Applying for a Cloud WAF Instance

To use WAF load balancer access mode, you need to apply for a cloud WAF instance. Pay-per-use billing (postpayment) is supported for WAF cloud instances.

Note

To apply for pay-per-use cloud instances, contact technical support first.

Applying for a Pay-per-Use Cloud WAF Instance

  1. Log in to the management console.

  2. Click image1 in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.

  3. Click image2 in the upper left corner and choose Web Application Firewall (Dedicated) under Security.

  4. In the upper right corner, click Create WAF.

  5. (Optional): Select an enterprise project from the Enterprise Project drop-down list.

    This option is only available if you are logged in using an enterprise account, or if you have enabled enterprise projects. You can use enterprise projects to more efficiently manage cloud resources and project members.

    Note

    default: indicates the default enterprise project. Resources that are not allocated to any enterprise projects under your account are listed in the default enterprise project.

  1. On the Apply for Web Application Firewall page, set WAF Mode to Cloud Mode and Billing Mode to Pay-per-use.

  2. In the lower right corner of the page, click Next.

  3. Click Back to Website Settings and add domain names you want to protect on the Website Settings page.

    Note

    If you want to disable WAF, choose Instance Management > Product Details, and click Disable Pay-Per-Use Billing next to Cloud Mode.