Copy Rules within the Device

To copy rules within an FDM-managed device, follow this procedure:

Procedure


Step 1

In the navigation pane, click Inventory.

Step 2

Click the Devices tab to locate the device or the Templates tab to locate the model device.

Step 3

Click the FTD tab and select the FDM-managed device you whose policy it is you want to edit.

Step 4

In the Management pane on the right, click Policy.

Step 5

Select one or more access control rules you want to copy and click Copy in the Actions pane on the right.

Step 6

In the policy where you want to paste the rule(s), select the rule that your copied rule(s) should precede or follow and, in the Actions pane, click one fo the following options:

  • Paste Beforeautomatically pastes one or more copied rules above the selected rule, so the copied rule is ordered above it.

  • Paste Afterautomatically pastes one or more copied rules below the selected rule, so the copied rule is ordered below it.

The paste operation can be performed multiple times at any required position.

Note

When pasting rules within an FDM-managed device, if a rule with the same name exists, '- Copy' is appended to the original name. If the renamed name also exists, '- Copy n' is appended to the original name. For example, 'rule name - Copy 2'.

Step 7

Review your changes and Deploy Configuration Changes from Cisco Defense Orchestrator to FTD now or wait and deploy multiple changes at once.