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Configure the fail open ports on your firewall to provide a pass-through connection in the event of a power or operating system failure.

Select NetworkInterfacesFail Open.
Select Edit (

).
Select Enable Fail Open and then OK.
Commit your changes.
You can view the fail open status in the following two locations:
- NetworkInterfacesEthernet
  Hover over the Interface that corresponds to the firewall's bypass pair (eg. ethernet1/3) and verify that you see Fail Open: Enabled. The port icon under Link State is also different from the other icons, indicating fail open support.
- DashboardInterfaces
  Hover over the port icon that corresponds to the firewall's bypass pair (eg. ethernet1/3) and verify that you see Fail Open: Enabled. This port icon is also different from the other icons, indicating fail open support.