Enforced Client Product Guide

User Interface Definitions

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„Configure IP addresses for a custom connection

 

Item

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowed Incoming

 

 

Specifies the system service ports through which computers using

 

 

 

Connections

this policy can communicate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allow

Select the checkbox next to each port you want to enable. The

 

 

 

 

firewall protection service allows communications through the

 

 

 

 

selected ports. It blocks communications through unselected ports.

 

 

 

 

 

Connection Name

Identifies the system service using the port. Three commonly used

 

 

 

 

ports appear by default:

 

 

 

 

„ File and Print Sharing

 

 

 

 

„

Remote Desktop

 

 

 

 

„

Remote Assistance

 

 

 

 

You can edit the configuration for these services and define

 

 

 

 

additional services.

 

 

 

 

 

edit

Select this link to open a page where you can modify the

 

 

 

 

configuration for an incoming connection.

 

 

 

 

 

remove

 

Select this link to remove an incoming connection from the list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add Connection

Select this link to open a page where you can configure a new

 

 

 

 

incoming connection.

 

 

 

 

Allowed Incoming Addresses

Select which IP addresses computers using this policy can accept

 

 

 

 

communications from:

 

 

 

 

„ Any computer: All IP addresses.

 

 

 

 

„ My network (the subnet only): Only IP addresses on the local

 

 

 

 

 

subnet. This settings is the same as Trusted network on the

 

 

 

 

 

Desktop Firewall tab.

 

 

 

 

„ Specific address range: Only the IP addresses you designate

 

 

 

 

 

here. Type a beginning and ending IP address in the boxes

 

 

 

 

 

provided.

 

 

 

 

Add

Select this link to add the range of IP addresses you have entered to

 

 

 

 

the list of Allowed incoming IP address ranges. If you have not

 

 

 

 

added any address ranges, this list does not appear.

 

 

 

 

remove

 

Select this link to remove a range of IP addresses from the list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK

Click to update the policy and return to the Desktop Firewall tab.

 

 

 

 

Note: You must also click Save on the Desktop Firewall tab to

 

 

 

 

update the policy.

 

 

 

 

Cancel

 

Click to return to the Desktop Firewall tab without saving changes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add or Edit Incoming Connection

Use this page to add a service port through which the firewall protection service will allow communication, or update the information about a port. In most cases, this will be a system service port.

„Configure system services for a custom connection

 

Item

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

Type the name of the service port through which system services can

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

communicate with the computer. This can be a standard name or one

 

 

 

that is meaningful to your business.

 

Port(s)

 

Type the port number(s).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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