McAfee VSF08EMB3RUA User Guide - Page 81

Chapter 17 Introduction 79 Configure ping request settings You can allow or prevent detection of your computer on the network by other computer users. 1 On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. 2 On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced. 3 On the Security Level pane, under Security Settings, do one of the following: ƒ Select Allow ICMP ping requests to allow detection of your computer on the network using ping requests. ƒ Clear Allow ICMP ping requests to prevent detection of your computer on the network using ping requests. 4 Click OK. Configure intrusion detection You can detect intrusion attempts to protect your computer from attacks and unauthorized scans. The standard Firewall setting includes automatic detection for the most common intrusion attempts, such as Denial of Service attacks or exploits; however, you can disable automatic detection for one or more attacks or scans. 1 On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. 2 On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced. 3 On the Firewall pane, click Intrusion Detection. 4 Under Detect Intrusion Attempts, do one of the following: ƒ Select a name to automatically detect the attack or scan. ƒ Clear a name to disable automatic detection of the attack or scan. 5 Click OK. Configure Firewall Protection Status settings You can configure Firewall to ignore that specific problems on your computer are not reported to the SecurityCenter. 1 On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, under SecurityCenter Information, click Configure. 2 On the SecurityCenter Configuration pane, under Protection Status, click Advanced. 3 On the Ignored Problems pane, select one or more of the following options: ƒ Firewall protection is disabled.