McAfee HISCDE-AB-IA Product Guide - Page 69

Configuring Firewall Policies Define firewall protection Creating and editing firewall rules Edit or add a new firewall rule to the list of rules in a Firewall Rules policy if specific operations are not covered by the default list. Task For option definitions, click ? on the page displaying the options. 1 On the Firewall Rules policy page, click New Rule to create a new rule; click Edit under Actions to edit an existing rule. 2 Enter the appropriate information on each tab, which you access by clicking Next or the tab link. On this tab... Description Network Transport Application Schedule Set these options... Name (required), action, direction, status. Network protocol, media type, local and remote networks Transport protocol Applications and executables Status and time settings 3 On the Summary tab, review the details of the rule and click Save. Creating and editing firewall rule groups Create or edit a firewall rule group for a Firewall Rules policy to create a set of rules with a single purpose. Use a single purpose group with rules to allow, for example, VPN connection. Groups appear in the rule list preceded by an arrow, which can be clicked to show or hide the rules within the group. Task 1 On the Firewall Rules policy page, click New Group to create a new group; click Edit under Actions to edit an existing group. 2 Enter the appropriate information on each tab, which you access by clicking Next or the tab link. On this tab... Description Location Network Transport Application Schedule Set these options... Name (required), direction, status Location-aware settings, including connection isolation Network protocol, media type (wired, wireless, virtual), local and remote networks Transport protocol Applications and executables Status and time settings, including enabling timed groups 3 On the Summary tab, review the details of the group and click Save. McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention 8.0 Product Guide for ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 69