User Guide

What AVG Firewall can do:

· Allow or block communication attempts of known applications automatically, or

ask you for confirmation

· Use complete profiles with predefined rules, according to your needs

· Switch profiles automatically when connecting to various networks, or using

various network adapters

8.6.2. Firewall Profiles

The Firewall allows you to define specific security rules based on whether your

computer is located in a domain, or it is a standalone computer, or even a notebook.

Each of these options requires a different level of protection, and the levels are

covered by the respective profiles. In short, a Firewall profile is a specific

configuration of Firewall component, and you can use a number of such predefined

configurations.

Available profiles

· Allow all - a Firewall system profile that has been pre-set by the

manufacturer and is always present. When this profile is activated, all network

communication is allowed and no safety policy rules are applied, as if the

Firewall protection was switched off (i.e. all applications are allowed but

packets are still being checked - to completely disable any filtering you need

to disable Firewall). This system profile cannot be duplicated, deleted, and its

settings cannot be modified.

· Block all - a Firewall system profile that has been pre-set by the

manufacturer and is always present. When this profile is activated, all network

communication is blocked, and the computer is neither accessible from outer

networks, nor can communicate outside. This system profile cannot be

duplicated, deleted, and its settings cannot be modified.

· Custom profiles:

Directly connected to the Internet – suitable for common desktop

home computers connected directly to the Internet or notebooks

connecting to the Internet outside the safe company network. Select

this option if you connecting from home, or you are in a small company

network with no central control. Also, select this option when traveling