--- title: "Adding, Editing, or Deleting Zones" slug: "creating-editing-or-deleting-zones-4-1-1" tags: ["Portal"] updated: 2026-09-10T10:55:22Z published: 2026-09-10T10:55:22Z canonical: "kb.ctera.com/creating-editing-or-deleting-zones-4-1-1" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.ctera.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Adding, Editing, or Deleting Zones ## Adding or Editing Zones You can add a zone or edit an existing zone. **To add or edit a zone:** 1. Select **Security > Zones** in the navigation pane. 2. The **Zones** page is displayed. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-8UR51CS2.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A21%3A29Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A21%3A29Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=7d24DmrJDvfqbyh9nkxGNMy0xONmCWNS5lGnJyb4Yno%3D) 3. Either, - Add a zone, click **New Zone**. The **New Zone** window is displayed. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-7MEPVGGD.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A21%3A29Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A21%3A29Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=7d24DmrJDvfqbyh9nkxGNMy0xONmCWNS5lGnJyb4Yno%3D) Or, - Edit an existing zone, click the zone name. The zone window is displayed with the zone name as the window title. 4. Complete the fields in the **General** tab: **Name** – A name for the zone. The name must be unique. The name can contain alpha, numeric and space characters. You must enter a name to specify selected folders or edge filers. **Description** – An optional description for the zone. **Policy will include** – The folder policy to apply to the zone. - **All Folders** – All the folders in the global namespace are included in the zone. When this tab is selected, the **Devices** tab is displayed. - **Selected Folders** – Only the specified folders are included in the zone. When this option is selected, the **Policy** tab, and the **Devices** tab is displayed. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-VFQQXCA8.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A21%3A29Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A21%3A29Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=7d24DmrJDvfqbyh9nkxGNMy0xONmCWNS5lGnJyb4Yno%3D) The **Policy** tab enables you to specify the folders to include in the zone. Select cloud folders or user folders and then start typing the name of a folder. The list of folders that match what you type is displayed, enabling you to select the folders to add to the zone. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-V57RXUWJ.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A21%3A29Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A21%3A29Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=7d24DmrJDvfqbyh9nkxGNMy0xONmCWNS5lGnJyb4Yno%3D) Folders are identified in the user interface by the **Owner** column in the **Policy** tab. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-VKJCGQGE.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A21%3A29Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A21%3A29Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=7d24DmrJDvfqbyh9nkxGNMy0xONmCWNS5lGnJyb4Yno%3D) **Note** Adding a cloud folder automatically includes all the cloud folder subfolders. Any folder added to the cloud folder at a later date is also included automatically in the zone. The **Devices** tab, enables you to specify edge filers that can see the folders in the zone. When edge filers are specified, only those edge filers have access to the folder in the zone. When no edge filers are selected, every edge filer has access to the folders in the zone. Start typing the name of an edge filer. The list of edge filers that match what you type is displayed, enabling you to select the edge filers to add to the zone. - **No Folders** – The zone will not include any folders. **Notes** An edge filer that has already been added to a zone can still be added to another zone. If you change the policy for a zone from **All folders**, the following warning is displayed. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-O9C6BVDF.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A21%3A29Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A21%3A29Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=7d24DmrJDvfqbyh9nkxGNMy0xONmCWNS5lGnJyb4Yno%3D) To continue with the change, click **I Understand, proceed**, Otherwise, click **Cancel**. 5. Click **Save to Draft**. When adding a zone the **Zones** page is redisplayed. When editing a zone, click **Zones** to return to the **Zones** page. **Notes** The changes are saved to draft but not implemented. Implementing changes to zones can take time so saving the changes to draft provides the opportunity to view and verify that all zones created or edited are correct and enables batching together multiple changes in a single implementation. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-WSVI9IRP.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A21%3A29Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A21%3A29Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=7d24DmrJDvfqbyh9nkxGNMy0xONmCWNS5lGnJyb4Yno%3D) 6. To implement the changes, select **Apply Changes**. **Note** The number of changes is displayed in parentheses after **Apply Changes**. The changes are implemented. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-AH06KJBA.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A21%3A29Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A21%3A29Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=7d24DmrJDvfqbyh9nkxGNMy0xONmCWNS5lGnJyb4Yno%3D) A message is displayed that synchronizing the changes can take a few minutes. ## Deleting a Zone If only one zone is defined, it cannot be deleted. Also, if a zone is defined as the [default zone](/v1/docs/setting-or-unsetting-the-default-zone-4-1-1), it cannot be deleted. If the zone to delete is the default zone, first make another zone the default zone, in order to delete this zone. **To delete a zone:** 1. Select **Security > Zones** in the navigation pane. The **Zones** page is displayed. 2. Select the zone's row. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-MQ9FAVNK.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A21%3A29Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A21%3A29Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=7d24DmrJDvfqbyh9nkxGNMy0xONmCWNS5lGnJyb4Yno%3D) 3. Click **Delete**. A confirmation window is displayed. 4. Click **Delete** to confirm. The zone is deleted.