User`s guide

DescriptionSetting

defined. Restrictions may include blocking

inappropriate web sites, as well as limiting gaming and

Internet access according to a specified schedule.

Firewall protects your computer from hacker and

malicious outside attacks.

Firewall

File Encryption keeps your documents private by

encrypting them in special vaulted drives. If you disable

File Encryption

File Encryption, all file vaults will be locked and you

will no longer be able to access the files they contain.

The status of some of these settings may be monitored by the BitDefender issue

tracking system. If you disable a monitored setting, BitDefender will indicate this

as an issue that you need to fix.

If you do not want a monitored setting that you disabled to be shown as an issue,

you must configure the tracking system accordingly. You can do that either in

Intermediate Mode or in Expert Mode.

● In Intermediate Mode, the tracking system can be configured from separate

locations, based on settings categories. For detailed information, please refer to

the “Intermediate Mode” (p. 89) part of this user guide.

● In Expert Mode, the tracking system can be configured from a central location.

Follow these steps:

1. Go to General>Dashboard.

2. Click Configure Status Tracking.

3. Clear the check box corresponding to the item you want not to be monitored.

For detailed information, please refer to chapter “Dashboard” (p. 112).

8.3. General Settings

In this area, you can enable or disable settings that affect product behavior and

user experience. To enable / disable a setting, select / clear the corresponding

Enable check box.

The entire list of settings and their description is provided in the following table:

DescriptionSetting

Game Mode temporarily modifies protection settings

so as to minimize their impact on system performance

during games.

Game Mode

Configuring Basic Settings

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