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title: "How to Edit a Security Group"
slug: "how-to-edit-a-security-group"
updated: 2021-03-04T16:46:06Z
published: 2021-03-04T16:46:06Z
canonical: "kb.expedient.com/how-to-edit-a-security-group"
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# How to Edit a Security Group

1. Open the Security Services.

1. Navigate to **Networking > Security**.
2. Select the organization VDC for which you want to apply security settings, and click **Configure Services**.

The tenant portal opens Security Services.

2. Navigate to **Grouping Objects > Security Groups**

The **Security Groups** page opens.

3. Select the security group you want to edit.

The details for the security group display below the list of security groups.

**4. (Optional)** Edit the name and the description of the security group.

**5. (Optional)** Add a dynamic member set.

1. Click the **Add** button under **Dynamic Member Sets**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1614876293253.png)
2. Select whether to match **Any** or **All** of the criteria in your statement.
3. Enter the first object to match.
4. The options are **Security Tag****,** **VM Guest OS Name****,** **VM Name****,** and **VM Guest Host Name**.
5. Select an operator, such as **Contains****,** **Starts with**, or **Ends with**.
6. Enter a value.
7. **(Optional)** To add another statement, use a Boolean operator **And** or **Or**.

**6. (Optional)** Edit a dynamic member set by clicking the **Edit** icon (gear) next to the member set that you want to edit.

1. Apply the necessary changes to the dynamic member set.
2. Click **OK**.

**7. (Optional)** Delete a dynamic member set by clicking the **Delete** icon next to the member set that you want to delete.

**8. (Optional)** Edit the included members list by clicking the **Edit** icon next to the Include Members list.

1. From the **Browse objects of type** drop-down menu, select the type of objects, such as **Virtual Machines****,** **Org VDC networks****,** **IP sets****,** **MAC sets**, or **Security tags**.
2. To include an object in the include members list, select the object from the left panel, and move it to the right panel by clicking the right arrow.
3. To exclude an object from the include members list, select the object from the right panel, and move it to the left panel by clicking the left arrow.

**9. (Optional)** Edit the excluded members list by clicking the **Edit** icon next to the Exclude Members list.

1. From the **Browse objects of type** drop-down menu, select the type of objects, such as **Virtual Machines****,** **Org VDC networks****,** **IP sets****,** **MAC sets**, or **Security tags**.
2. To include an object in the exclude members list, select the object from the left panel, and move it to the right panel by clicking the right arrow.
3. To exclude an object from the exclude members list, select the object from the right panel, and move it to the left panel by clicking the left arrow.

10. Click **Save changes**.

The changes to the security group are saved.