Manual Policy Creation

Sites without a secure gateway supports only the manual policy creation. Instant On supports manual policy creation for the following categories:

• Networks
• Applications

Creating a Network Policy

Instant On allows you to assign a single schedule to many different wireless networks instead of configuring a schedule per wireless network.

The following procedure describes how to create a network schedule policy:

1. Under Policies > Overview, click the Create Policy button.
2. Under Set Policy Type, select Networks.
3. Click Next.

   The Set Rule and Conditions page is displayed.

4. Under Rule, configure the following settings.
   1. Action—Select one of the following actions for the rule:
      • Enable—Makes a wireless network available for users to connect when the provided schedule is active.
      • Disable—Makes a wireless network unavailable when the provided schedule is disabled.
   2. Under Networks, select one of the following:
      • All Wireless Networks—Policy applicable on all the wireless networks.
      • Selected Wireless Networks—Select networks from the Select networks list to which the rule will be applied. At least one network must be selected.
5. Click Next.

   The Set Policy Applicability page is displayed.

6. Under Set Policy Applicability, configure the following settings:
   • Identification, enter a name for the policy, and enable or disable the policy using the checkbox.
   • Set the Priority for the policy.
     • Under Position, select either Lower or higher.
     • Under Policy, select a policy from the drop-down list.
   • Under Schedule, select one of the following options:
     • Always Active—Click this option to make the wireless network always available for users to connect.
     • Create Schedule—Click this option to create a schedule during which the network should become available for users to connect. Follow the instructions provided in Schedules.
     • Existing Schedules—Select an existing schedule.
7. Click Finish.

Creating an Application Policy

It is possible to allow or deny access to application categories for some or all wireless networks. Additionally, the Network condition can be configured. If the Network condition is not provided, the policy will be applied on all wireless networks.

The following procedure describes how to create an application policy:

1. Under Policies > Overview, click the Create Policy button.
2. Under Set Policy Type, select Applications.
3. Click Next.

   The Set Rule and Conditions page is displayed.

4. Under Rule, configure the following settings.
   1. Action—Select one of the following actions for the rule:
      1. Allow—Allows traffic matching the specified application categories and wireless networks pass.
      2. Deny—Blocks traffic matching the specified application categories and wireless networks.
   2. Under Networks, select one of the following:
      • All Wireless Networks—Policy applicable on all the wireless networks.
      • Selected Wireless Networks—Select networks from the Select networks list to which the rule will be applied. At least one network must be selected.
   3. To Access or From Accessing—Select the application categories from the Applications drop-down list, for which the action needs to be applied. For the current list of application categories, see Applications.
5. Click Next.

   The Set Policy Applicability page is displayed.

6. Under Set Policy Applicability > Identification, enter a name for the policy.
   1. Set the Priority for the policy.
      1. Under Position, select either Lower or higher.
      2. Under Policy, select a policy from the drop-down list.
7. Click Finish.