McAfee MTP08EMB3RUA Product Guide - Page 99

Using Firewall Protection Configuring custom connections 5 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 Reporting Configuration, select Report blocked events. 4 Click Save. (For a new policy, click Next, select additional options for the policy, then click Save.) Configuring custom connections Use these tasks to configure system service ports and IP addresses for custom connections. Configuring system services and port assignments Use this SecurityCenter task to configure system service port assignments for a custom connection. This task allows you to add, remove, or modify a service by specifying its name and the ports through which it communicates with client computers using the policy. Opening a system service port on a client computer allows it to act as a server on the local network or Internet. Closing a port blocks all communications through the ports with client computers using the policy. 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 Connection Type, select Custom settings, then click edit. 4 On the Firewall Custom Settings panel, under Allowed Incoming Connections, configure a service by using one of these methods. To do this... Perform these steps... Allow an existing 1 Select the checkbox for a service listed in the table. service by opening its ports 2 Click OK. Computers using this policy will accept communications through the ports assigned to the service. Add a new service and open its ports 1 Click Add Connection. 2 In the Add or Edit Incoming Connection panel, type a name for the service, type the ports through which the service will communicate with computers using this policy, then click OK. McAfee Total Protection Service 5.1.5 Product Guide 99