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You have the following options for backing up or restoring the firewall settings:
● Backup of firewall settings (Page 223)
– Via the Control Panel (Page 223)
– By prompt, script or batch file (Page 223)
● Restoring of firewall settings (Page 224)
You can restore the firewall settings on the same Siemens PC system or import the same
policy file to different Siemens PC systems for the purpose of series commissioning.
– Via the Control Panel (Page 224)
– By prompt, script or batch file (Page 225)
Backup of firewall settings
Via the Control Panel
Procedure
To back up the Windows Firewall settings of the Siemens PC, proceed as follows:
1. Enter "Control Panel" in the search field and then click on "Control Panel" in the search
results.
The desktop App "Control Panel" opens.
2. Click on the display selection and switch from the "Category" view to "Icons".
The "All Control Panel Items" dialog box opens.
3. Click on "Windows Defender Firewall".
4. Click on "Advanced settings" and confirm the call of the expanded settings with "Yes" if
necessary.
5. Right-click on the master object "Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security on
Local Computer" and then click on "Export Policy...".
6. In the "Save As" dialog, select a save location and file name and confirm with "Save".
By prompt, script or batch file
Basic procedure
With a command according to the following scheme, you can back up the Windows Firewall
settings in a policy file (.wfw).
To do this, call the prompt as the administrator and first define the save location of the policy
memory, then enter a file path for backing up the policy file.
MCU commissioning: NC, PLC, Drive
Commissioning Manual, 02/2020, A5E47437618B AB
Installing and setting up PCU Base for IPC
10.3 Configuration of the system
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