schedule, click Copy.
• Editing a schedule: Click the name of a schedule. In the dialog box that is displayed, modify parameters and click OK.
• Deleting a schedule: In the Operation column of a schedule, click Delete.
• Deleting multiple schedules: Select schedules and click Delete above the list.