General Information On The Operating Principle Of The Windows Firewall - Siemens SINUMERIK MC Commissioning Manual

Installing and setting up PCU Base for IPC
10.3 Configuration of the system
File and printer release
Further information: Activation/deactiva‐
tion of the file and printer release
(Page 211)
SNMP communication
Further information: Enabling SNMP
communication (Page 206)
Remote access (via port 5900)
Further information: Activate the remote
access to the PC system (Page 208)
Outgoing ICMP Ping requests from the
PC system
Further information: Activation of the
ping execution (ICMP) (Page 220)
Incoming ICMP Ping requests on the PC
system
Further information: Activation of the
ping execution (ICMP) (Page 220)
Note
Automatic network release of USB data storage media results in activation of the file and printer
release
The automatic network release of USB data storage media is activated in the default setting of
PCU Base for IPC. The file and printer release is then activated by Windows when a USB data
storage medium is connected.
Further information: Configuring network access on the USB data storage medium (Page 185)
10.3.14.3

General information on the operating principle of the Windows Firewall

Windows Firewall rules are structured as follows:
● The firewall rules are divided into Inbound Rules and Outbound Rules.
● Each firewall rule is valid for one or several network profiles (Profiles).
Each network connection in Windows is assigned to a specific network profile. In the factory
settings state of the PC system, both the plant network ("Local Area Connection") and the
company network ("Local Area Connection 2") have the network profile "Public".
● Some firewall rules are already assigned to so-called "Groups". As a result, you can more
easily activate or deactivate specific related network functionalities (e.g. file and printer
release).
You can make the Windows Firewall settings using the Control Panel and using the prompt or
script/batch files. The use of script/batch files is particularly recommended for series
commissioning. Alternatively, for series commissioning, you can make all of the Windows
Firewall settings on an individual PC system, save these settings, and apply them on other
devices (Page 222).
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System network Company network
Activated and permit‐ Deactivated and blocked by firewall
ted
Permitted Blocked
Permitted Blocked
Permitted Permitted
Permitted Blocked
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