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Chapter 1

Installation

Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing Norton Personal Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Configuring Norton Personal Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Home Network Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
If the opening screen does not appear . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 2

Getting started

Starting Norton Personal Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Activating your product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Exploring the main window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Checking your protection while you work . . . . . . . . . 19
Responding to Norton Protection Center

messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

For more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Service and support solutions

Index

Contents

Summary of Contents for Norton Antispam Personal Firewall and Systemwork - Norton Antispam

Page 1: ...User Guide PN 10432125 ...

Page 2: ...e copying distribution and decompilation reverse engineering No part of this document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of Symantec Corporation and its licensors if any THE DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED AS IS AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOS...

Page 3: ... coupon or license key each a License Module that accompanies precedes or follows this license Your rights and obligations with respect to the use of this Software are as follows You may A use one copy of the Software on a single computer If a License Module accompanies precedes or follows this license You may make the number of copies of the Software licensed to You by Symantec as provided in You...

Page 4: ...l the Software on a computer to not more than a finite number of times for a finite number of computers This License and the Software containing enforcement technology require activation as further set forth in the documentation The Software will only operate for a finite period of time prior to Software activation by You During activation You will provide Your unique product key accompanying the ...

Page 5: ...ly those rights as granted to all other end users according to the terms and conditions contained in this license agreement Manufacturer is Symantec Corporation 20330 Stevens Creek Blvd Cupertino CA 95014 8 Export Regulation Certain Symantec products are subject to export controls by the U S Department of Commerce DOC under the Export Administration Regulations EAR see www bxa doc gov Violation of...

Page 6: ...u and Symantec Should You have any questions concerning this Agreement or if You desire to contact Symantec for any reason please write to i Symantec Customer Service 555 International Way Springfield OR 97477 U S A ii Symantec Consumer Support PO Box 5689 Dublin 15 Ireland or iii Symantec Customer Service 1 Julius Ave North Ryde NSW 2113 Australia 10 Additional Uses and Restrictions A In the even...

Page 7: ...twork Wizard 12 If the opening screen does not appear 13 Chapter 2 Getting started Starting Norton Personal Firewall 15 Activating your product 16 Exploring the main window 18 Checking your protection while you work 19 Responding to Norton Protection Center messages 22 For more information 23 Service and support solutions Index Contents ...

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Page 9: ...uter Other open programs may interfere with installation If you have other firewall programs installed on your computer it is recommended that you uninstall them to prevent any installation errors For more information see the user documentation that came with the firewall program Installing Norton Personal Firewall You can install Norton Personal Firewall from a CD or from a file that you download...

Page 10: ...e Applications Detected panel appears close all open programs and then click Start Scan Once the scan begins you can do one of the following 1 If you want to stop the scan click Stop Scan 1 When the scan is finished click View Details to view the results of the scan and then click OK 5 In the Select the destination folder panel accept the default or select the folder where you want to install Nort...

Page 11: ...al minutes 3 In the Activation Complete panel review your subscription information and then click Print to print your product key You will need this product key if you want to install this product on a new computer 4 Click Next Connecting may take several minutes 5 In the Create your Norton Account panel do one of the following 1 If you want to create a new Norton Account complete the Create new a...

Page 12: ...al Firewall allows you to organize computers on your network and the Internet into Trusted and Restricted Zones Zones allow you to grant trusted computers access to your computer while blocking malicious users Zones can be assigned to one or more locations The Personal Firewall does not regulate computers that are in the Trusted Zone Computers in the Trusted Zone have as much access to your comput...

Page 13: ...as each autoconfigured adapter 3 Click Next 4 In the Locations table ensure that the check box is checked for each location that should use these Trusted Zone settings 5 Click Next 6 Click Finish If the opening screen does not appear Sometimes a computer s CD ROM drive does not automatically run a CD To start the installation from the product CD 1 On your desktop double click My Computer 2 In the ...

Page 14: ...Installation If the opening screen does not appear 14 ...

Page 15: ...g to Norton Protection Center messages on page 22 Norton Personal Firewall protects any computer on which it is installed You do not have to start the program to be protected If Norton Personal Firewall detects a situation that requires your attention a window appears to help you resolve it At any time you can start Norton Personal Firewall to adjust settings review protection or perform preventiv...

Page 16: ...n the Internet Explorer toolbar 1 Open Internet Explorer 2 In Internet Explorer on the View menu click Toolbars Norton Personal Firewall 3 To the right of the Norton Personal Firewall button click the arrow to make more choices To start Norton Personal Firewall from the Internet Explorer toolbar 4 On the Internet Explorer toolbar click the Norton Personal Firewall button and then click Configure s...

Page 17: ...ul window click Finish If you have problems activating If you cannot connect to the Symantec servers to activate your product first check to see if you have parental control software either installed or through your ISP that might be blocking the connection A connectivity problem may occur if you are using parental control software If you suspect that parental controls are blocking the connection ...

