# Static Blackhole

A blackhole task for a specified IP address is manually created on the ATIC to block the traffic destined to the IP address.

#### Procedure

1. Configure a blackhole API.
2. Configure the notification mode of second-level blackhole event.
3. Manually create a blackhole policy.
   1. Choose Defense > Policy Settings > Blackhole.
   2. Click .
   3. In the Create Blackhole Policy dialog box, set Blackhole mode to Third-party and Third-party provider to DamDDoS, set Destination IP address and Mask, and select Enable automatically. Click OK.

   For the method of automatically decapsulating a blackhole policy, see Automatically decapsulating a blackhole policy on the DamDDoS (third-party). When a static blackhole policy is automatically decapsulated, the blackhole task is only disabled. To delete a blackhole task, manually delete it.

   For the method of manually decapsulating a blackhole policy, see Manually decapsulating a blackhole policy.

Parent topic: Executing a Blackhole Policy on the DamDDoS

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