Norton Personal Firewall

Trusted &	Add the IP address or range of allowed resources as trusted IP addresses.
Banned IPs

System	In the System Services list, select each service that you plan to use over the
Services	VPN connection.

If you are using the default Norton Personal Firewall settings, you can simply respond to the Program Control alerts the first time that you attempt to start the Secure Access Client or when you access a blocked location or application. When you respond to such an alert, choose the Permit action, select Always use this action, and click OK.

If you changed the default firewall settings, you might need to manually configure the following set- tings to reach the Internet and the resources allowed by the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway. To configure the settings, open the Norton Personal Firewall window and choose the following tabs.

Networking You might need to add the following as trusted zones:

-The IP address of the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway

-The IP address or range of allowed resources Click Add and enter the IP address(es).

Programs You might need to grant access to individual applications. Click Add and then browse for and select the application. When prompted, choose Permit.

Sygate Personal Firewall (Free and Pro Versions)

Each time the Sygate Personal Firewall encounters new activity for which it does not have a rule, it dis- plays a prompt. To grant access to the applications and locations that you will access through the Secure Access Client, select the Remember my answer check box and click Yes when the prompt appears.

Tiny Personal Firewall

The following Tiny Personal Firewall settings enable the Secure Access Client to reach the Internet and the resources allowed by the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway.

Note

One method to configure Tiny Personal Firewall is to respond to the prompts displayed when the firewall encounters new activity for which it does not have a rule. The following information assumes that Tiny Personal Firewall is configured before installing the Secure Access Client.

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SSL VPN specifications

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