Firewall Settings (For Pc Connections To Data Center) - Pitney Bowes DM100i Operator's Manual

6 • Adding Postage/Connecting to Data Center
Settings for Connecting to the Data Center
Firewall Settings
Center)
This menu option allows you to modify the firewall settings when us-
ing an Internet connection via LAN to connect to the Pitney Bowes
Data Center. Further information on Internet settings can be found in
the Troubleshooting section of Appendix A - PC Meter Connect™.
To access the firewall settings:
1. Press Options.
2. Press Page Down twice.
3. Select "Connect-Data Center".
4. Select "Firewall Settings".
5. The following selections appear.
A. Ping - press the soft key next to this selection to toggle be-
tween "Enabled" or "Disabled".
If you enable Ping, then your mailing system will respond to
electronic inquiries (pings) from external hosts. These inqui-
ries are generally used by external systems to determine if
your system is accessible. If you reply to a Ping, you will re-
turn your mailing system's IP address to the requesting host.
B. Trust - Press the soft key next to this selection to see the choices:
None – No external hosts have been verified as trust-
worthy/secure and you cannot communicate externally.
All – All external computer system will be considered
trustworthy, and will be allowed to contact your mailing
system through your firewall.
Trusted Host Only – Only those computer systems that
you have specifically identified (by supplying their IP ad-
dress) will be allowed to communicate with your system.
Press the soft key next to the desired selection to choose it.
6. After you make you choices, you return the Firewall menu. Press
Clear (back arrow key) to return to Options menu.
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