Changing the Firewall action for an application network rule

You can change the Firewall action that is applied to all network rules for an application or application group that were created by default, and change the Firewall action for a single custom network rule for an application or application group.

To change the Firewall action for all network rules for an application or group of applications:

  1. In the main application window, click the Settings button.
  2. In the application settings window, select Essential Threat Protection → Firewall.
  3. Click the Application rules button.

    The Firewall window opens to the Application network rules tab.

  4. If you want to change the Firewall action that is applied to all network rules that are created by default, select an application or group of applications in the list. Manually created network rules are left unchanged.
  5. In the Network column, click to display the context menu and select the action that you want to assign:
    • Inherit
    • Allow
    • Block
  6. Save your changes.

To change the Firewall response for one network rule for an application or application group:

  1. In the main application window, click the Settings button.
  2. In the application settings window, select Essential Threat Protection → Firewall.
  3. Click the Application rules button.

    The Firewall window opens to the Application network rules tab.

  4. In the list, select the application or group of applications for which you want to change the action for one network rule.
  5. Right-click to bring up the context menu and select Application rights or Group rights depending on what you need to do.

    This opens the Application rights or Application group rights window.

  6. In the window that opens, select the Network rules tab.
  7. Select the network rule for which you want to change the Firewall action.
  8. In the Permission column, right-click to bring up the context menu and select the action that you want to assign:
    • Allow
    • Block
    • Log events
  9. Click OK in the Group rights window if the rule is intended for a group of applications, or in the Application rights window if the rule is intended for an application.
  10. Save your changes.
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