WatchGuard Firebox System 4.6 User Guide

CHAPTER 8Configuring ServicesThe Services Arena of Policy Manager displays an icon for each configured service. Aservice represents a particular type of proxy or packet-filtering connection such asFTP, SMTP, or proxied HTTP. A symbol next to the service indicates whether theservice is configured for outgoing traffic, incoming traffic, or both. Services with nosymbol are not active.The Firebox System includes many well-known service types. You can also addunique or custom services. This feature accommodates new TCP/IP services as theyare developed.Adding an existing serviceAdd an existing, well-known service using the Services dialog box. From PolicyManager:1 On the toolbar, click the Add Services icon (it appears as a plus sign (+)).You can also select Edit => Add Service.2 Click to select a service from the list of available services.You can expand the tree to display all available services. When you click a service, the serviceicon appears in the dialog box, on the right side. Also, a Details box displays basic informationabout the service. For more information about individual services, see the “Types of Services”Appendix in the Reference Guide.3 Click Add.4 In the Comments text box, enter comments or a description of this version of theservice, to assist with identification.Comments appear under the Properties tab in the Comments field of the Properties dialog box.5 Click OK.The service’s Properties dialog box appears. For more information, see “Defining serviceproperties” on page 49.6 Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.User Guide 47