Snort Start options

This table lists the start settings.

Setting	Description
Profile
Description	Enter a description of the configuration.
Input
Snort Rules	Select the input file.
Snort Variable Definition (optional)	Select the file that defines IPS and port files. Undefined variables will be converted into "any".
Conversion Options
Add extra backslash "\" for special characters	FortiConverter adds an extra back slash for special characters in the conversion.
Convert annotated rules as status disable	Select to disable rules that are annotated in the source configuration.
NGFW policy-based mode	When selected, the conversion will be in NGFW policy-based mode. "`firewall policy`" will become "`firewall security-policy`" instead, and "`set application 00000`" will be generated in policies, which requires manual processing. There will also be some other minor differences adapted for the NGFW policy-based CLI.

Snort Start options

This table lists the start settings.

Setting

Description

Profile

Description

Enter a description of the configuration.

Input

Snort Rules

Select the input file.

Snort Variable Definition (optional)

Select the file that defines IPS and port files. Undefined variables will be converted into "any".

Conversion Options

Add extra backslash "\" for special characters

FortiConverter adds an extra back slash for special characters in the conversion.

Convert annotated rules as status disable

Select to disable rules that are annotated in the source configuration.

NGFW policy-based mode

When selected, the conversion will be in NGFW policy-based mode.

"firewall policy" will become "firewall security-policy" instead, and "set application 00000" will be generated in policies, which requires manual processing. There will also be some other minor differences adapted for the NGFW policy-based CLI.

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