McAfee MIS80E001RAI User Guide - Page 77

Application Requests Server Access alert, Grant Access, Block All Access, Help me choose, Tight

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About alerts View a brief description of the event, then choose from these options: Click Grant Access to allow the application an outbound and inbound Internet connection. Click Grant Access Once to grant the application a temporary Internet connection. Access is limited to the time the application launches to the time it closes. Click Block All Access to prohibit an Internet connection. Click Grant Outbound Access to allow an outbound connection (Tight security). Click Help me choose to view online Help about application access permissions. Application Requests Server Access alert If you selected Tight security in the Security Settings options, Personal Firewall displays an alert (Figure 3-8) when it detects that an application you have previously allowed to access the Internet has requested Internet access as a server. Figure 3-8. Application Requests Server Access alert For example, an alert appears when MSN Messenger requests server access to send a file during a chat. View a brief description of the event, then choose from these options: Click Grant Access Once to allow the application temporary Internet access. Access is limited to the time the application launches to the time it closes. Click Grant Server Access to allow the application an outbound and inbound Internet connection. Click Restrict to Outbound Access to prohibit an incoming Internet connection. User Guide 77

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User Guide
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About alerts
View a brief description of the event, then choose from these options:
²
Click
Grant Access
to allow the application an outbound and inbound Internet
connection.
²
Click
Grant Access Once
to grant the application a temporary Internet
connection. Access is limited to the time the application launches to the time it
closes.
²
Click
Block All Access
to prohibit an Internet connection.
²
Click
Grant Outbound Access
to allow an outbound connection (
Tight
security).
²
Click
Help me choose
to view online Help about application access
permissions.
Application Requests Server Access alert
If you selected
Tight
security in the Security Settings options, Personal Firewall
displays an alert (
Figure 3-8
) when it detects that an application you have
previously allowed to access the Internet has requested Internet access as a server.
Figure 3-8. Application Requests Server Access alert
For example, an alert appears when MSN Messenger requests server access to send
a file during a chat.
View a brief description of the event, then choose from these options:
²
Click
Grant Access Once
to allow the application temporary Internet access.
Access is limited to the time the application launches to the time it closes.
²
Click
Grant Server Access
to allow the application an outbound and inbound
Internet connection.
²
Click
Restrict to Outbound Access
to prohibit an incoming Internet connection.