Technical Tip: Editing Firewall Policy on a FortiG...

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Description

This article describes how to edit a firewall policy using the Command Line Interface (CLI) through the Graphical User Interface (GUI).

Scope

FortiGate.

Solution

Once logged in, locate the CLI Console option, usually found at the top-right corner as visible in the screenshot below:

It is possible to edit the firewall policy by using CLI with the below-mentioned command:

config firewall policy

edit "<policy ID>"

end

Now to edit the firewall policy in CLI accessed in GUI, it is possible to directly select the 'edit in CLI' button as mentioned below:

In some firmware, an option to 'edit in CLI' is visible on the right side. Refer to the below screenshot:

Edit firew policy.PNG

2. In other versions, 'right-click' on the firewall policy and select the option 'edit in CLI' as referred to below screenshot:

EDIT firewall policy CLI.PNG

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Technical Tip: Editing Firewall Policy on a FortiGate Through CLI on GUI