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92 McAfee VirusScan Plus Edit a computer connection You can edit a trusted, standard, or public computer connection and its associated IP address. 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 Networks. 4 On the Networks pane, select an IP address, and then click Edit. 5 If the computer connection is on an IPv6 network, select the IPv6 check box. 6 Under Edit Rule, do one of the following: ƒ Select Single, and then enter the IP address in the IP Address box. ƒ Select Range, and then enter the starting and ending IP addresses in the From IP Address and To IP Address boxes. If your computer connection is on an IPv6 network, enter the starting IP address and the prefix length in the From IP Address and Prefix Length boxes. 7 Under Type, do one of the following: ƒ Select Trusted to specify that this computer connection is trusted (for example, a computer in a home network). ƒ Select Standard to specify that this computer connection (and not the other computers in its network) is trusted (for example, a computer in a corporate network). ƒ Select Public to specify that this computer connection is public (for example, a computer in an Internet café, hotel, or airport). 8 Optionally, check Rule expires in, and enter the number of days to enforce the rule. 9 Optionally, type a description for the rule. 10 Click OK. Note: You cannot edit the default computer connection that Firewall automatically added from a trusting private network.

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92
McAfee VirusScan Plus
Edit a computer connection
You can edit a trusted, standard, or public computer connection
and its associated IP address.
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
Networks
.
4
On the Networks pane, select an IP address, and then click
Edit
.
5
If the computer connection is on an IPv6 network, select the
IPv6
check box.
6
Under
Edit Rule
, do one of the following:
Select
Single
, and then enter the IP address in the
IP
Address
box.
Select
Range
, and then enter the starting and ending IP
addresses in the
From IP Address
and
To IP Address
boxes. If your computer connection is on an IPv6 network,
enter the starting IP address and the prefix length in the
From IP Address
and
Prefix Length
boxes.
7
Under
Type
, do one of the following:
Select
Trusted
to specify that this computer connection is
trusted (for example, a computer in a home network).
Select
Standard
to specify that this computer connection
(and not the other computers in its network) is trusted (for
example, a computer in a corporate network).
Select
Public
to specify that this computer connection is
public (for example, a computer in an Internet café, hotel,
or airport).
8
Optionally, check
Rule expires in
, and enter the number of
days to enforce the rule.
9
Optionally, type a description for the rule.
10
Click
OK
.
Note:
You cannot edit the default computer connection that
Firewall automatically added from a trusting private network.