Global Firewall Settings Parent topic

There are a number of ways global firewall settings get applied to OfficeScan clients.
  • A particular firewall setting can apply to all clients that the server manages.
  • A setting can apply only to OfficeScan clients with certain firewall privileges. For example, the firewall log sending schedule only applies to OfficeScan clients with the privilege to send logs to the server.
Enable the following global settings as required:
  • Send firewall logs to the server
    You can grant certain OfficeScan clients the privilege to send firewall logs to the OfficeScan server. Configure the log sending schedule in this section. Only clients with the privilege to send firewall logs will use the schedule.
    See Firewall Privileges for information on firewall privileges available to selected clients.
  • Update the OfficeScan firewall driver only after a system reboot
    Enable the OfficeScan client to update the Common Firewall Driver only after the OfficeScan client computer restarts. Enable this option to avoid potential client computer disruptions (such as temporary disconnection from the network) when the Common Firewall Driver updates during client upgrade.
    Note
    Note
    This feature only supports clients upgraded from OfficeScan 8.0 SP1 and above.
  • Send firewall log information to the OfficeScan server hourly to determine the possibility of a firewall outbreak
    When you enable this option, OfficeScan clients will send firewall log counts once every hour to the OfficeScan server. For details about firewall logs, see Firewall Logs.
    OfficeScan uses log counts and the firewall violation outbreak criteria to determine the possibility of a firewall violation outbreak. OfficeScan sends email notifications to OfficeScan administrators in the event of an outbreak.