Table of Contents
Advertisement
Interaction between user and administrator policy settings
Firewall protection handles the settings that you and users configure in a special way. This enables
settings to be controlled by either you or the users at different times.
Settings that users select are never discarded, but whether they are used depends on the policy
settings assigned to their computers. These also determine whether options for configuring firewall
protection settings are displayed in the client console.
If you configure...
No policy settings
Firewall protection mode as
either:
• Protect
• Report
Firewall protection mode as
Prompt
Configuring policy options
Use these tasks to select policy options for firewall behavior on client computers.
Selecting general firewall settings
Use this task to configure the general settings for firewall protection.
•
Who configures the firewall
•
Connection type
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
On the Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy).
1
Select Firewall Protection, then click the General Settings tab.
2
Under Firewall Configuration, select Administrator configures firewall or User configures firewall.
3
If you select the administrator option, additional policy options are displayed for you to configure.
Under Connection Type, select an option.
4
User settings are...
Active
Inactive
Merged with administrator settings. When
they differ, user settings take precedence.
For example, if a user approves a program,
it is allowed even if the administrator has
not approved it.
To ensure the highest level of security, we recommend that
administrators configure firewall settings. If you allow users to configure
the settings, it is important to educate them about threats and strategies
for avoiding risk.
Using Firewall Protection
Configuring policy options
McAfee Total Protection Service 5.1.5 Product Guide
5
Configuration options
display in the console?
Yes
No
Yes
97
Advertisement
Table of Contents
