Service Groups Settings

Use the Service Groups settings to configure service groups.

Under Desktop > Services > Service Groups, you can add a new or edit an existing service group.

The Service Group configuration dialog allows you to view and to configure the following elements:

Input field	Description
Name	Enter a name for the service group.
Services	Along with the Service Group panel, a service selection list bar with all services that are currently defined on the system opens on the right side of the browser window. The list bar is subdivided into categories of services which serve a similar purpose. You can collapse and expand the categories by clicking the corresponding icon. For more information, see Icons and buttons. The Filter input field at the top of the service selection list bar helps you quickly find a particular service. As you type in the input field, your LANCOM R&S^®Unified Firewall reduces the list to show only the services that contain the characters you are typing. Click in the input field to delete the search string and display an unfiltered view of the list. To add an individual service to the service group, click in front of the service in the service selection list bar. Click the button directly below the header of a category to add all services belonging to that category at once. The services appear along with the ports and/or protocols assigned to them as entries in the list. To remove a service from the service group, click next to the entry. Important: The Clear services button at the bottom left of the panel allows you to delete all services from the group at once.

Input field

Description

Name

Enter a name for the service group.

Services

Along with the Service Group panel, a service selection list bar with all services that are currently defined on the system opens on the right side of the browser window. The list bar is subdivided into categories of services which serve a similar purpose. You can collapse and expand the categories by clicking the corresponding icon. For more information, see Icons and buttons. The Filter input field at the top of the service selection list bar helps you quickly find a particular service. As you type in the input field, your LANCOM R&S^®Unified Firewall reduces the list to show only the services that contain the characters you are typing. Click

in the input field to delete the search string and display an unfiltered view of the list. To add an individual service to the service group, click

in front of the service in the service selection list bar. Click the

button directly below the header of a category to add all services belonging to that category at once. The services appear along with the ports and/or protocols assigned to them as entries in the list. To remove a service from the service group, click

next to the entry.

Important: The Clear services button at the bottom left of the panel allows you to delete all services from the group at once.

The buttons at the bottom right of the editor panel depend on whether you add a new service group or edit an existing group. For a newly configured service group, click Create to add the group to the list of available service groups or Cancel to reject the creation of a new service group. To edit an existing service group, click Save to store the reconfigured group or Reset to discard your changes. You can click Close to shut the editor panel as long as no changes have been made on it.

Click Activate in the toolbar at the top of the desktop to apply your configuration changes.

The service groups defined here are available for use in custom firewall rules (see Creating a firewall rule for further information).