Adjusting The Firewall Security Level - Symantec 20032623 - Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Implementation Manual

Adjusting the firewall security level

You should enable at least the default firewall protection to keep your computers
protected during remote client installation.
See About enabling and disabling protection"
To enable or disable a firewall policy
1 In the console, click Policies.
2 On the Policies page, select the Firewall policy, and then right-click Edit.
3
In the policy, click Firewall Rules.
4
In the policy, check Enable this Firewall Policy to enable the policy; uncheck
it to disable it.
5 Click OK.
See Creating a firewall policy"
See Managing firewall protection"
When you adjust the firewall security level, you select how strictly you want to
restrict network traffic.
The security levels are as follows:
Low The Low security level allows all IP incoming traffic and outgoing
traffic.
Low is the default security level.
Medium The Medium security level enforces the Low security level. It also
blocks TCP incoming traffic and UDP stateful incoming traffic.
High The High security level blocks all IP incoming traffic and outgoing
traffic.
To adjust the firewall security level
1 In the console, click Policies.
2
On the Policies page, select the Firewall policy, and then right-click Edit.
3
In the policy, click Firewall Rules.
4 In the policy, check Enable this Firewall Policy, and then select Customize
the default settings.
5
In the policy, select the security level setting.
6
Click OK.
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Managing firewall protection
Creating a firewall policy
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