Modifying Host and Network Interface Settings : Configuring Port Labels
  
Configuring Port Labels
You create port labels in the Port Labels page. Port labels are names given to sets of port numbers. You use port labels when configuring in-path rules. For example, you can use port labels to define a set of ports for which the same in-path or load balancing rules apply.
The following table summarizes the port labels that are provided by default.
 
Port Type
Description and Ports
Interactive
Use this port label to automatically pass-through traffic on interactive ports (for example, Telnet, TCP ECHO, remote logging, and shell).
RBT-Proto
Use this port label to automatically pass-through traffic on ports used by the system: 7744 (RiOS data store synchronization), 7800 (in-path), 7810 (out-of-path), 7820 (failover), 7850 (connection forwarding), 7860 (SteelHead Interceptor), and 7870 (Mobile Controller).
Secure
Use this port label to automatically pass-through traffic on commonly secure ports (for example, SSH, HTTPS, and SMTPS).
If you do not want to automatically forward traffic on interactive, RBT-Proto, or secure ports, you must delete the Interactive, RBT-Proto, and Secure in-path rules. For details, see Configuring In-Path Optimization Rules for Policies.
This feature is optional.
To create a port label
1. Choose Configure > Networking > Port Labels to display the Port Labels page.
Figure: Port Labels Page
2. To add a port label, complete the configuration as described in this table.
Control
Description
Add a New Port Label
Displays the controls to add a new port label.
Name
Specify the label name. These rules apply:
•  Port labels are not case sensitive and can be any string consisting of letters, the underscore ( _ ), or the hyphen ( - ). There cannot be spaces in port labels.
•  The fields in the various rule pages of the Management Console that take a physical port number also take a port label.
•  To avoid confusion, do not use a number for a port label.
•  Port labels that are used in in-path and other rules, such as QoS and peering rules, cannot be deleted.
•  Port label changes (that is, adding and removing ports inside a label) are applied immediately by the rules that use the port labels that you have modified.
Ports
Specify a comma-separated list of ports.
Remove Selected
Select the check box next to the name and click Remove Selected.
Add
Adds the port label.
3. Click Save to save your settings permanently.
Modifying Ports in a Port Label
You can add or delete ports associated with a port label in the Port Label page.
To modify ports in a port label
1. Choose Configure > Networking > Port Labels to display the Port Labels page.
2. Select the port label name in the Port Labels list to display the Editing Port Label group.
Figure: Editing Port Labels Page
3. Under Editing Port Label <port label name>, add or delete ports in the Ports text box.
4. Click Apply to save your settings to the running configuration; click Cancel to cancel your changes.
5. Click Save to save your settings permanently.