Preliminary and permanent configuration

Ingate Firewall has two kinds of settings: preliminary and permanent configuration. When the firewall is running, the permanent configuration controls the firewall functions.

When you configure your firewall, you are working with the preliminary configuration. As you change the preliminary configuration, the permanent configuration continues to control the firewall functions.

When you are done with the preliminary configuration, you can test it by selecting Apply configuration on the Save/Load Configuration page. Now the preliminary configuration controls the firewall functions.

When you are satisfied with the preliminary configuration, you can apply it permanently, which copies the preliminary configuration to the permanent configuration. Now the new configuration controls the firewall functions.

You can also copy the permanent configuration to the preliminary configuration. This does not affect the permanent configuration or the firewall functions, which are still being run by the permanent configuration. You do this by selecting Abort all edits on the Save/Load Configuration page under Administration. This will discard all changes made in the preliminary configuration since last time you applied a configuration by pressing Save configuration.

You can save the preliminary configuration to a file on your work station (the computer that is running your web browser). Select Save to local file on the Save/Load Configuration page.

A saved configuration can be loaded to the preliminary configuration. Use Browse to search your local computer or enter path and file name in the box. When you have chosen the file you want to load, select Load from local file on the Save/Load Configuration page.

You can perform all of these functions on the Save/Load Configuration page under Administration.