Page 18: ...l the telephone number that displays in the box to the right 5 Follow the voice prompts that are provided Exploring the main window When you start Norton Personal Firewall the main window opens Buttons at the top and left side of the main window provide access to all Norton Personal Firewall features options and online Help To explore the main window 1 Start Norton Personal Firewall 2 On the left ...

Page 19: ...ess to the Help for Norton Personal Firewall and other installed Symantec products Help Support Checking your protection while you work As you use your computer Norton Protection Center monitors how well your activities are protected from threats risks and damage Before you begin a task you can use Norton Protection Center to determine if it is safe to continue The Norton Protection Center main wi...

Page 20: ...appear above the Windows task bar In addition to providing overall protection status Norton Protection Center displays your protection level for each of the following categories Protects your computer from viruses and other security threats and ensures that your protection is updated frequently It reports on whether your hard disk has been scanned for viruses recently if you have spyware protectio...

Page 21: ...ecovery Keeps your disk drives and Windows operating system running smoothly This category includes programs that clean up unwanted Internet files examine and repair hard disk problems and fix Windows problems The category also includes programs that provide you with real time virus spyware and other risk protection if applicable Performance To check protection levels See Starting Norton Personal ...

Page 22: ...age appears you can take immediate action to improve your protection level The information in the message describes the situation that is affecting your protection level and suggests how to proceed You can change alerting and other display behavior using a shortcut menu or the Options menu To respond to a Norton Protection Center message 1 In the Norton Protection Center window read the descriptio...

Page 23: ... that you need on your computer and on the Web Using Help Help is available throughout your Symantec product Help buttons and links to more information provide assistance that is specific to the task that you are completing The Help menu provides a comprehensive guide to all of the product features and tasks that you can complete To use Help 1 At the top of the main window click Help Support Norto...

Page 24: ...w select any Help link 1 In a dialog box click more info Accessing the User Guide PDF You can find the Norton Personal Firewall User Guide on the CD in PDF format You must have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to read the PDF w If you purchased this product as a download the PDF and Adobe Reader were not included You must download the PDF from the Symantec Web site and Adobe Reader from the...

Page 25: ... window double click the Manual folder 5 Double click the PDF You can also copy the User Guide to your hard disk and read it from there To read the User Guide from your hard disk 1 Open the location into which you copied the PDF 2 Double click the PDF Symantec products on the Web You can find extensive information about all Symantec products on the Symantec Web site There are several ways to acces...

Page 26: ...nse page of the Symantec Web site from which you can update your protection and read the latest information about antithreat technology Symantec Security Response Takes you to the Symantec Store Web site from which you can get product information on every Symantec product More Symantec solutions To access the Symantec Web site in your browser 4 On the Internet go to the following URL www symantec ...

Page 27: ...ontechnical issues The Symantec Web site contains answers to the most common customer questions w If you received this product when you purchased your computer your computer manufacturer may be responsible for providing your support About phone support Should you have a question or problem that you cannot resolve on the support Web site by yourself the site provides a link to information about fee...

Page 28: ...ilable through subscription Subscription length varies by Symantec product After your initial subscription ends you must renew it before you can update your protection When you run LiveUpdate near the end of your subscription period you are prompted to subscribe for a nominal charge Simply follow the instructions on the screen to renew Worldwide service and support Support solutions vary by countr...

Page 29: ... North Ryde NSW 2113 Sydney Australia http www symantec com region reg_ap 61 2 8879 1000 Fax 61 2 8879 1001 Australia and New Zealand 1 Symantec Ltd Consumer Services Support PO Box 5689 Blanchardstown Dublin 15 Ireland http www symantec com region reg_eu Please check the Web site for the appropriate phone number Europe Middle East and Africa 29 Service and support solutions Worldwide service and ...

Page 30: ...il SA 1 Portuguese language support Internet http www service symantec com br Phone Brazil 55 11 5189 6300 1 Spanish language support Internet http www service symantec com mx Phone Mexico 52 55 5322 3681 Mexico DF 01 800 711 8443 Interior Latin America August 9 2005 Service and support solutions Worldwide service and support 30 ...

Page 31: ... Email Messaging protection category 20 F features configuration 11 H Help accessing 23 Help continued printing 23 Symantec service and support 27 Home Network Wizard 12 I installation from CD 9 Internet Symantec Web sites 25 L LiveUpdate accessing from the main window 18 obtaining product updates 18 M main window Help Support 18 LiveUpdate 18 options 18 messages Norton Protection Center 22 Index ...

Page 32: ...otection categories Data Recovery 19 Email Messaging 19 Performance 19 Security Basics 19 Web Browsing 19 R register your software 11 Restricted Zone 12 S scans before installation 10 cancel 10 security alerts 22 status 19 Security Basics protection category 20 Service and Support 27 Symantec Security Response 25 Symantec Web site accessing from the Help menu 25 Security Response page 25 T Technic...

Page 33: ...ser Guide PDF on CD 24 opening 24 W Web Browsing protection category 21 Web sites accessing Symantec from the Help menu 25 Symantec Security Response 25 Z zones about 12 Restricted 12 Trusted 12 33 Index ...

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