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2026-06-25

Locking Down Ports on F5 BIG-IP

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We can SSH and access the web UI of the BigIP through a self IP if we allow ports 22 and 443 in Network > Self IPs > external_selfip > Port Lockdown.

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Which management ports answer on a BIG-IP self IP is set under Network, Self IPs, Port Lockdown. Allowing gives SSH and gives the web UI.

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