Activate (Rule Base)
The Activate function generates the rules based upon
the configurations defined in the Connections Panel and all of its
subsidiary configurations (i.e., Services, Rule Templates, Socks Templates, and Tunnels). These rules are placed into the /etc/security/fwfilters.cfg file and become the active rules through which the firewall can evaluate
network datagrams. If filter support is already active, this procedure
updates the active rules with the contents of a newly generated
/etc/security/fwfilters.cfg file.
Feedback
about a successful activation or any errors found will be displayed in the Output
section.