Modifying a firewall rule for a Web-enabled program

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Modifying a firewall rule for a Web-enabled program

Modify a firewall rule for a Web-enabled program

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Start Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall.

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Click Personal Firewall.

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Click Configure.

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On the Programs tab, in the "Settings for" drop-down list, select the Network Location that contains the program rule that you want to modify.
By default, the current Network Location is selected.

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In the Manual Program Control list, select the program rule that you want to modify.

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In the Internet Access column, in the drop-down list, click Custom or Manually configure Internet access.

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Select the firewall rule that you want to modify, and then click Modify.

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On the Action tab, select the action that the rule should take.

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On the Connections tab, select the type of connection that the rule should monitor.

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On the Computers tab, select the computers that the rule should monitor.

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On the Communications tab, do both of the following:

Select the protocols that the rule should monitor.

Select the ports that the rule should monitor.

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On the Tracking tab, select whether the rule should be tracked and how you want it to be tracked.

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On the Description tab, in the "What do you want to call this rule?" box, type a name for this rule.
If the category list box appears, select a category.

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On the Locations tab, select the locations that should use these settings.

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Click OK.