Changing the default security level of Norton Internet Security and Norton Personal Firewall

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Changing the default security level of Norton Internet Security and Norton Personal Firewall

Set the default security level

1

Start Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall.

2

Click Personal Firewall > Configure.

On the Firewall tab, you can enable or disable the firewall by checking or unchecking the Turn on Personal Firewall option.

3

In the drop-down box, select the user whose default security settings you want to modify.

4

Select a default security level by moving the slider up or down.

The descriptions of the various levels on the interface tells you how each level causes the firewall to behave.

5

To create a custom level, click Custom.

7

Select the behaviors that you want.

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Document ID: 2003120510271336
Last Modified: 10/16/2006
Date Created: 12/05/2003
Operating System(s): Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional Edition
Product(s): Norton Internet Security 2003 6.0, Norton Internet Security 2004 7.0, Norton Internet Security 2005 8.0, Norton Internet Security Professional 2003, Norton Internet Security Professional 2004 7.0, Norton Personal Firewall 2003 6.0, Norton Personal Firewall 2004 7.0, Norton Personal Firewall 2005 8.0, Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition 8.2