---
title: "Rename a firewall"
description: "Change an E2E Firewall's name in MyAccount from its Firewall Detail tab, with the characters a firewall name can use."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "firewall"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/firewall/how-to/rename-a-firewall/"
topic: ["manage"]
---

# Rename a firewall

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Give a firewall a new name in MyAccount, for example to match a naming scheme for your projects.
The name is what **Manage Firewall** lists and what **Search** finds.

## Before you begin

- The firewall is unlocked, and **Running** or **Powered off**. See
  [Lock a firewall](/myaccount/firewall/how-to/lock-a-firewall/).
- Your role in the project can update firewalls.
- The new name has up to 50 characters, of letters, digits, underscores, and hyphens.

## Rename the firewall

1. In MyAccount, under **Network**, click **Firewall**.
2. On **Manage Firewall**, click the firewall. Its **Firewall Detail** tab opens below the list.
3. Click the pencil beside **Firewall Name**.
4. Type the new name.
5. Click the tick.

## Check the new name

**Firewall renamed successfully** confirms it, and **Firewall Name** on **Manage Firewall** shows
the new name.

**Search** on **Manage Firewall** now finds the firewall by its new name. The pencil is hidden while
the firewall is locked or **Creating**; see
[An item in the Actions menu is greyed out](/myaccount/firewall/troubleshooting/firewall/#an-item-in-the-actions-menu-is-greyed-out).