6.2.3.1. Procedure – Organizing zones into a hierarchy

To organize zones into a hierarchy, complete the following steps.

1. Select the site from the configuration tree in MC.

2. 

   Figure 6.6. Configuring zone hierarchy

   Using the up and down arrows located next to the Find button, move the child zone below its parent.

3. Click the right arrow to make the selected zone a children of the zone above it.

4. 

   Figure 6.7. Configuring zone hierarchy

   Commit the changes to the site.

   Note
   Zone definitions are site-wide, so modifications are effective on every firewall of the site.

5. Select all hosts of the site and upload the configuration.

   This step is required because changes in the zone hierarchy must be uploaded to all firewall nodes.

6. Select all hosts of the site, click the Control icon of the icon bar and reload the configuration.