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cWatch Web Security - Domain Administrator Guide

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Website Data And Settings > Firewall > Manage Custom Firewall Rules
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Manage Custom Firewall Rules


  • Select a website from the drop-down at top-left
  • Choose 'Firewall'
  • The firewall page lets you construct custom rules to block or allow specific types of traffic
  • You can create custom rules for individual IPs, IP ranges, countries, organizations, and more
  • Each rule can have multiple conditions. For example, you can configure a rule to block traffic from a specific IP in a certain country

Note - The firewall prioritizes rules by action type. It does not use a 'ladder' system whereby rules are prioritized by their position in the list. Priority is as follows:

  1. Allow


  2. Block


… so in the event of a conflict, 'Allow' rules overrule 'Block' rules


Please use the following links for more help:

 

Open the rules interface


Add a new firewall rule


Edit a firewall rule


Remove a firewall rule


Open rules interface

  • Open the cWatch dashboard
  • Select the target website from the menu at top-left
  • Click 'Firewall' then the 'Rules' tab



  • Type - The traffic category targeted by the rule. For example IP, IP range, URL, country
  • Details - The targeted item in the category. For example, if the type is 'Country', this column shows the two letter country code of the target country.
  • Action - The process the firewall will execute on the target if the rule’s conditions are met. Possible values are ‘allow’ or ‘block’.

Please use the following links to find out more:

  • Add a new firewall rule
  • Edit a rule
  • Remove a rule

Add a new firewall rule

  • Select the target website from the menu at top-left
  • Click 'Firewall' then the ‘Rules’ tab
  • Click 'Add New Rule' at top-right


 

'IF' condition - Choose the source of the traffic:

  • IP - Enter specific IP address(es). For example, 192.168.2.1,192.168.2.2
  • IP Range - Enter start and end IP addresses of the IP range to be covered in the 'From' and 'To 'fields
  • URL - Enter the name of the domain to which you want the rule to apply.
  • The rule will apply to traffic from all domain names which partially match the value entered here.
  • Select 'Exact Match' to apply the rule to only the domain you specify.
  • Header - The HTTP header field.
  • HTTP Method - Options are: Post, Get, Head, Put, Delete, Patch and Options.
  • Country - Select a country from the drop-down

Add Condition - Create another criteria for the action. Conditions are always 'And', so all conditions must be satisfied before the selected action is implemented.


Action - Choose how traffic requests for the target should be dealt with. The available options are:

  • Allow - All traffic from the source is permitted. This includes legitimate traffic, bots etc.
  • Block - No traffic is allowed from the selected source. An error message is shown to users.
    • Click 'Save' to add the new rule.

    Edit a firewall rule

    • Select the target website from the menu at top-left
    • Click the 'Firewall' tab
    Or click the hamburger button and select 'Firewall' 
    • Click the  icon beside the rule to be edited




    • The 'Edit Rule' dialog is similar to the 'Add Rule' dialog
    • See the explanation above for the description of parameters
    • Edit the parameters and conditions and click Save for the changes to take effect

    Remove a firewall rule


    Custom firewall rules that are no longer needed can be removed from the website.

    • Select the target website from the menu at top-left
    • Click the 'Firewall' tab
    • Or click the hamburger button and select 'Firewall' 
    • Click the  icon beside the rule to be removed




    • Click 'Delete Rule' to confirm
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