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  • 1.  firewall policy

    Posted Mar 02, 2014 04:28 AM
    I have to know that firewall is work to block/access of any website ports etc. I will have try to block the facebook website. I can do thus task with symantec How Symantec firewall can do this?


  • 2.  RE: firewall policy

    Posted Mar 02, 2014 04:30 AM

    You can create the policy to block the facebook.

    How to Restrict Users to Specific Web Sites by Creating Firewall Rules for Managed Clients

    Article:TECH92097  |  Created: 2009-01-28  |  Updated: 2011-01-19  |  Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH92097

    Check the article

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/how-block-internet-address-sep-manager-firewall-rule



  • 3.  RE: firewall policy
    Best Answer

    Posted Mar 02, 2014 04:31 AM

    Allow and Block websites using Symantec Endpoint Protection Firewall

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/videos/allow-and-block-websites-using-symantec-endpoint-protection-firewall

    Blocking a Website using Symantec Endpoint Protection

     

     

    Article:TECH92405 | Created: 2009-01-16 | Updated: 2013-12-17 | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH92405

    Edit

     

    See mithun comments

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/blocking-websites-1#comment-8130541



  • 4.  RE: firewall policy

    Posted Mar 02, 2014 04:41 AM


  • 5.  RE: firewall policy

    Posted Mar 02, 2014 07:54 AM
    See the link How to Restrict Users to Specific Web Sites by Creating Firewall Rules for Managed Clients http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH92097 How to block all website and allow only certain websites using Network Threat Protection Firewall rule. http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH95248 Below are the steps to block 1. Block particular site by Symantec Endpoint protection: 2. Choose particular Group and select policies 3. Uncheck Inherit Policies check box 4. Click on Firewall Policies and click on "Creat Non Shared policies from copy" 5. Select Rules opton which on Leftside 6. And then click on Add Rule and Click on Next 7. Select Accroding to the requirements 8. Select Host to Block particular site or system or Ip address 9. Select Accroding to the requirements 10.For Example : Here I want to block Facebook site 11.Select DNS domain 12. Provide the site name as below and click on next 13. For example Type *.facebook.com and Click on Finish 14. Rule 0 is created 15. Select rule 0 and right click in the action column and select Block / Allow as per the requirements: 16. To block/allow particular Port , click on Services column 17. To block/allow any application , Click on application coloumn


  • 6.  RE: firewall policy

    Posted Mar 02, 2014 03:34 PM

    This link provides the quickest solution to your question:

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH92405

    Have a good day!



  • 7.  RE: firewall policy

    Posted Mar 09, 2014 03:53 AM

    Could you please update your thread?

    if your require any more assistance then please comment on the thread else mark as solution to choose the most helpful comment.



  • 8.  RE: firewall policy

    Posted Mar 09, 2014 04:28 AM

    Hello, 

    We can use firewall policy to block the required ports to be blocking.

    # Pilot the policies on test nodes and verify then move it to production enviornment.

    Regards

    Ajin