Operation Manual

Setting up Outpost Firewall

Note: Outpost Firewall Pro can perform on-the-fly spyware scan of the processes requiring

network access for which no rules exist and display the result in the Rules Wizard window

header. For details, see the

Anti-Spyware section.

Rules Wizard is not supported when Outpost Firewall is run in background mode as that

mode is designed to run without user interaction.

If you select Rules Wizard and then try to run in background mode, you will need to

choose another policy for Outpost Firewall to use instead of Rules Wizard. Click on the

Policy tab in the Options dialog box, then click on the Advanced button and select the

policy in the displayed dialog:

3.4 Inactivity Timers

Outpost Firewall can act as a “screen saver” for your system’s network activity and block

all network communications and traffic when the system is idle. This feature can help

protect your system from unauthorized access when you’re not controlling it, or help

prevent applications on your system from consuming network bandwidth when you’re not

using your computer. To configure the inactivity timers, go to the Tools menu, click

Options and click Advanced on the Policy tab.