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communication on the network ports. By default, if the application is unknown (i.e.
has no defined Firewall rules), the Firewall will ask you if you wish to allow or block
the communication attempt.
What the Firewall can do:
Allow or block communication attempts of known
applications
automatically,
or ask you for confirmation
Use complete
profiles
with predefined rules, according to your needs
Keep an
archive
of all defined profiles and settings
Switch profiles
automatically when connecting to various networks, or using
various network adapters
10.4.2. Firewall Profiles
The
Firewall
allows you to define specific security rules based on whether your
computer is located in a domain, or it is a standalone computer, or even a notebook.
Each of these options requires a different level of protection, and the levels are
covered by the respective profiles. In short, a
Firewall
profile is a specific
configuration of
Firewall
component, and you can use a number of such predefined
configurations.
Available profiles
Allow all - a
Firewall
system profile that has been pre-set by the
manufacturer and is always present. When this profile is activated, all network
communication is allowed and no safety policy rules are applied, as if the
Firewall
protection was switched off (i.e. all applications are allowed but
packets are still being checked - to completely disable any filtering you need
to disable Firewall). This system profile cannot be duplicated, deleted, and its
settings cannot be modified.
Block all - a
Firewall
system profile that has been pre-set by the
manufacturer and is always present. When this profile is activated, all network
communication is blocked, and the computer is neither accessible from outer
networks, nor can communicate outside. This system profile cannot be
duplicated, deleted, and its settings cannot be modified.
Custom profiles - profiles generated through the
Firewall Configuration
