User Manual Part 1
Table Of Contents
- Check Point Safe@Office User Guide 8.0
- Copyright & Trademarks
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Introduction
- About Your Check Point Safe@Office Appliance
- Safe@Office 500 Product Family
- Product Features
- Wireless Features
- Optional Security Services
- Software Requirements
- Getting to Know Your Safe@Office 500 Appliance
- Getting to Know Your Safe@Office 500W Appliance
- Getting to Know Your Safe@Office 500 ADSL Appliance
- Getting to Know Your Safe@Office 500W ADSL Appliance
- Contacting Technical Support
- Safe@Office Security
- Installing and Setting Up Safe@Office
- Getting Started
- Configuring the Internet Connection
- Managing Your Network
- Using Bridges
- Configuring High Availability
- Using Traffic Shaper
- Working with Wireless Networks
- Viewing Reports
- Viewing Logs
- Setting Your Security Policy
Setting the Firewall Security Level
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Setting the Firewall Security Level
The firewall security level can be controlled using a simple lever available on the Firewall
page. You can set the lever to the following states.
Table 61: Firewall Security Levels
This
level…
Does this… Further Details
Low Enforces basic control on
incoming connections,
while permitting all
outgoing connections.
All inbound traffic is blocked to the external
Safe@Office appliance IP address, except for
ICMP echoes ("pings").
All outbound connections are allowed.
Medium Enforces strict control on
all incoming connections,
while permitting safe
outgoing connections.
This is the default level
and is recommended for
most cases. Leave it
unchanged unless you
have a specific need for a
higher or lower security
level.
All inbound traffic is blocked.
All outbound traffic is allowed to the Internet
except for Windows file sharing (NBT ports 137,
138, 139 and 445).