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A network design change requires an existing firewall to start accessing Palo Alto Updates from a data plane interface address instead of the management interface. Which configuration setting needs…
The correct answer is A. Service route. To change the source interface for firewall-generated traffic, such as accessing updates, from the management interface to a data plane interface, the service route configuration must be modified.
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A network design change requires an existing firewall to start accessing Palo Alto Updates from a data plane interface address instead of the management interface. Which configuration setting needs to be modified?
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- AService route
- BDefault route
- CManagement profile
- DAuthentication profile
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To change the source interface for firewall-generated traffic, such as accessing updates, from the management interface to a data plane interface, the service route configuration must be modified.
Service routes explicitly define which source interface and IP address the firewall itself uses when initiating traffic for management services like updates, syslog, or NTP, overriding default routing behavior.
A default route determines the outgoing path for traffic without a more specific route, but it does not dictate the source interface for firewall-originated management traffic like updates.
A management profile defines access permissions for managing the firewall's interfaces (e.g., HTTP, SSH) but does not control the source interface used by the firewall for outbound services like updates.
An authentication profile defines how users are authenticated, which is unrelated to configuring the firewall's source interface for accessing updates.
Concept tested: Palo Alto Networks service route configuration
Source: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/networking/configure-service-routes
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