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Installing firewall protection during policy updates, Enabling and disabling firewall protection

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Using Firewall Protection Installing and enabling firewall protection at the policy level Installing firewall protection during policy updates Use this task to install firewall protection automatically whenever client computers check for an updated policy. You might want to use this feature for adding firewall protection on computers where the Total Protection Service client software is already installed. By default, this option is disabled. NOTE: Enabling this feature can result in unattended installations on computers where no one is available to authorize communications that are consequently blocked by firewall protection. If this feature is used to install firewall protection on a server, it is important to configure essential system services first, to prevent disruptions. 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 O n the Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy). 2 S elect Firewall Protection, then click the General Settings tab. 3 U nder Firewall Configuration, select Automatically install firewall protection on all computers using this policy. 4 Click Save. (For a new policy, click Next, select additional options for the policy, then click Save.) Enabling and disabling firewall protection Use this task to enable or disable firewall protection on all 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. Task For option definitions, click ? in the interface. 1 O n the Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy). 2 S elect Firewall Protection, then click the General Settings tab. 3 U nder Firewall Status, select On or Off. 4 C lick Save. (For a new policy, click Next, select additional options for the policy, then click Save.) 94 McAfee Total Protection Service Product Guide

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McAfee Total Protection Service Product Guide
Installing firewall protection during policy updates
Use this task to install firewall protection automatically whenever client computers check
for an updated policy. You might want to use this feature for adding firewall protection
on computers where the Total Protection Service client software is already installed. By
default, this option is disabled.
NOTE:
Enabling this feature can result in unattended installations on computers where
no one is available to authorize communications that are consequently blocked by firewall
protection. If this feature is used to install firewall protection on a server, it is important to
configure essential system services first, to prevent disruptions.
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
Automatically install firewall protection on all
computers using this policy
.
4
Click
Save
. (For a new policy, click
Next
, select additional options for the policy, then
click
Save
.)
Enabling and disabling firewall protection
Use this task to enable or disable firewall protection on all 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.
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 Status, select
On
or
Off
.
4
Click
Save
. (For a new policy, click
Next
, select additional options for the policy, then
click
Save
.)
Using Firewall Protection
Installing and enabling firewall protection at the policy level