Jaugernaut Windows 7

Advanced Tools for Managing Windows Firewall

If you have any experience at all with configuring firewalls, you'll quickly realize that the Windows Firewall application in Control Panel covers only the most basic tasks. Don't take that as an indication that Windows Firewall is underpowered. To the contrary, you can configure all manner of firewall rules, allowing or blocking traffic based on program, port, protocol, IP address, and so on. In addition, you can enable, disable, and monitor rules, configure logging, and much more. With advanced tools, you can also configure Windows Firewall on remote workstations. Because the interface to these advanced features is rather daunting, Windows Firewall provides the simplified interface described on the preceding pages . It's adequate not only for less experienced users, but also for performing the routine firewall tasks needed by information technology (IT) professionals and others .

Nonetheless, our tour of security essentials would not be complete without a visit to Windows Firewall With Advanced Security, a snap-in and predefined console for Microsoft Management Console (MMC) that offers granular control over rules, exceptions, and profiles . To open it, in Windows Firewall click Advanced Settings . (If you're using a standard account and you haven't yet entered administrative credentials during this Windows Firewall session, you'll need to enter them now.) Windows Firewall With Advanced Security appears, as shown in Figure 15-7 .

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Windows Firewall with Advanced Security on Local Computer

Windows Firewall with Advanced Security provides network security tor Windows computers.

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Windows Firewall Properties
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Authenticate communications between computers
Create connection security rules to specify how and when connections between computers are authenticated and protected by using Internet Protocol security [IPsec).
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Figure 15-7 In the left pane, click Inbound Rules or Outbound Rules to view, configure, create, and delete firewall rules .

The initial view presents information similar to that shown in Windows Firewall. Go just a few steps further into the cave, however, and you could be lost in no time . The "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Getting Started Guide" can brighten your path; view it at w7io.com/1502.

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