You can install the Platinum Internet Security firewall protection at any time: while installing Platinum Internet Security, or at any other time (by clicking on the Install option in the Automatic protection area).
When installing Platinum Internet Security
In this case, firewall installation is part of the Platinum Internet Security installation steps. In one of the installation steps, the Enable the firewall (recommended) checkbox is displayed. If you check it and click on Next, the firewall will be installed together with the program. As you can see, installing the firewall during the program installation is very simple. Follow the instructions below:
1. During the installation process the Enable the firewall (recommended) checkbox is displayed, check it. Then, click on the Next button. The Firewall protection installation process starts. If you click on What is a firewall? you will access more information about the definition and functions of the firewall protection.
2. If you checked the Enable the firewall (recommended) checkbox in the previous step and your computer has a single network adapter (network card through which your computer connects to a computer network), you must indicate if your computer is connected to a computer network. In that case, check the This computer is connected to a local network checkbox. Then, click on Next.
If your computer has more than one network adapter (more than one network card), you can select the adapters you want to use to share network files and printers. A list of all the network adapters in your computer (network cards installed in your computer so that it can connect to a computer network) is displayed. Select the ones you want to use (it is advisable not to select those that allow a direct connection to the Internet (MODEM, xDSL, etc.) by checking the corresponding checkbox.
Note:
If your operating system is Windows
NT 4.0, the list of network adapters is not displayed. The advanced security
rules will be applied to all existing adapters not just one. Similarly,
the shared folders configuration options will not be enabled (Security tab
in the firewall configuration).
3. Indicate if you want to be notified when programs installed in your computer attempt to access the network. To avoid notification, click the checkbox Don’t ask when common programs access the network (recommended). You can consult the list of common programs installed on your computer, by clicking on the button View common programs…. Click on Next, to finish installing the firewall and continue installing the program.
Note:
Remember that the firewall will
be installed but it will not be enabled until you have restarted the computer.
If you didn’t install the protection during the Platinum Internet Security installation process
In this case, select the Automatic Protection option in the main program window. A list containing all automatic protections will appear. Click on Install in the Firewall section. Then, a wizard will appear that will take you though the necessary steps:
1. The welcome screen of the wizard appears. Click on Next, if you want to configure / install and enable the firewall.
2. The option Enable the firewall (recommended) is checked by default. Click on Next. For more information about the firewall, click on the option What is a firewall?
3. Select the network adapters (network cards installed in your computer through which it connects to a computer network). There are two possible situations:
Your computer only has one network adapter (network card through which your computer connects to a computer network), you must specify if it is connected to a network. In this case, check This computer is connected to a local network.
If your computer has more than one network adapter (network card through which your computer connects to a computer network), a list of all the network adapters in your computer is displayed. Select the adapters you want to use to share network files and printers. It is advisable not to select those that allow a direct connection to the Internet (MODEM, xDSL, etc.).
Note:
If your operating system is Windows
NT 4.0, the list of network adapters is not displayed. The advanced security
rules will be applied to all existing adapters not just one. Similarly,
the shared folders configuration options will not be enabled (Security tab
in the firewall configuration).
Click on Next.
4. If you don’t want to know when a common program accesses the network, check the option Don’t ask when common programs access the network (recommended). You can also consult the list of common programs in your computer by clicking on View common programs… Click on Next.
5. With these steps the firewall will be installed and enabled. However the computer must be restart for the firewall protection to start working. You can do this in two ways:
Restart Windows now. Checking this option and clicking on Finish restarts your computer. When it restarts, the firewall will be enabled and working.
Restart later. If you check this option and click on Finish, your computer will not be restarted and the firewall will be disabled (the firewall will not protect you) until you restart your computer later on.
Warning: Remember that the firewall will be disabled (not start working) until the computer is restarted.
Note: If
you did not install the Firewall protection during the Platinum Internet
Security installation process, you will be able to do so at a later time.
To do this, click on the Automatic
protection option in the control
panel –in the main program window-. Then, click Install in the Firewall protection section in the
list of protections that will appear in the right panel of the screen.