Folders

This section includes the following topics:

• Creating a folder

• Renaming a folder

• Removing a folder

A Folder is a simple container that can contain namespaces, firewalls or other folders. Folders in the Security Editor can be compared with the concept of folders in Microsoft Windows explorer.

Folders are especially useful in scenarios where a large number of firewalls are being managed from one single management database. Folders can then be used to group related firewalls, for instance according to their geographical location.

Creating a folder

To create a new folder, locate and select the Firewalls node in the namespace where the new folder is to be created. Right-click the selected Firewalls node and choose Folder... in the New submenu. A dialog box requesting the name of the new folder is displayed. Enter a descriptive name and click OK to create the folder. To abort the creation process, click Cancel.

Renaming a folder

To rename a folder, first check out the namespace where the folder resides, then right-click the folder and choose Properties... from the context menu. A dialog box is shown containing an edit box where the new name can be entered. Click OK to save the new name and to close the dialog box. To abort the renaming process, click Cancel. Finish by checking in the namespace.

Removing a folder

A folder can only be removed if all underlying nodes first have been removed. To remove an empty folder, right-click the actual folder, choose Delete from the context menu and answer Yes to the confirmation question.

Note: Removing a folder is an irreversible operation.