Dell SonicWALL Secure Mobile Access 8.5
Administration Guide
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Configuring Web Application Firewall
To p ics :
• Viewing and Updating Web Application Firewall Status on page 277
• Configuring Web Application Firewall Settings on page 279
• Configuring Web Application Firewall Signature Actions on page 286
• Determining the Host Entry for Exclusions on page 290
• Configuring Custom Rules and Application Profiling on page 292
• Using Web Application Firewall Monitoring on page 308
• Using Web Application Firewall Logs on page 315
Viewing and Updating Web Application Firewall
Status
The Web Application Firewall > Status page provides status information about the Web Application Firewall
service and signature database, and displays the license status and expiration date. Synchronize allows you to
download the latest signatures from the Dell SonicWALL online database. You can use Download to generate
and download a PCI compliance report file.
Viewing Status and Synchronizing Signatures
To view the status of the signature database and Web Application Firewall service license, and
synchronize the signature database, complete the following steps in the Secure Mobile Access
management interface:
1 Navigate to Web Application Firewall > Status. The WAF Status section displays the following
information:
• Status of updates to the signature database
• Timestamp of the signature database
• Time that the system last checked for available updates to the signature database
NOTE: Web Application Firewall requires the purchase of an additional license.