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computer. The Firewall will monitor it for you and notify you of each attempt to communicate or
transfer data, enabling you to allow or block the attempt as you see fit. Recommended for advanced
users only.
Block Internet access - Internet connection is completely blocked, you cannot access the Internet
and nobody from outside can access your computer. For special and short-time use only.
Disable Firewall protection (not recommended) - disabling Firewall will enable all network traffic to
and from your computer. Consequently, this will make it vulnerable to hacker attacks. Please always
consider this option carefully.
Please note a specific automatic mode that is also available within Firewall. This mode is silently activated if
either the Computer or Identity protection component gets turned off and your computer is therefore more
vulnerable. In such cases, Firewall will only automatically allow known and absolutely safe applications. For all
others, it will ask you for decision. This is to compensate for the deactivated protection components and to
keep your computer safe.
Dialog controls
The dialog provides an overview of basic information on the Firewall component status:
Firewall Mode - Provides information on the currently selected Firewall mode. Use the Change
button located next to the provided information to switch to the Firewall settings interface if you want
to change the current mode for another (for description and recommendation on use of Firewall
profiles please see the previous paragraph).
Files and printer sharing - Informs whether the files and printers sharing (in both directions) is
allowed at the moment. Files and printer sharing in fact means sharing any files or folders that you
mark as "Shared" in Windows, common disk units, printers, scanners and all similar devices.
Sharing such items is only desirable within networks that can be considered safe (for example at
home, at work or at school). However, if you are connected to a public network (such as an airport
Wi-Fi or an Internet café), you might not want to share anything.
Connected to - Provides information on the name of the network that you are currently connected to.
With Window XP, the network name responds to the appellation you chose for the specific network
when you first connected to it. With Windows Vista and higher, the network name is taken
automatically from the Network and Sharing Center.
The dialog contains the following controls:
Change - The button allows you to change the status of a respective parameter. For details of the
change process please see the description of specific parameters in the above paragraph.
Settings - Click the button to get redirected to Firewall settings interface where you can edit all
Firewall configuration. Any configuration should be performed by experienced users only!
Reset to default - Press this button to overwrite the current Firewall configuration, and to revert to
the default configuration based on automatic detection.
Details - Click the button, and a brief description of the highlighted service appears in the bottom
part of th dialog.