FAQ 4: What is the Firewall protection? How can I configure it?

 

A firewall is a barrier or type of protection that allows a system to keep information safe when the computer accesses other networks –such as the Internet- or transmits information through them.

 

A firewall allows you to specify the system programs and services that should not have access to the Internet, and what IP addresses and communication ports can be used to establish connections to/from other computers. In addition, it also allows you to indicate if your shared network folders can are accessed or not, etc.

 

You can access the Firewall settings in two different ways:

 

·      From the Automatic protection option in the Control panel –in the program window-. Once you have selected this option a list will appear in the right panel of the window containing all automatic protections. In the Firewall protection section click on Settings.

·      From the Platinum Internet Security icon on the Windows system tray. When you click on this icon, a window will be displayed, which contains all automatic protections. In the Firewall protection section, click on Settings.

 

image\nota_shg.gif Note: the Firewall protection must be installed and enabled in order to access its settings.

 

Once you have accessed the Firewall settings, a screen will be displayed with the following tabs:

 

·      Access: this tab allows you to indicate which programs will be allowed to access to the Internet. In addition, it will also allow you to create advanced connection rules in order to indicate the protocols, ports and IP addresses through which traffic will be blocked.

·      Security: this tab allows you to indicate the network adapters through which access to shared folders will be allowed or denied. It is advisable not to allow access to shared folders through the network adapter that you use to connect to the Internet. In this tab, you can also indicate if you wish to be notified every time an intrusion attempt has been blocked.