Appendix B: Configuration Tabs
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The Communications Control Tab
Introduction Use the Communications Control tab to prevent programs on your system from
contacting a network without your knowledge.
Enable Application
Protection
When Enable Application Protection is selected, the RealSecure Desktop Protector
Application Protection component is running. This option is cleared by default.
Note: Enabling or disabling this feature also enables or disables the Application Control
feature. See “The Application Control Tab” on page84.
Communications
Control Enabled
If Communications Control Enabled is checked, RealSecure Desktop Protector blocks
outbound transmissions according to your instructions or those of ICEcap Manager to
which this agent reports.
ICEcap control If the Communications Control Enabled checkbox is dimmed, ICEcap Manag er to which
this Desktop Protector installation reports has blocked the local user from starting or
stopping communications control from the local system. Communications control can be
started or stopped only by a remote command from ICEcap.
Communications
Control Settings
Your selection of an option on the Communications Control tab determines what Desktop
Protector does about all future relevant events. You have these choices:
For information about how to choose an option, see “Configuring Communications
Control” on page4 6.
Communications
Control List buttons
This table describes the buttons that appear on the Communications Control tab.
This setting... Has this effect...
When an unauthorized application attempts to access the network:
Always terminate the
application
When any application you have not previously
authorized to contact a network tries to send a
transmission, Desktop Protector shuts down the
application.
Prompt before
terminating the
application
When an unauthorized application tries to send a
transmission, Desktop Protector asks you if you
want to shut down the application.
Always block network
access for the
application
When an unauthorized application tries to send a
transmission, Desktop Protector prevents the
transmission.
Prompt before blocking
network access for the
application
When an unauthorized application tries to send a
transmission, Desktop Protector asks you if you
want to prevent the transmission.
This button... Has this effect...
OK Click to save your changes and return to the main Desktop
Protector window.