@@ -945,10 +945,11 @@ function only if they are defined on the default network.
945945Adding Firewall rules on a public IP address in a VPC
946946~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
947947
948- In a VPC, once the public IP address is associated with a tier, you can
949- create firewall rules for the public IP address. Firewall rules are created
950- to allow traffic from the Internet to a tier. For example, you can create a
951- firewall rule to allow HTTP traffic from the Internet to the Web tier.
948+ In a VPC, once the public IP address is acquired, you can create firewall rules
949+ for the public IP address. Firewall rules are created to allow traffic from
950+ specified source CIDRs to a tier through the selected public IP address. For
951+ example, you can create a firewall rule to allow SSH or HTTP traffic to the Web
952+ tier.
952953
953954#. Log in to the CloudStack UI.
954955#. In the left navigation, choose Network.
@@ -957,11 +958,15 @@ firewall rule to allow HTTP traffic from the Internet to the Web tier.
957958 Public IP Address to which you want to add firewall rules.
958959#. Click the Firewall Rules tab, which will appear only if the public IP address is associated with a tier.
959960#. Click Add Firewall Rule and specify the following:
961+
960962 - *Source CIDR * - The CIDR that defines the source of the traffic.
963+
961964 - *Protocol * - The protocol that defines the type of traffic.
965+
962966 - *Start Port * and *End Port * - The port range that defines the destination of the traffic.
963967 If you are opening a single port, use the same number in both fields.
964968
969+ |firewall_rule_in_vpc.png |
965970
966971Adding Load Balancing Rules on a VPC
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@@ -1525,3 +1530,5 @@ is not required.
15251530 :alt: button to remove a VPC
15261531.. |restart-vpc.png | image :: /_static/images/restart-vpc.png
15271532 :alt: button to restart a VPC
1533+ .. |firewall_rule_in_vpc.png | image :: /_static/images/firewall_rule_in_vpc.png
1534+ :alt: Firewall rule in VPC.
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