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title: "Create Firewall Policy"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuidevNIOSforGCP/736396159/Create%20Firewall%20Policy"
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The firewall rules are used to control network access into and out of your VPC networks. In this example, we walk through the steps to create a policy with rules to allow all egress (outbound) traffic from your Infoblox vNIOS for GCP instance and to allow ingress (inbound) traffic on specific ports.

*Note: Examples shown here are overly permissive, allowing traffic from any IP, and are for example purpose only. Use best practices in your environment, allowing only the minimal traffic necessary.*

1. In the Navigation menu, expand **Network Security** and select **Firewall Policies**.

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2. Click **CREATE FIREWALL POLICY**.

![image](media://7b547485-29f7-483a-aebd-96f2acb3f0fc)

3. Type a name and (optional) a description.
4. Click **CONTINUE**.

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