Configuring Schedules

You can configure schedule groups on the Policies panel, in System > Schedules. Schedule Groups are groups of schedules to which you can apply firewall rules. For example, you might want to block access to auction sites during business hours, but allow employees to access the sites after hours.

You can apply rules to specific schedule times or all schedules within a Schedule Group. For example, you might create an Engineering Work Hours group that runs from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM, Monday through Friday and 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday. After configured, you can apply specific firewall rules to the entire Engineering Work Hours Schedule Group or only to the weekday schedule.

To create a Schedule Group, complete the following steps:

1	Expand the System tree and click Schedules. The Schedules page displays.

 

2	To add a Schedule Group, click Add Schedule Group.

 

3	Enter the name of the Schedule Group in the Name field.

4	In the Schedule Type section, select if the schedule will occur Once, Recurring, or Mixed.

NOTE: The one-time and mixed schedule types are only available for systems running SonicOS Enhanced 5.5 and newer.

5	For a schedule that occurs only once, select the year, month, date, hour, and minutes for the Start and End fields.

6	For recurring schedules, select the check boxes for each day the schedule applies.

7	Enter the start time for the recurring schedule in the Start Time field. Make sure to use the 24-hour format.

8	Enter the end time for the recurring schedule in the Stop Time field. Make sure to use the 24-hour format.

9	Click Add.

10	Repeat Step 4 through Step 9 for each schedule to add.

11	To delete a schedule, select the schedule and click Delete.

12	Click OK. The Schedule Group is added and configured.

13	To edit a Schedule Group, click its Edit icon (). The Edit Schedule Group dialog box displays. Edit the Schedule Group details and click OK.