Disabling an intrusion detection policy

IDS monitors intrusions for only enabled intrusion detection policies. You can temporarily disable an intrusion detection policy to prevent IDS from using it to monitor intrusions.

Disabling a policy from the Intrusion Detection Policies page

You can disable intrusion detection policies in two ways. To disable an intrusion detection policy from the Intrusion Detection Policies page, perform these steps:
  1. In the Intrusion Detection Policies page, select one or more policies.
  2. Select Disable from the Actions menu. The selected policies are disabled.
  3. Click OK on the Intrusion Detection Policies page to apply the changes.

Disabling a policy from the IDS Policy Properties page

To disable an intrusion detection policy from the IDS Policy Properties page, perform these steps:
  1. In the Intrusion Detection Policies page, select a policy, and select Properties from the Actions menu.
  2. On the General tab, clear the Policy enabled check box and click OK. The selected policy is disabled.
  3. Click OK on the Intrusion Detection Policies page to apply the changes.