McAfee TSA00M005PAA Processor Guide - Page 90

Configuring options for Internet applications

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Using Firewall Protection Configuring policy options 3 U nder Firewall Configuration, select Administrator configures firewall or User configures firewall. If you select the administrator option, additional policy options are displayed for you to configure. 4 Under Connection Type, select an option. 5 If you selected Custom, click Edit to configure related options. These are described in another section of this document. 6 Click Save. (For a new policy, click Next, select additional options for the policy, then click Save.) Configuring options for Internet applications Use this SecurityCenter task to configure the way firewall protection responds to detections of Internet applications by configuring these options: • W hether firewall protection checks the list of Internet applications that McAfee has determined to be safe at the www.hackerwatch.org website. • W hether firewall protection blocks an unrecognized application, prompts users for a response, or simply reports it to the SecurityCenter. • S pecific applications to allow or block 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 Configuration, select or deselect the Use Smart Recommendations to automatically approve common Internet applications option. 4 Under Firewall Protection Mode, select an option. 5 Click the Allowed Internet Applications tab. This tab lists all the Internet applications detected on the computers in your account. 6 Select options as needed. Select this... Allow Allow All Block Block All To do this... Allow the application. Allow all the applications listed. Block the application. Block all the applications listed. 7 Click Save. (For a new policy, click Next, select additional options for the policy, then click Save.) 90 McAfee Total Protection Service Product Guide

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3
Under Firewall Configuration, select
Administrator configures firewall
or
User
configures
firewall
. If you select the administrator option, additional policy options are displayed for
you to configure.
4
Under Connection Type, select an option.
5
If you selected Custom, click
Edit
to configure related options. These are described in
another section of this document.
6
Click
Save
. (For a new policy, click
Next
, select additional options for the policy, then
click
Save
.)
Configuring options for Internet applications
Use this SecurityCenter task to configure the way firewall protection responds to detections of
Internet applications by configuring these options:
Whether firewall protection checks the list of Internet applications that McAfee has
determined to be safe at the www.hackerwatch.org website.
Whether firewall protection blocks an unrecognized application, prompts users for a
response, or simply reports it to the SecurityCenter.
Specific applications to allow or block
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 Configuration, select or deselect the
Use Smart Recommendations to
automatically approve common Internet applications
option.
4
Under Firewall Protection Mode, select an option.
5
Click the
Allowed Internet Applications
tab. This tab lists all the Internet applications
detected on the computers in your account.
6
Select options as needed.
7
Click
Save
. (For a new policy, click
Next
, select additional options for the policy, then
click
Save
.)
To do this...
Select this...
Allow the application.
Allow
Allow all the applications listed.
Allow All
Block the application.
Block
Block all the applications listed.
Block All
Using Firewall Protection
Configuring policy options