1 Navigate to the Security Services > Botnet Filter page.
2 To block all servers that are designated as Botnet command and control servers, select the Block connections to/from Botnet Command and Control Servers option. All connection attempts to/from Botnet command and control servers will be blocked. To exclude selected IPs from this blocking behavior, use exclusion lists as described in the following steps.
• All Connections: All connections to and from the firewall are filtered. This is the default Botnet block mode.
• Firewall Rule-Based Connections: Only connections that match an access rule configured on the firewall are filtered.
4 If you want to block all connections when the Botnet database is not downloaded, select the Block all connections to public IPs if BOTNET DB is not downloaded.
5 Select Enable logging to log Botnet Filter-related events.
7 Click the Accept button at the top of the page to enable your changes.