Configure a firewall on a HIPswitch

Each HIPswitch has a Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) Firewall that can be configured in the Conductor. Communications from remote devices behind remote HIPswitches are incoming connections. When the HIPswitch firewall is enabled, all incoming communications coming from remote HIPswitches are blocked by default, unless they are related to an already established session from a local device behind the local HIPswitch.

To enable the firewall on a HIPswitch:

  1. Click HIPservices, select a HIPswitch.
  2. Go to Local Devices > Firewall.
  3. Click Edit Settings, and then click Enabled to view and configure the Firewall settings.

    You can enable or disable the firewall, enable or disable Incoming ICMP Protection, and enable or disable SYN Flood Protection. Once configured, click Update Settings to save the settings.