Kerio Tech Firewall6, Administrator'S Manual

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Chapter 2 Introduction
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Figure 2.2 Disabling colliding system services during installation
Note:
1. Upon each startup, WinRoute detects automatically whether the Windows Firewall / Inter-
net Connection Sharing is running. If it is, WinRoute stops it and makes a record in the
warning log. This helps assure that the service will be enabled/started immediately after
the WinRoute installation.
2. On Windows XP Service Pack 2 , Windows Server 2003 , Windows Vista and Windows
Server 2008 , WinRoute registers in the Security Center automatically. This implies that
the Security Center always indicates firewall status correctly and it does not display warn-
ings informing that the system is not protected.
2.4 WinRoute Components
Kerio WinRoute consists of the three following components:
WinRoute Firewall Engine
is the core of the program that provides all services and functions. It is running as
a service in the operating system (the service is called Kerio WinRoute Firewall and it is
run automatically within the system account by default).
WinRoute Engine Monitor
Allows viewing and modification of the Engine’s status (stopped/running) and setting of
start-up preferences (i.e. whether Engine and/or Monitor should be run automatically at