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In this dialog, you can define settings for the respective application in detail.
Page actions
·
Back to the list
button will display the overview of all defined applications rules.
·
Delete this rule
button will erase currently displayed application rule. Please note
that this action cannot be reversed!
Application basic information
In this section, fill in the
Name
of the application, and optionally a
Description
(
a
brief comment for your information
). In the
Path
field, enter the full path to the
application (
the executable file
) on the disk; alternatively, you can locate the
application in the tree structure conveniently after pressing the "
...
" button.
Application action
In the drop-down menu, you can select the Firewall rule for the application, i.e. what
the Firewall should do when the application tries to communicate over the network:
·
Allow for all
will allow the application to communicate over all defined
networks and adapters without limitations.
·
Allow for safe
will only allow the application to communicate over networks
defined as Safe (trustworthy).
·
Block
will forbid the communication automatically; the application will not
be allowed to connect to any network.
·
Ask
will display a dialog enabling you to decide whether you want to allow
or block the communication attempt at that moment.
·
Advanced settings
displays further extensive and detailed setting options
in the bottom part of the dialog in the
Application detail rules
section. The
details will be applied according to the list order, so you can
Move up
or
Move
down
the rules in the list as required to set their precedence. After clicking a
specific rule in the list, the overview of the rule details will be displayed in the
bottom part of the dialog. Any blue underlined value can be changed upon
clicking in the respective settings dialog. To delete the highlighted rule, simply
press
Remove
. To define a new rule, use the
Add
button to open the
Change
rule detail
dialog allowing you to specify all necessary details.
