Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2003, User Manual

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Norton Personal Firewall basics
Work with Norton Personal Firewall
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See “About Global
Settings” on
page 46.
Use the Norton Personal Firewall Options to add additional tools to the
menu.
Work with Norton Personal Firewall
Norton Personal Firewall works in the background, so you may only
interact with the program when it alerts you of new network
connections
and possible problems. You can choose to view the new Security Monitor or
the standard Security Center window, respond to security problems, and
control the number of
alerts you receive and how the program resolves
potential security problems.
Access Norton Personal Firewall protection features
The default settings for Norton Personal Firewall provide a safe, automatic,
and efficient way of protecting your computer. If you want to change or
customize your protection, you can access all Norton Personal Firewall
tools from the Status & Settings window.
To change settings for individual features
1
Open Norton Personal Firewall.
2 If you have chosen to view the Security Monitor, click Security
Center .
About Norton
Personal Firewall Displays detailed information about Norton Personal
Firewall components.
LiveUpdate Updates your protection.
See “Keeping current with LiveUpdate” on page 53.
Help Displays the Norton Personal Firewall online Help.
See “Use online Help” on page 48.
Disable Turns off all Norton Personal Firewall protection features.
See “Temporarily disable Norton Personal Firewall” on
page 47.