Trusting Computer Connections - McAfee INTERNET SECURITY SUITE 2008 User Manual

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Trusting computer connections

You can add, edit, and remove trusted IP addresses on the
Trusted and Banned IPs pane, under
The Trusted IP Addresses
pane allows all traffic from a specific computer to reach your
computer. Firewall does not log traffic or generate event alerts
from IP addresses that appear in the
Firewall trusts any checked IP addresses on the list, and always
allows traffic from a trusted IP through the firewall on any port.
Activity between the computer associated with a trusted IP
address and your computer is not filtered or analyzed by Firewall.
By default, Trusted IP Addresses lists the first private network that
Firewall finds.
When allowing a connection, ensure that the computer that you
trust is safe. If a computer that you trust is infected through a
worm or other mechanism, your computer can be vulnerable to
infection. In addition, McAfee recommends that the computer(s)
you trust are protected by a firewall and an up-to-date antivirus
program also.
Add a trusted computer connection
You can add a trusted computer connection and its associated IP
address.
1
On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click
Network, then click Configure.
2
On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under
Firewall protection is
3
On the Firewall pane, click
4
On the Trusted and Banned IPs pane, select
Addresses, and then click Add.
5
Under Add Trusted IP Address
following:
Select Single IP
Select IP Address
ending IP addresses in the
Address boxes.
Trusted IP
list on the Trusted and Banned IPs
Trusted IP Addresses
enabled, click Advanced.
Trusted and Banned
Rule, do one of the
Address, and then enter the IP address.
Range, and then enter the starting and
From IP Address
Addresses.
list.
Internet &
IPs.
Trusted IP
and To IP