Disabling the Windows firewall
| Article:HOWTO55336 | | | Created: 2011-06-29 | | | Updated: 2011-12-17 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO55336 |
You can specify the conditions in which Symantec Endpoint Protection disables the Windows firewall. When Symantec Endpoint Protection is uninstalled, Symantec Endpoint Protection restores the Windows firewall setting to the state it was in before Symantec Endpoint Protection was installed.
Note: | Symantec Endpoint Protection does not modify any existing Windows firewall policy rules or exclusions. |
The actions that Symantec Endpoint Protection can take are as follows:
Typically, a Windows user receives a notification when their computer restarts if the Windows firewall is disabled. Symantec Endpoint Protection disables this notification by default so that it does not alarm your users when the Windows firewall is disabled. But you can enable the notification, if desired.
To disable the Windows firewall
In the Disable Windows Firewall drop-down list, specify when you want the Windows firewall disabled.
In the Windows Firewall Disabled Message drop-down list, specify whether you want to disable the Windows message on startup to indicate that the firewall is disabled.
The default setting is Disable, which means the user does not receive a message upon a computer startup that the Windows firewall is disabled.
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