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Policy setup

Policy settings in GravityZone are structured into key areas that help you manage and configure your security policies effectively.

  1. A left-side policy menu, where all available settings and modules are listed as sections.

  2. Detailed pages on the right side, where you configure specific settings.

Policy settings can be configured during policy creation and updated at any time as needed. After making editing settings, click Save to apply or Cancel to discard the changes.

Navigating away without saving will leave the policy unchanged.

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Policy sections

The left-side policy menu displays the settings and modules available under your GravityZone license. The settings and modules are grouped into the following sections:

General

Protection & monitoring

Click the sections in the menu to access their details and configure the policy.

On each page, click the Get help from Support Center link for the official documentation for that section.

Searching policy settings

Use the search box in the upper-left corner to quickly find settings.

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You can search for:

  • Page and section titles

  • Labels

Search hints:

  • Enter full words or at least the first three characters.

  • The sections containing results are listed in the policy menu. In the section details, matching elements are underlined.

Example

Typing name or nam will return all pages containing matching labels like name and username.

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Note

  • Wildcards are not supported.

  • You cannot search descriptions or custom content (for example: usernames, endpoint names, specific rule names).

  • You cannot search inside cards, such as those containing descriptions for Aggressive, Normal, Permissive, and Custom profiles in Malware scan configuration pages.

  • Search works in all languages supported by GravityZone. First, you must change the language in the console.

Viewing section status

Icons next to sections indicate their status:

  • policy_menu_icon_on_en.png - The section is enabled.

  • policy_menu_icon_off_en.png - The section is disabled.

  • policy_menu_icon_error_en.png - The section has issues. Some settings are invalid.

  • policy_menu_icon_undeterminate_en.png - Undetermined. Only some settings in the section are defined.

  • Partial - Only some sections under the parent section are enabled (for example: 1/3) .

Only user-configurable sections in the policy display status icons.

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Examples

  • If you enable only Notifications and Update, then the Agent section displays partial status (2/3 in this case).

  • If you neglect to add a name for the policy, the General > Policy > Details section displays the icon for issues (policy_menu_icon_error_en.png).

  • If you enable the Firewall section, but not Intrusion Detection System (IDS) on the same page as well, then Firewall displays undetermined status (policy_menu_icon_undeterminate_en.png). After you enable IDS, Firewall is fully enabled (policy_menu_icon_on_en.png).

Navigating within a policy

You can access and move between policy sections using breadcrumbs in the page header, browser navigation controls, and direct links.

Use breadcrumbs

Use the breadcrumbs displayed at the top of each page to navigate within a policy. Each breadcrumb shows your current location and the hierarchy within the policy.

Example: [Add] [Policy name] / Antimalware / Settings

The breadcrumb structure includes:

  • First level – Displays the policy name and the action applied to it (Add, Clone, or Edit).

    Clicking the policy name redirects you to Policy > Details, which is the main page of the policy.

  • Second level – Indicates the main module you are viewing.

    For example, clicking Antimalware opens the main page of that module.

  • Third level – Indicates a section within the selected module.

The number of breadcrumb levels varies depending on the complexity of the section hierarchy.

Use browser navigation

Use your browser’s Back and Forward buttons to move between previously visited pages.

Use direct links

You can share or save links to specific policy sections:

  • Copy the page URL from your browser to share it.

  • Bookmark frequently used pages for quick access.

Access behavior

To open a direct link, you must be logged in to GravityZone Control Center.

If you are not logged in, access depends on the login method.

Login with GravityZone credentials

  1. Open the link.

  2. You are redirected to the login page.

  3. Enter your credentials.

  4. After authentication, you are redirected to the requested page.

Login with GravityZone Identity Provider or a third-party IdP

  1. Open the link.

  2. You are redirected to the login page.

  3. Authenticate using your identity provider.

  4. After authentication, you are redirected to your default homepage.

  5. To access the requested page, open the link again.

Access permissions and considerations

  • To modify a policy, the Allow other users to change this policy option must be enabled in Policy > Details.

    If this option is disabled, the policy opens in read-only mode. To make changes, you must clone the policy.

  • You may receive an error message when accessing a link if:

    • You do not have permission to manage policies.

    • The page does not exists.

    • Your GravityZone license has expired.

  • Policy links are unique to each policy.

Working with multiple tabs

You can open different policy sections in separate browser tabs. However, avoid editing sections in multiple tabs at the same time, as this may overwrite changes and result in data loss. After a save, make sure you reload the other tabs.

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