Tracking Blocked Communications; Configuring Custom Connections; Configuring System Services And Port Assignments - McAfee TSA00M005PAA - Total Protection Service Product Manual

Using Firewall Protection

Configuring custom connections

Tracking blocked communications

Use this SecurityCenter task to track communication attempts (known as events ) between
client computers and network resources that firewall protection blocks. View information about
these events in the report entitled Inbound Events Blocked by the Firewall.
Before you begin
On the Firewall Protection policy page, you must select Administrator configures firewall
before you can perform this task.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1 On the Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy).
2 Select Firewall Protection, then click the General Settings tab.
3 Under Firewall Reporting Configuration, select Report blocked events.
4 Click Save. (For a new policy, click Next, select additional options for the policy, then
click Save.)
Configuring custom connections
Use these tasks to configure system service ports and IP addresses for custom connections.
Tasks

Configuring system services and port assignments

Configuring IP addresses
Configuring system services and port assignments
Use this task to configure system service port assignments for a custom connection. This task
allows you to add, remove, or modify a service by specifying its name and the ports through
which it communicates with client computers using the policy.
Opening a system service port on a client computer allows it to act as a server on the local
network or Internet. Closing a port blocks all communications through the ports with client
computers using the policy.
Before you begin
On the Firewall Protection policy page, you must select Administrator configures firewall
before you can perform this task. You must also select a Firewall Protection Mode of Protect
or Report.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1 On the Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy).
2 Select Firewall Protection, then click the General Settings tab.
3 Under Connection Type, select Custom settings, then click edit.
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