User's Manual Part 2

Setting the Firewall Security Level
150 Check Point Safe@Office User Guide
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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,
outgoing connections.
This is the default level
and is recommended for
cases. Leave it
have a specific need for a
ty
level.
All inbound traffic is blocked.
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to the Internet except for
Windows file sharing (NBT
ports 137, 138, 139 and 445).
while permitting safe
All outbound traffic is allo
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higher or lower securi