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Requirement

Direction Protocol

Local 

port

Application

Remote port

Remote 

address

Note

Enable updates 

for client 

computers with 

ESS

Out

TCP

ekrn.exe

80, 2221

port 80 for 

Internet 

updates, port 

2221 if updating 

from local 

update server 

(e.g., from ERA)

Enable 

communication 

of  ESS with 

ERA Server 

(client-side rule)

Out

TCP

ekrn.exe

2222, 2224

port 2224 can be 

used for remote 

installation / 

uninstallation.

Enable 

communication 

of ERA Console 

with ERA Server

Out

TCP

console.exe

2223

console side 

rule, if ESS is 

present on the 

same PC.

Send and 

receive email

Out

TCP

Process of 

your email 

client

25 (SMTP), 110 

(POP3), 143 

(IMAP)

IP 

addresses 

of your 

email 

servers

remote address 

can be filled in 

if you want very 

strict protection 

Web browsing

Out

TCP

Web 

browser 

process

80 (HTTP), 

443 (HTTPS), 

or proxy 

server port

FTP client - 

server

Out

TCP

FTP client

21 (FTP),

1024 to 65535

passive 

FTP mode 

(recommended)

FTP client - 

server (active)

Out

TCP

FTP client

21 (FTP)

Alternative to 

the previous 

rule

In

TCP & 

UDP

FTP client

20 (FTP-data)

IP address 

of FTP 

server

the IP address 

of the FTP 

server must be 

specified! 

Remote 

desktop access 

to other PC

Out

TCP

mstsc.exe

3389

browse the 

process

Microsoft Live 

Messenger

Out

TCP

msnmsgr.

exe

1863

browse the 

process

Local Apache 

Web Server – 

visible from the 

Internet

In

TCP

80

apache.exe

in Remote 

address you 

can specify 

IP addresses 

from which the 

web should be 

accessible (or 

specify them in 

Trusted zone)

Summary of Contents for PERSONAL FIREWALL

Page 1: ...ESET Personal Firewall we protect your digital worlds User Guide...

Page 2: ...Personal Firewall Copyright 2008 by ESET spol s r o ESET Personal Firewall was developed by ESET spol s r o For more information visit www eset com All rights reserved No part of this documentation m...

Page 3: ...re are several reasons A Personal firewall can eliminate attacks from within the local network e g an infected guest notebook connecting to the corporate network A Personal firewall allows the adminis...

Page 4: ...This mode is based on user defined rules as well as a basic set of predefined rules If a rule already exists to allow or deny a specific type of communication that rule is automatically applied For c...

Page 5: ...may wish to allow communication on port 443 HTTPS There are three ways to accomplish this o Wait until the web browser establishes communication on port 443 e g when you log in to your online banking...

Page 6: ...ve been defined the connection is denied and no dialog window is displayed This is the main difference between Interactive and Policy based mode Policy based mode is well suited to large corporate net...

Page 7: ...rewall will treat that network as not trusted Networks marked as Not trusted The opposite of the Trusted zone It should list all IP addresses address ranges and subnets that are automatically treated...

Page 8: ...add the IP addresses 217 67 22 98 and 72 32 7 91 and name it Internet FTP servers Create a new rule allowing outgoing FTP communication On the Remote tab add the zones Trusted zone and Internet FTP s...

Page 9: ...ication is enabled only for Outlook Express and HTTP traffic only for Mozilla Firefox 2 4 Rule configuration strategy in large networks If you wish to set the most strict level of network access for c...

Page 10: ...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 cas...

Page 11: ...e name of the application process to which the rule applies Remote port target communication port or group of ports Remote address target IP address or IP address range or subnet NOTE The rule order i...

Page 12: ...3 IMAP IP addresses of your email servers remote address can be filled in if you want very strict protection Web browsing Out TCP Web browser process 80 HTTP 443 HTTPS or proxy server port FTP client...

Page 13: ...ication Remote port Remote address svchost exe ven Out TCP svchost exe 443 update microsoft com download microsoftupdates com windowsupdate microsoft com 3 1 Detection of modified applications The App...

Page 14: ...and downloads PDF documents from the Internet Thus a specific rule exclusion would need to be defined to allow this activity 3 2 Logging network activity Information about processed or blocked activi...

Page 15: ...firewall can be viewed by clicking Protection status Personal firewall from the main program window You can right click to open a context menu showing additional options such as Temporarily deny comm...

Page 16: ...an existing user defined rule is renamed a duplicate rule is created after the configuration is applied If you want to use an exported configuration but want to change Personal firewall settings only...

Page 17: ...ss of the filtering mode This will prevent users from seeing dialog windows asking them to add the current subnet to the Trusted or Not trusted zone ESET Smart Security does not contain any predefined...

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