Overview - Barracuda Networks NG Network Access Client SP4 Administrator's Manual

9.1

Overview

The Barracuda NG Personal Firewall is a lighter version of the Barracuda NG Firewall especially
designed for client usage. Nevertheless, most configuration options of the Barracuda NG Firewall are
available. When connected to an Access Control Service or via VPN, the Barracuda NG Personal
Firewall can accept rule sets sent from the Barracuda NG Firewall (depending on the used client
license).
Open the configuration mode of the Barracuda NG Personal Firewall by right-clicking
in the system tray and selecting
> >
All Programs
Selection between the following functional firewall modes is available in the context menu of the
system tray icon:
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The active operational mode is selected. To change the mode, click another item in the menu.
DO NOT directly switch from
Secure Mode
as intermediate step.
Each rule in a Barracuda NG Personal Firewall rule set is constructed from a variety of configuration
entities (
Adapters
independently from the rule set itself. They are then pieced together building a logical formation. Each
configuration entity may be accessed from the
The
Configuration
configuration mechanisms made available by the Firewall Settings Wizard in the
(9.9 Administration - Firewall Settings Wizard, page 120). It allows you to:
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Barracuda NG Personal Firewall
NG Personal Firewall
Barracuda NG Network Access Client
Block All
Barracuda Networks Secure Mode
Disable Firewall (Allow all Traffic)
Disable Firewall (Allow all Traffic)
, , ,
Networks Services
section of the Barracuda NG Personal Firewall complements the automatic
Create rules from scratch in the
Modify objects and rules that have been created automatically determined
through settings in the
Settings Wizard, page 120).
from the context menu or by browsing to
>
NG Firewall
Block All
to
, ), which can be created and maintained
Applications Users
sub-menu in the left navigation bar.
Configuration
view (9.8.2 Rules, page 104).
Rules
view (9.9 Administration - Firewall
Administration
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