Issue:
How to create a custom firewall rule (service) for Client Security or Server Security in Policy Manager Console?
Resolution:
To create a custom firewall rule over the Policy Manager Console:
For Client Security 14 and 15
- Open the Policy Manager Console and go to the Settings-tab
- Go to Firewall, using Standard view (changeable in the upper right corner)
- Make sure the 14.X / 15.x clients-tab is selected
- Select the profile you want to edit from the Profile being edited-dropdown menu (if the list only contains the default profiles, clone the one you want to use as a base as the defaults can't be modified)
- Click Add rule on the right of the firewall rules list and create the rule as needed (see step 6 if the service required is missing)
- If the service you want to add is missing, click on Configure network services below the firewall rule list. Click Add and follow the steps to add a new firewall service
- Check the Enabled-checkbox to the left of the rule name to make sure that it is in use
- Distribute the new policy by clicking the symbol in the upper left corner of the interface, or by pressing Ctrl+D
Note: The firewall profiles are shared between all policies. If you want to have a single host or policy domain use different firewall rules, you will have to create a new firewall profile and select that policy domain or host to use that profile. We recommend to do it like this:
- Log in to the Policy Manager Console
- Go to the Settings tab
- Select your existing firewall profile from the "Profile being edited" drop-down menu and click Clone
- Give the new profile a name and click OK
- Edit the newly created firewall profile to your liking
- Select the single host or policy domain from the Domain tree
- Depending if the host is a Workstation or Server, select the newly created profile from the "Workstation host profile" or "Server host profile" drop-down menu
- Distribute the policy (Ctrl + D)
To create a custom firewall rule locally on the workstation:
In versions 14.00 and later, rules are added through the Windows firewall settings. You can reach them through the Client Security or Server Security user interface:
- Open Client Security or Server Security user interface
- Go to Settings
- Click on Firewall settings
- Click on the Change Windows Firewall settings...-link to be brought to the Windows firewall settings
Article no: 000002698