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Symantec.cloud endpoint small business with smart firewall disabled turns off Windows firewall

  • 1.  Symantec.cloud endpoint small business with smart firewall disabled turns off Windows firewall

    Posted Oct 23, 2015 09:06 AM

    Can somebody please help with the definitive answer?

    I am quite happy with the Windows firewall set up on my Small Business Endpoint PCs and therefore used Endpoint without the smart firewall enabled.

    Upon migration to symantec.cloud, the Smart Firewalls are still disabled but so are the windows firewalls.

    How can I permanently enable the windows firewall and why does the symnatec product disable the windows firewall if its own firewall component is disabled?

     

    Thank you

     



  • 2.  RE: Symantec.cloud endpoint small business with smart firewall disabled turns off Windows firewall

    Posted Oct 23, 2015 09:19 AM

    If you withdraw the firewall policy, does the Windows fw kick back on?



  • 3.  RE: Symantec.cloud endpoint small business with smart firewall disabled turns off Windows firewall

    Posted Oct 26, 2015 05:30 AM

    ᗺrian

    I can't see how to "withdraw" the policy in the hostedendpoint.spn.com console but:

    I enabled the Smart Firewall option in the imported endpoint policy => client PC now shows Smart Firewall ticked/checked 

    I disable the Smart Firewall option in the imported endpoint policy => client PC now shows red cross against Smart Firewall but Windows 7 Action centre then says Network Firewall (Important) with options to Turn on Windows Firewall, Turn on Symantec Endpoint Protection.cloud or get a different firewall online

    (turning on the Windows firewall does not appear to do anything because the Action Centre notification doesn't go away)

    Windows Firewall shows firewall disabled but "these settings are being managed by... Endpoint protection.cloud"

     

     



  • 4.  RE: Symantec.cloud endpoint small business with smart firewall disabled turns off Windows firewall

    Posted Oct 30, 2015 01:58 PM

    Anybody?  Please?