# Import Rules List

The Import Rules page displays all rules applied to routes being received by the current virtual routing instance from a sending router. A rule is essentially a series of conditions set to indicate whether the current routing instance forwards or rejects routes. Before you can configure an import rule, you must configure at least one route map first. Import rules use route maps to filter the imported routes.

## Viewing Import Rules

To view import rules for all configured virtual routers, select All virtual routers in the List import rules for drop-down list. To view import rules for a specific virtual router, select that virtual router from the drop-down list. In addition, to select how many export rules per page you want to view, select 5, 10, 20, 50 or 100 in the List per page drop-down list.

The Import Rules List contains the following columns of information:

Source Virtual Router: The name of the virtual router from which the route is imported.

Destination Virtual Router: The name of the virtual router importing the route.

Route Map: The name of the route map applied to routes considered for importing.

Protocol: The routing protocol of the virtual routing instance importing the routes. The setting can be either OSPF, BGP, RIP, connected, imported or static.

Configure: Contains a setting indicating the state of import configuration for the router. Click Remove to delete an import rule.

### To Create a New Import Rule

Select a virtual router from the drop-down list and click New. For more information, see Import Rule Configuration.