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How can I use Windows 7 DirectAccess with F-Secure firewall turned on?
How can I use Windows 7 DirectAccess with F-Secure firewall turned on? This article describes how you can set up the F-Secure firewall for Windows 7 DirectAccess from Policy Manager Console (PMC). To set up the F-Secure firewall for DirectAccess from PMC: * Windows Firewall needs to be turned on. Therefore, change the…
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Unable to connect to the Policy Manager Server after upgrading Policy Manager
Unable to connect to the Policy Manager Server after upgrading Policy Manager Symptoms Policy Manager Console prompts an error message: "Cannot connect to the server: localhost:8080. Check that the host name and port number are correct. Port number 8080 is used by default." Diagnosis This may be a TCP port conflict.…
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How to configure MyNetwork rule in Policy Manager autoselect
How to configure MyNetwork rule in Policy Manager autoselect This article describes how you can configure the MyNetwork rule in F-Secure Policy Manager. MyNetwork works using a single IP address. If the IP is in the same network as the workstation (based on the calculations from the IP netmask & IP address of the…
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Policy Manager advanced configuration settings
WithSecure Policy Manager supports some advanced configuration using Java system properties. This article describes how you can specify the Java system properties for Windows and Linux environments. On Windows The Java system properties for Policy Manager Server (PMS) can be specified via the Windows registry: Run Regedit…
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How do I create a custom firewall rule (service) for F-Secure Client Security 13.x?
How do I create a custom firewall rule (service) for F-Secure Client Security 13.x? Your computer is protected with predefined firewall settings. Usually, you do not have to change them. However, you may have to change the settings, if you use a very strict firewall profile, or if you have added your own firewall rules…
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How to collect an MBR rootkit sample
How to collect an MBR rootkit sample This article explains how you can collect an MBR rootkit sample for F-Secure Labs to analyse. Before performing any of the steps, you need * a USB drive (or other similar removable media) AND * any rescue system CD available, such as KNOPPIX®. To collect an MBR rootkit sample, do as…
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Resetting AUA and AUS database repositories in Linux
Resetting AUA and AUS database repositories in Linux This article describes how you can reset both F-Secure Automatic Update Agent (AUA) and F-Secure Automatic Update Server (AUS) database repositories in Linux. In some scenarios, you may need to reset AUA and AUS database repositories. For instance, if you suspect that…
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How to start using the new Capricorn engine in isolated Policy Manager environments
How to start using the new Capricorn engine in isolated Policy Manager environments To be able to combat the more adaptive and targeted attackers of the future even better, F-Secure has made a significant engine update. The new Capricorn engine brings the following improvements: * Database size decreases by nearly 75%. *…
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Upgrade from Policy Manager 12 to Policy Manager 13
Upgrade from Policy Manager 12 to Policy Manager 13 This article describes how to upgrade from F-Secure Policy Manager 12 to version 13. Database maintenance is automatically started as part of any Policy Manager upgrade or re-installation to ensure that the database structure is compatible with the latest version. The…
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Setting up Policy Manager as proxy node
Setting up Policy Manager as proxy node The following steps describe Policy Manager Proxy node installation for both Windows and Linux. * Install Policy Manager Server to act as a Proxy node, using the standard Policy Manager installer. * Stop the Policy Manager service. * Windows: [net stop fsms] * Linux:…