Adding A New Firewall Rule - Symantec 20032623 - Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Implementation Manual

220 Managing firewall protection
Setting up firewall rules

Adding a new firewall rule

How to setup firewall rules (continued)
Table 15-5
Step Task
2 (Optional)
Customize the
firewall rule
criteria
See About firewall rules"
See Adjusting the firewall security level"
Use the Add Firewall Rule wizard to add new firewall rules and then configure
the rule as needed. The wizard does not configure new rules with multiple criteria.
You should specify both the inbound and the outbound traffic in the rule whenever
possible. You do not need to create inbound rules for traffic such as HTTP. The
Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition client uses stateful
inspection for TCP traffic. Therefore, it does not need a rule to filter the return
traffic that the clients initiate.
When you create a new firewall rule, it is automatically enabled. You can disable
a firewall rule if you need to allow specific access to a computer or application.
The rule is disabled for all inherited policies.
Note: Rules must be enabled for the firewall to process them.
To add a new firewall rule
1 In the console, open a Firewall policy.
2 On the Firewall Policy page, click Rules.
3 Check Customize the default settings.
4 On the Rules tab, under the Rules list, click Add Rule.
5 In the Add Firewall Rule Wizard, click Next.
6 In the Select Rule Type panel, select one of the types of rules.
7
Click Next.
8
Enter data on each panel to create the type of rule you selected.
9
For applications and hosts, click Add More to add additional applications
and services.
Description
After you create a new rule, or if you want to customize a default
rule, you can modify any of the firewall rule criteria.
See Customizing firewall rules"
on page 212.
on page 211.
on page 221.