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Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
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On the Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy).
2
Select Firewall Protection, then click the General Settings tab.
Under Firewall Reporting Configuration, select Report blocked events.
3
Click Save.
4
(For a new policy, click Next, select additional options for the policy, then click Save.)
Configuring custom connections
Use these tasks to configure system service ports and IP addresses for custom connections.
Configuring system services and port assignments
Use this SecurityCenter task to configure system service port assignments for a custom connection.
This task allows you to add, remove, or modify a service by specifying its name and the ports through
which it communicates with client computers using the policy.
Opening a system service port on a client computer allows it to act as a server on the local network or
Internet. Closing a port blocks all communications through the ports with client computers using the
policy.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1
On the Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy).
2
Select Firewall Protection, then click the General Settings tab.
Under Connection Type, select Custom settings, then click edit.
3
On the Firewall Custom Settings panel, under Allowed Incoming Connections, configure a service
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by using one of these methods.
To do this...
Allow an existing
service by opening
its ports
Add a new service
and open its ports
Perform these steps...
1 Select the checkbox for a service listed in the table.
2 Click OK.
Computers using this policy will accept communications through the ports
assigned to the service.
1 Click Add Connection.
2 In the Add or Edit Incoming Connection panel, type a name for the service,
type the ports through which the service will communicate with computers
using this policy, then click OK.
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