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3.. Creating rules and zones in the ESET graphical interface
Rules and zones are configured using two methods:
• In the Advanced Setup window of ESET Smart Security (launched by pressing the F5 key) or by navigating to
Setup > Personal firewall > Advanced Personal firewall setup......
from the main program window
.
• Using the ESET Configuration Editor tool which is part of ESET Remote Administrator. The Configuration Editor
can be used to open existing rules from any client computer, to open an exported .xml configuration file, or to
create new program settings based on an existing configuration.
In both cases, the
Zone and rule setup
dialog windows are similar to each other.
Items with grey background mark rules defined by ESET. In certain cases, they can be partially modified using the
options in the section IDS and advanced options (you can, for example, enable or disable file and printer sharing in
the Trusted zone). The other rules are user defined rules. Click Toggle detailed view of all rules to toggle rule display
modes. If item/rule is checked, it is active. Uncheck rules are not applied.
Double click on any item (or mark it and select the button Edit) to obtain dialog showing its detailed settings. The
rule below allows communication for the email client Windows Mail.
