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4.. Summary
Let’s summarize the most important points regarding deployment of the ESET Smart Security Personal firewall:
• The maximum level of protection is provided through Policy-based mode, though this method often requires fine-
tuning of rules and zones.
• The ESET Personal firewall automatically blocks any communication which is not permitted by a rule. This is true
for all modes except for Interactive filtering mode, which prompts the user to perform an action.
• If you are deploying the Personal firewall, we recommend that you configure at least one Trusted zone (Home
network), regardless of the filtering mode. This will prevent users from seeing dialog windows asking them to add
the current subnet to the Trusted or Not trusted zone.
• ESET Smart Security does not contain any predefined rules for handling communications within ESET Smart
Security itself, as a security precaution. If you want to enable communication (updates, connection to ESET
Remote Administrator Server, etc.), particularly in Policy-based mode, you must create corresponding rules.
• One of the most effective strategies for rule creation is to use Interactive filtering mode to automatically create
rules through everyday interaction with the network. After all rules are specified, you can switch to Policy-based
filtering mode, export the configuration to an .xml file and distribute it to other client computers.
