Select a rule type from the list, for example Access Control.

Select a service from the list of available services. You can allow or deny access to any or all of the following services based on your requirement:

Any—Access is allowed or denied to all services.

CUSTOM—Available options are TCPTransmission Control Protocol. TCP is a communication protocol that defines the standards for establishing and maintaining network connection for applications to exchange data. , UDPUser Datagram Protocol. UDP is a part of the TCP/IP family of protocols used for data transfer. UDP is typically used for streaming media. UDP is a stateless protocol, which means it does not acknowledge that the packets being sent have been received., and Other. If you select the TCP or UDP options, enter appropriate port numbers. If you select the Other option, enter the appropriate ID.

NOTE: If TCP and UDP uses the same port, ensure that you configure separate access rules to permit or deny access.

Select any of following attributes:

Select Allow to allow access users based on the access rule.

Select Deny to deny access to users based on the access rule.

Select Destination-NAT to allow the changes to destination IP address.

Select Source-NAT to allow changes to the source IP address.

Select a destination option. You can allow or deny access to any the following destinations based on your requirements.

To all destinations—Access is allowed or denied to all destinations.

To a particular server—Access is allowed or denied to a particular server. After selecting this option, specify the IP address of the destination server.

Except to a particular server—Access is allowed or denied to servers other than the specified server. After selecting this option, specify the IP address of the destination server.

To a network—Access is allowed or denied to a network. After selecting this option, specify the IP address and netmask for the destination network.

Except to a network—Access is allowed or denied to networks other than the specified network. After selecting this option, specify the IP address and netmask of the destination network.

To a Domain Name—Access is allowed or denied to the specified domains. After selecting this option, specify the domain name in the Domain Name text box.

To AP IP—Traffic to the specified Instant AP is allowed. After selecting this option, specify the domain name in the IP text box.

To AP Network—Traffic to the specified Instant AP network is allowed. After selecting this option, specify the domain name in the IP text box.

To master IP—Traffic to the specified master Instant AP or virtual controller is allowed. After selecting this option, specify the domain name in the IP text box.

Select Log to create a log entry when this rule is triggered. The Aruba Central firewallFirewall is a network security system used for preventing unauthorized access to or from a private network. supports firewall based logging. Firewall logs on the Instant APs are generated as security logs.

Select Blacklist to blacklist the client when this rule is triggered. The blacklisting lasts for the duration specified as Auth failure blacklist time on the Blacklisting tab of the Security window.

Select Classify Media to prioritize video and voice traffic. When enabled, a packet inspection is performed on all non-NATNetwork Address Translation. NAT is a method of remapping one IP address space into another by modifying network address information in Internet Protocol (IP) datagram packet headers while they are in transit across a traffic routing device. traffic and the traffic is marked as follows:

Video: Priority 5 (Critical)

Voice: Priority 6 (Internetwork Control)

Select Disable Scanning to disable ARMAdaptive Radio Management. ARM dynamically monitors and adjusts the network to ensure that all users are allowed ready access. It enables full utilization of the available spectrum to support maximum number of users by intelligently choosing the best RF channel and transmit power for APs in their current RF environment. scanning when this rule is triggered.

The selection of the Disable Scanning applies only if ARM scanning is enabled.

Select DSCP TAGto specify a DSCPDifferentiated Services Code Point. DSCP is a 6-bit packet header value used for traffic classification and priority assignment. value to prioritize traffic when this rule is triggered. Specify a value within the range of 0 to 63.

Select 802.1p priority to specify an 802.1 priority. Specify a value between 0 and 7.