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Schedules

Schedules

When you add security policies on a FortiProxy unit, those policies are always on, policing the traffic through the device. Schedules control when policies are in effect.

The schedule list lists all of the schedules. Recurring and one-time schedules can be created, edited, and deleted as needed.

You can create a recurring schedule that activates a policy during a specified period of time. If a recurring schedule has a stop time that is earlier than the start time, the schedule will take effect at the start time but end at the stop time on the next day. You can use this technique to create recurring schedules that run from one day to the next. To create a recurring schedule that runs for 24 hours, set the start and stop times to 00.

You can create one-time schedules, which are schedules that are in effect only once for the period of time specified in the schedule.

To manage schedules, go to Policy & Objects > Schedules.

Hover over the leftmost edge of the column heading to display the Configure Table icon, which you can use to select the columns to display or to reset all the columns to their default settings. You can also drag column headings to change their order.

The following options are available:

Create New

Create a schedule or a schedule group. See Create or edit a schedule or Create or edit a schedule group.

Edit

Edit the selected schedule or schedule group. See Create or edit a schedule or Create or edit a schedule group.

Clone

Make a copy of the selected schedule or schedule group.

Delete

Remove the selected schedule. This icon is only available if the selected schedule is not currently being used in a policy.

Search

Enter a search term to search the schedule list.

Name

The name of the schedule.

Days/Members

The days of the week that the schedule is configured to be active.

Start

The time of day that the schedule is configured to start.

End

The time of day that the schedule is configured to end.

Ref.

Displays the number of times the object is referenced to other objects.

To view the location of the referenced object, select the number in Ref., and the Object Usage window appears displaying the various locations of the referenced object.

Type

The type of schedule, either Recurring or One-Time.

Schedules

When you add security policies on a FortiProxy unit, those policies are always on, policing the traffic through the device. Schedules control when policies are in effect.

The schedule list lists all of the schedules. Recurring and one-time schedules can be created, edited, and deleted as needed.

You can create a recurring schedule that activates a policy during a specified period of time. If a recurring schedule has a stop time that is earlier than the start time, the schedule will take effect at the start time but end at the stop time on the next day. You can use this technique to create recurring schedules that run from one day to the next. To create a recurring schedule that runs for 24 hours, set the start and stop times to 00.

You can create one-time schedules, which are schedules that are in effect only once for the period of time specified in the schedule.

To manage schedules, go to Policy & Objects > Schedules.

Hover over the leftmost edge of the column heading to display the Configure Table icon, which you can use to select the columns to display or to reset all the columns to their default settings. You can also drag column headings to change their order.

The following options are available:

Create New

Create a schedule or a schedule group. See Create or edit a schedule or Create or edit a schedule group.

Edit

Edit the selected schedule or schedule group. See Create or edit a schedule or Create or edit a schedule group.

Clone

Make a copy of the selected schedule or schedule group.

Delete

Remove the selected schedule. This icon is only available if the selected schedule is not currently being used in a policy.

Search

Enter a search term to search the schedule list.

Name

The name of the schedule.

Days/Members

The days of the week that the schedule is configured to be active.

Start

The time of day that the schedule is configured to start.

End

The time of day that the schedule is configured to end.

Ref.

Displays the number of times the object is referenced to other objects.

To view the location of the referenced object, select the number in Ref., and the Object Usage window appears displaying the various locations of the referenced object.

Type

The type of schedule, either Recurring or One-Time.