Use Cases for SD-WAN Capabilities in Cisco Secure Firewall

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Create an ECMP Zone

Updated: February 5, 2026

Overview

Provides instructions to configure an ECMP zone in Firewall Management Cente (FMC) to enable load balancing and high availability across multiple internet interfaces for Direct Internet Access (DIA) traffic.

Procedure

1.

Choose Devices > Device Management, and edit the threat defense device (NGFWBR1).

2.

Click the Routing tab on the interface view of NGFWBR1.

3.

Click ECMP.

4.

Click Add.

5.

In the Add ECMP box, enter a name, ECMP-WAN for the ECMP zone.

6.

To associate interfaces, select the interface under the Available Interfaces box, and then click Add.

7.

Click OK.

The ECMP page now displays the newly created ECMP zone.

8.

Click Save.