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  • 1.  Windows firewall is getting on while installation of SEP

    Posted Jun 01, 2015 09:53 AM

    Symantec Endpoint Protection with Network Threat Protection automatically detects and disables Windows Firewall, if enabled. If you install Symantec Endpoint Protection without Network Threat Protection, an active Windows Firewall is not disabled.

    The issue is that We are trying to install SEP in Windows server 2003 without NTP. We disabled Windows firewall. While installing SEP,Windows firewall is getting enabled. I just want to know even if we disable Windows firewall and installing SEP without NTP, will that enable Windows firewall automatically?

     



  • 2.  RE: Windows firewall is getting on while installation of SEP

    Posted Jun 01, 2015 10:16 AM

    tried this?

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/windows-7-firewall-indicate-these-settings-are-being-managed-vendor-application-symantec-en

    Only one firewall can be active at a time,

    SEP with NTP- > will disable windows firewall

    SEP without NTP - > will not disable windows firewall



  • 3.  RE: Windows firewall is getting on while installation of SEP

    Posted Jun 01, 2015 10:18 AM

    **** I just want to know even if we disable Windows firewall and installing SEP without NTP, will that enable Windows firewall automatically?****

    No, windows firewall still disabled

    As a best practice recommendation, you should only use one software firewall on a computer. Two software firewalls running on a computer might drain resources and the both software firewalls might have rules those might conflict with each other. Enabling more than one firewall program is likely to result in conflicts and poor performance.

    To prevent the above situation Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) installer automatically detects and disables Windows Firewall if enabled. An exception to this would be that if Symantec Endpoint Protection is installed without Network Threat Protection (NTP), an active Windows Firewall is not disabled.

    If you are required to use the Windows Firewall, use the following document to adjust the Windows Firewall status: Using (Enabling) Windows Firewall with Symantec Endpoint Protection Network Threat Protection installed 

    You can also uninstall the Network Threat Protection (NTP) feature from SEP, although Symantec recommends keeping all protection technologies installed and enabled. Network Threat Protection includes the firewall and Intrusion Prevention.

    You can use AutoUpdate to remove Network Threat Protection, or modify the client installation to remove Network Threat Protection directly from the client computer. For more information see: How to change the installed feature set on Endpoint Protection 12.1.x clients.

    https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.TECH196975.html



  • 4.  RE: Windows firewall is getting on while installation of SEP

    Posted Jun 01, 2015 10:26 AM

    Well what version is this happening on? With no NTP installed the Windows firewall should not be disabled.

    About Windows Firewall and Symantec Endpoint Protection's NTP



  • 5.  RE: Windows firewall is getting on while installation of SEP

    Posted Jun 01, 2015 11:30 AM

    Yes, With No NTP installed, WIndows firewall getting enabled.

    Version is 12.1.5

     



  • 6.  RE: Windows firewall is getting on while installation of SEP

    Posted Jun 01, 2015 11:53 AM

    This isn't the expected behaviour. Have you tried 12.1.6?



  • 7.  RE: Windows firewall is getting on while installation of SEP

    Posted Jun 01, 2015 12:17 PM

    NTP is nothing but firewall  component of SEP, it will disable windows firewall when enabled.Working as designed.



  • 8.  RE: Windows firewall is getting on while installation of SEP

    Posted Jun 02, 2015 08:32 AM

    In actual, one of our windows 2003 box with Symantec 11.x version (No NTP) has been upgraded to Symantec V 12.5 (No NTP) through Altiris package deployment solution. After upgrade, it unfortunately turned ON the windows firewall which actually make the server applications unresponsive to clients.



  • 9.  RE: Windows firewall is getting on while installation of SEP

    Posted Jun 02, 2015 08:40 AM

    I seem to remember this issue when upgrading from 11.x