Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center 4000
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FireSIGHT System User Guide
Chapter 5 Managing Reusable Objects
Working with Variable Sets
After you configure variable sets, you can link them to intrusion policies associated with access control
rules and access control policy default actions. See
rules and access control policy default actions. See
and
for more
information.
To create or edit a variable set:
Access:
Admin/Access Admin/Network Admin
Step 1
Select
Objects > Object Management
.
The Object Management page appears.
Step 2
Select
Variable Set
.
Step 3
Add a variable set or edit an existing set:
•
To add a variable set, click
Add Variable Set
.
•
To edit a variable set, click the edit icon (
) next to the variable set.
The new or edit variable set page appears. See
for information
on adding and editing variables within a variable set.
Managing Variables
License:
Protection
You manage variables on the new or edit variables page within a variable set. The variables page for all
variable sets separates variables into Customized Variables and Default Variables page areas.
variable sets separates variables into Customized Variables and Default Variables page areas.
A default variable is a variable provided by Cisco. You can customize the value of a default variable.
You cannot rename or delete a default variable, and you cannot change its default value.
You cannot rename or delete a default variable, and you cannot change its default value.
A customized variable is one of the following:
•
customized default variables
When you edit the value for a default variable, the system moves the variable from the Default
Variables area to the Customized Variables area. Because variable values in the default set determine
the default values of variables in custom sets, customizing a default variable in the default set
modifies the default value of the variable in all other sets.
Variables area to the Customized Variables area. Because variable values in the default set determine
the default values of variables in custom sets, customizing a default variable in the default set
modifies the default value of the variable in all other sets.
•
user-defined variables
edit a variable set
click the edit icon (
) next to the variable set you want to edit.
Tip
You can also right-click within the row for a variable set, then select
Edit
.
delete a custom variable set
click the delete icon (
) next to the variable set, then click
Yes
. You cannot delete the default
variable set. Note that variables created in a variable set you delete are not deleted or otherwise
affected in other sets.
affected in other sets.
Tip
You can also right-click within the row for a variable set, select
Delete
, then click
Yes
.
Use the Ctrl and Shift keys to select multiple sets.
Table 5-3
Variable Set Management Actions (continued)
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