Description
The article describes how to find the options to "Edit" and "Move" firewall policies in FortiOS version 4.0 MR2, version 4.0 MR3 and newer versions of the FortiOS.
Scope
FortiGate
Solution
A policy can be modified or moved in FortiOS version 4.0 MR2, version 4.0 MR3 and newer versions as follows:
- Go to Policy -> Policy to select the firewall rule(s) that are to be changed or moved.
- Using the mouse, 'right-click' in order to display the options that are available.
Additional Note:
On newer versions of the FortiOS, including v6.4.x, v7.0.x, v7.2.x the view of the Firewall Policy section has changed.
There are now two different options to chose from: 'Interface Pair View' and 'By Sequence'.
Each option is shown below:
To edit the policies, except for in the method explained above, the user can double-click on the desired policy and make the desired changes.
On the 'By Sequence' option, to change the order of the policies, the user can click on the left side of the policy and drag it above/below, depending on the request.
For example, after changing the order of the policies, the view will be as follows:
On versions 7.4.x and v7.6.x, the view of the Firewall policies becomes more complicated, with more options available, and two different layout options, the 'New layout' and 'Classic Layout'.
Below, version 7.4.5:
Version 7.6.0:
However, the initial idea still remains, regarding editing and moving firewall policies even with these versions.
