Overview
Readers will learn how to reorder firewall and NAT rules on the EdgeRouter using both the Web UI and the Command Line.
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NOTES & REQUIREMENTS:
Applicable to the latest EdgeOS firmware on all EdgeRouter models. Please see the Related Articles below for more information.
Device used in this article:
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Table of Contents
Reordering Using the Web UI
Firewall and NAT rules are matched in order of preference. Rules with a lower ID are matched before rules with a higher ID. We can leverage the EdgeRouter Web UI to change the order and influence which rules are matched first. Follow the steps below to re-order the rules:
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GUI: Access the EdgeRouter Web UI.
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1. Navigate to the Firewall/NAT tab to modify the existing firewall policy.
Firewall/NAT > Firewall Policies > Policy Name > Actions > Edit
2. Drag and re-order the firewall rules to the desired order.
3. Save the new rule order.
NAT rules are re-ordered using a very similar method. Navigate to the Firewall/NAT > NAT tab and drag the rules to the desired order. Finally save the new rule order.
Reordering Using the Command Line
NAT and firewall can be re-ordered in the command line by using the rename command. Follow the steps below to re-order the rules:
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CLI: Access the Command Line Interface. You can do this using the CLI button in the GUI or by using a program such as PuTTY.
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For firewall rules, edit the specific firewall configuration sub-tree to change the rule number:
configure
edit firewall name <name>
rename rule 10 to rule 20
exit
commit ; save
For NAT rules, edit the NAT configuration sub-tree to change the rule number:
configure
edit service nat
rename rule 5010 to rule 5020
exit
commit ; save
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NOTE: The CLI also allows you to rename the
modify firewall rules that are used for Policy-Based routing and Load-Balancing. |
Related Articles
Intro to Networking - How to Establish a Connection Using SSH
EdgeRouter - WAN Load-Balancing
EdgeRouter - Policy-Based Routing