Inbound Firewall Rules Configuration

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WAN-to-LAN Traffic Control

Inbound firewall rules configuration in Meraki appliances provides comprehensive security control for traffic entering the network from external sources, such as the internet or WAN connections. This functionality enables administrators to define granular policies for incoming traffic based on source and destination IP addresses, protocols, and ports, supporting both allow and deny actions with detailed logging capabilities. Inbound firewall rules are critical for protecting internal network resources from external threats, controlling remote access, and implementing secure ingress policies while maintaining operational requirements for legitimate external connections.

Diagram

Classes

firewall (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.appliance)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
inbound_firewall_rules	Class	`[inbound_firewall_rules]`	No

inbound_firewall_rules (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.appliance.firewall)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
rules	List	`[rules]`	No
syslog_default_rule	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No

rules (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.appliance.firewall.inbound_firewall_rules)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
comment	String	min: `1`, max: `127`	No
policy	Choice	`allow`, `deny`	Yes
protocol	Choice	`any`, `icmp`, `icmp6`, `tcp`, `udp`	Yes
source_port	Any	Integer[min: `0`, max: `65535`] or String[matches: `(?:[1-9][0-9]3	[1-5][0-9]4	6[0-4][0-9]3
source_cidr	String	Regex: `^(?i:any\|(\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}(\/\d{1,2})?)(,(any\|(\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}(\/\d{1,2})?))*$`	No
destination_port	Any	Integer[min: `0`, max: `65535`] or String[matches: `(?:[1-9][0-9]3	[1-5][0-9]4	6[0-4][0-9]3
destination_cidr	String	Regex: `^(?i:any\|(\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}(\/\d{1,2})?)(,(any\|(\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}(\/\d{1,2})?))*$`	No
syslog	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No

Examples

Example-1: The example below demonstrates basic inbound firewall rules for common remote access and external service requirements.

meraki:
  domains:
    - name: "!env domain"
      administrator:
        name: "!env org_admin"
      organizations:
        - name: "!env org"
          networks:
            - name: "!env network_name"
              product_types:
                - appliance
                - switch
                - wireless
              appliance:
                firewall_inbound_firewall:
                  rules:
                    - comment: "Allow HTTPS Web Server"
                      policy: allow
                      protocol: tcp
                      source_port: "Any"
                      source_cidr: "Any"
                      destination_port: "443"
                      destination_cidr: "!env web_server_ip"
                      syslog: true
                    - comment: "Allow SSH from Admin Network"
                      policy: allow
                      protocol: tcp
                      source_port: "Any"
                      source_cidr: "!env admin_network_range"
                      destination_port: "22"
                      destination_cidr: "!env management_subnet"
                      syslog: true
                  syslog_default_rule: true