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# Palo Alto

#### **1. Define a NetFlow Profile**

1. Go to **Device → Server Profiles → NetFlow**.
2. Click **Add**.
3. Give the profile a name.
4. Configure:
   * **Collector IP address** (your flow collector).
   * **Port** (default 2055 for NetFlow, or whatever your collector expects).
   * **Protocol**: UDP.
   * **Active Timeout**: Typically 1 minute (controls how often long-lived sessions are reported).
   * **Inactive Timeout**: Usually 15 seconds (when a session has been idle).
   * Select **Template Refresh Rate** (number of flows before resending template).

#### **2. Attach NetFlow Profile to Interfaces**

1. Go to **Network → Interfaces**.
2. Select the interface(s) you want to export flows for (e.g., WAN, LAN, DMZ).
3. Under the **Advanced → NetFlow** tab:
   * Enable NetFlow.
   * Choose the NetFlow profile you just created.

#### **3. Commit the Configuration**

* Click **Commit** to push changes to the running config.

#### **4. Verify**

* On the collector, you should start seeing flows.
* On the firewall itself, you can check via CLI:

  ```bash
  > show netflow state
  > show session info
  ```

  These confirm templates and exports are active.


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