Schedules

Use schedules to set up one-time and recurring schedules for policy routes, firewall rules, application patrol, and content filtering. See the Objects section for related information on these screens.

Schedule Overview

The ZyWALL supports two types of schedules: one-time and recurring. One-time schedules are effective only once, while recurring schedules usually repeat. Both types of schedules are based on the current date and time in the ZyWALL.

Note: Schedules are based on the current date and time in the ZyWALL.

One-time schedules begin on a specific start date and time and end on a specific stop date and time. One-time schedules are useful for long holidays and vacation periods.

Recurring schedules begin at a specific start time and end at a specific stop time on selected days of the week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday). Recurring schedules always begin and end in the same day. Recurring schedules are useful for defining the workday and off-work hours.

Schedule Summary

The Schedule summary screen provides a summary of all schedules in the ZyWALL.

Object > Schedule 

Label
Description
One Time
 
#
This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with a specific schedule.
Name
This field displays the name of the schedule, which is used to refer to the schedule.
Start Day / Time
This field displays the date and time at which the schedule begins.
Stop Day / Time
This field displays the date and time at which the schedule ends.
Add icon
This column provides icons to add, edit, and remove schedules.
To add a schedule, click the Add icon at the top of the column. The Schedule Add/Edit screen appears.
To edit a schedule, click the Edit icon next to the schedule. The Schedule Add/Edit screen appears.
To delete a schedule, click the Remove icon next to the schedule. The web configurator confirms that you want to delete the schedule before doing so.
Recurring
 
#
This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with a specific schedule.
Name
This field displays the name of the schedule, which is used to refer to the schedule.
Start Time
This field displays the time at which the schedule begins.
Stop Time
This field displays the time at which the schedule ends.
Add icon
This column provides icons to add, edit, and remove schedules.
To add a schedule, click the Add icon at the top of the column. The Schedule Add/Edit screen appears.
To edit a schedule, click the Edit icon next to the schedule. The Schedule Add/Edit screen appears.
To delete a schedule, click the Remove icon next to the schedule. The web configurator confirms that you want to delete the schedule before doing so.

One-Time Schedule Add/Edit

The One-Time Schedule Add/Edit screen allows you to define a one-time schedule or edit an existing one.

Object > Schedule > Edit (One Time) 

Label
Description
Configuration
 
Name
Type the name used to refer to the one-time schedule. You may use 1-31 alphanumeric characters, underscores(_), or dashes (-), but the first character cannot be a number. This value is case-sensitive.
Day Time
 
Start
Type the year, month, day, hour, and minute when the schedule begins.
year - 1900 - 2999
month - 1 - 12
day - 1 - 31 (it is not possible to specify illegal dates, such as February 31.)
hour - 0 - 23
minute - 0 - 59
All of these fields are required.
Stop
Type the year, month, day, hour, and minute when the schedule ends.
year - 1900 - 2999
month - 1 - 12
day - 1 - 31 (it is not possible to specify illegal dates, such as February 31.)
hour - 0 - 23
minute - 0 - 59
All of these fields are required.

Recurring Schedule Add/Edit

The Recurring Schedule Add/Edit screen allows you to define a recurring schedule or edit an existing one.

Object > Schedule > Edit (Recurring) 

Label
Description
Configuration
 
Name
Type the name used to refer to the recurring schedule. You may use 1-31 alphanumeric characters, underscores(_), or dashes (-), but the first character cannot be a number. This value is case-sensitive.
Day Time
 
Start
Type the hour and minute when the schedule begins each day.
year - disabled
month - disabled
day - disabled
hour - 0 - 23
minute - 0 - 59
Both fields are required.
Stop
Type the hour and minute when the schedule ends each day.
year - disabled
month - disabled
day - disabled
hour - 0 - 23
minute - 0 - 59
Both fields are required.
Weekly
 
Weekdays
Select each day of the week the recurring schedule is effective.