Configuring Security Levels And Rules; Selecting An Active Security Level For A Workstation; Configuring A Default Security Level For The Managed Hosts; Adding A New Security Level For A Certain Domain Only - F-SECURE CLIENT SECURITY 9.00 Administrator's Manual

90 | F-Secure Client Security | Configuring Internet Shield

Configuring security levels and rules

This section explains how you can set and select the security levels based on the users' needs.
In the practical configuration examples it is assumed that the managed hosts have been imported into a
domain structure where, for example, laptops and desktops are located in their own subdomains.
When enabling a certain security levels for a domain, you should check that the security level is appropriate
for that domain. Different domains can have different security levels enabled.
Important: When you change a security level on a host, click the lock symbol next to the setting to make
sure that the new security level will be taken into use.

Selecting an active security level for a workstation

In this example, the
Desktops/Eng. subdomain.
To change the Internet Shield security level for the Desktops/Eng. subdomain, do as follows:
1. Select the
2. Go to the
You can see the default security level that is currently applied to the policy in the
level at host
3. Select
4. To restrict users from changing the setting, click the lock symbol beside it.
5. Click
You can verify that the new security level change has become effective by going to the
selecting the
Note: If the selected security level cannot be used for some reason, the default security level is used
instead. The current default security level can be seen in the
security levels

Configuring a default security level for the managed hosts

Default security level is a global setting, and it is used only if the otherwise selected security level is disabled.
In this example, the
1. Select the
2. Go to the
3. On the
Policy Manager prompts you to confirm the security level change for all managed hosts.
4. Click OK.
5. Click

Adding a new security level for a certain domain only

In this example, a new security level with two associated rules is created.
The new security level is added only for one subdomain and the hosts are forced to use the new security
level. This subdomain contains computers that are used only for Internet browsing, and are not connected
to the company LAN.
Office security level is set as the active security level for the workstations in the
Desktops/Eng. subdomain on the
Settings tab and select the
drop-down list.
Office from the Internet Shield security level at host
to save and distribute the policy.
Overall protection page.
page.
Office security level is configured as default for all the hosts in the domain.
Laptops/Eng. domain on the
Settings tab and select the
Firewall security levels
to save and distribute the policy.
Policy domains
Firewall security levels
Policy domains tab.
Firewall security levels
table, click the Default radio button on the
tab.
page.
Internet Shield security
drop-down list.
Status
Global security levels table on the
page.
Office row.
tab and
Firewall