Enforced Client Product Guide

Using the Firewall Protection Service

 

Configuring policies for firewall protection

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How do user settings and administrator settings coexist?

When you select Administrator configures firewall, any firewall settings that users have configured on their computers are saved.

„If you also select Prompt mode, user settings are merged with your policy settings on each client computer. When they differ, user settings take precedence over administrator settings.

„If you select Protect mode or Report mode, user settings become inactive.

Saved settings configured by users become active again only when you reconfigure the policy for Prompt mode or User configures firewall.

Install the firewall protection service via policy

Use this option to install the firewall protection service automatically whenever client computers check for an updated policy. You might want to use this feature for adding the firewall protection service on computers where the Enforced Client client software is already installed. By default, this option is disabled.

Enabling this feature can result in unattended installations on computers where no one is available to authorize communications that are consequently blocked by the firewall. If this feature is used to install the firewall protection service on a server, it is important to configure essential system services first, to prevent disruptions.

To install the firewall protection service via policy:

1On the Groups + Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy).

2Click the Desktop Firewall tab.

3Under Firewall Configuration, select Automatically install the desktop firewall on all computers using this policy, then click Save.

Enable firewall protection

Specify whether the firewall protection service monitors inbound communications and Internet applications. By default, this feature is enabled.

To enable the firewall protection service:

1On the Groups + Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy).

2Click the Desktop Firewall tab.

3Under Firewall Status, select On, then click Save.

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4.5 specifications

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