Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2003, User Manual

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Norton Personal Firewall basics
Access Norton Personal Firewall
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2
On the Windows XP taskbar, click
Start
>
More Programs
>
Norton Personal Firewall > Norton Personal Firewall .
2
On the Windows desktop, double-click Norton Personal
Firewall .
Access Norton Personal Firewall from the system tray
Norton Personal Firewall adds an icon to the Windows system tray. On
most computers, the system tray is at the far right of the Windows taskbar
at the bottom of your screen. Click this icon to open a menu containing
frequently used Norton Personal Firewall tools.
To use the Norton Personal Firewall system tray menu
1
In the system tray, right-click the Norton Personal Firewall icon.
2
In the menu that appears, select an item. Items in the menu include:
Norton Personal
Firewall Opens a Norton Personal Firewall window.
Hide/View Alert
Tracker Displays or hides the Alert Tracker.
See “Use Alert Tracker” on page 41.
Block Traffic Immediately stops all incoming and outgoing
information.
See “Stop Internet communication with Block Traffic” on
page 44.