Adding/Editing SD-WAN Rules

Purpose: Add or edit SD-WAN rules by specifying the users or user groups, IP addresses or FQDNs.

Location: Gateways > (Selected Gateway) > SD-WAN > Rules > Add/Edit

  1. On the Add/Edit SD-WAN Rule > Rule Name page:
    1. Specify the Rule Name (between 1 and 32 characters, consisting of letters, numbers, or underscores).
    2. Specify Description (optional).
    3. Click Next.
      Note:

      You can click a SD-WAN rule name to edit it.

  2. On the Add/Edit SD-WAN Rule > Source page, configure Source.
    1. Select Any if you want to apply this SD-WAN rule to any user groups or IP.
    2. Select Selected Users/User Groups if you want to apply this SD-WAN rule to specific users or user groups. Then in the Select from box, select the users or user groups and move it to the Selected box.
    3. Select Selected IP Addresses/FQDNs if you want to apply this SD-WAN rule to specific IP addresses and FQDNs. Then in the Select from box, select the IP address or FQDN and move it to the Selected box. Click Add New IP Addresses/FQDNs Object to add new IP address or FQDN object (see Adding/Editing IP Address/FQDN Objects). Use the Search box to search for any selected users/user groups/IP addresses/FQDNs.
    4. Click Next.
  3. On the Add/Edit SD-WAN Rule > Destination page, configure Destination.
    1. Under Addresses, select Any if you want to apply this SD-WAN rule to any IP address or FQDN. Select Selected IP Addresses/FQDNs if you want to apply this SD-WAN rule to specific IP addresses and FQDNs.
    2. Under Services and Applications, select Any if you want to apply this SD-WAN rule to any services or applications. Select Selected Services if you want to apply this SD-WAN rule to specific services. Click Add New Service Object to add new service objects. Select Selected Applications if you want to apply this SD-WAN rule to specific applications. Click Add New Application Group to add a new application group.
    3. Click Next.
  4. On the Add/Edit SD-WAN Rule > Strategy page, configure Strategy.
    1. Select Best Quality – Latency if you want to use the link whose latency is low.
    2. Select Advanced if you want to prioritize traffic based on the following 3 options:

      • Maximized Bandwidth: Use Maximized Bandwidth so that traffic is distributed among all available links.

      • Best Quality: Use Best Quality to select the quality criteria from the dropdown (Jitter, Packet Loss, or Bandwidth). Or click Custom Profile in the dropdown to make percentage allocation for Latency, Jitter, Packet Loss, and Bandwidth.

      • Preferred Link: Use Preferred Link when traffic is sent to the physical link you select from the Select Link dropdown unless when the link does not meet SLA. Select WAN1 or WAN2 from the Select Link dropdown.

    3. Click Next.
  5. On the Add/Edit SD-WAN Rule > Health Check SLA page, select a user-defined Heath Check SLA or create a new Health Check SLA. (see SLAs) You can optionally click Add New Health Check SLA to add a new Health Check SLA.
    1. On the Add/Edit Health Check SLA > General page, specify the SLA Name, Description, Monitor Server, and Type of protocol. Click Add Server to add a second server. (Note: A second server can be added and it can also be removed if not needed.) Then click Next.
    2. On the Add/Edit Health Check SLA > SLA Parameters page, choose SLA parameters from the recommended SLAs or enter custom parameter(s) for Latency, Jitter, and Packet Loss. [Note: Cloud Edge Cloud Console (CECC) provides 4 pre-defined SLAs (VoIP-Video, Audio-Streaming, General Web, and Office 365)] (see the Recommended SLA Type and Description table). Then click Next.
    3. On the Add/Edit Health Check SLA > Link Check Status page, configure the thresholds and interval for link check status. Then click Next.
    4. On the Add/Edit Health Check SLA > Action When Inactive page, disable static routes when SLA parameters cannot be met by selecting Update Static Route. (Note: If enabled when a link is inactive, the routes on that link are removed, and traffic is routed through the other link. When the link is active again, the routes are re-enabled.) Then click Save. (Note: After you click Save, it takes you back to the Add/Edit SD-WAN Rule > Health Check SLAs page.) Then click Next.
  6. On the Add/Edit SD-WAN Rule > Review page, review the SD-WAN rule details and then click Save. After clicking Save, it takes you back to the Rules page.
Parent topic: SD-WAN Rules