Zone Operational Mode

Operational Mode has three states such as Idle, Learn, and Protect (same as the Monitoring mode) which are applied to a zone. For more information, see Zone Operational Modes in the DDoS Mitigation Guide for further information.

Perform the following steps to configure the Operational Modes for a zone:

  1. Navigate to Configuration > Protected Objects > Zones.
  2. Select a zone and click the Edit option available under the Actions column. The Zone Configuration page appears.
  3. Expand the Overview section and verify the Operational Mode. The following Operational Modes are available.

    Table 56 : The Zones page

    Column heading

    Description

    Idle

    In this mode, where CPU resources are not utilized for a zone.

    Learn In this mode, where traffic baseline values will be established for a zone that can be used to create thresholds.
    Protect This mode monitors and detects IP anomalies.

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