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Avoid the dialog windows which are displayed in Interactive mode by specifying rules manually in the
Personal firewall Zone and rule editor. Manual rule definition is also implemented when using the Policy-based
filtering mode, explained below.
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Policy-based
In this filtering mode only predefined rules are used. For communications where no rules have 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 networks where communication is
strictly managed and controlled by the administrator.
In summary, the following statement is true for all filtering modes:
Any communication for which there is no match among existing rules, is automatically blocked (Automatic and Policy-based
mode), or a dialog window requiring user intervention is displayed (Interactive mode).
