User Manual

78 McAfee Total Protection

Locking and restoring Firewall

Lockdown instantly blocks all inbound and outbound network

connections, including access to Web sites, e-mail, and security

updates. Lockdown has the same result as disconnecting the

network cables on your computer. You can use this setting to

block open ports on the System Services pane and to help you

isolate and troubleshoot a problem on your computer.

Lockdown Firewall instantly

You can lockdown Firewall to instantly block all network traffic

between your computer and any network, including the Internet.

1 On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, under

Common Tasks,

click

Lockdown Firewall.

2 On the Lockdown Firewall pane, click

Enable Firewall

Lockdown.

3 Click

Yes to confirm.

Tip: You can also lockdown Firewall by right-clicking the

SecurityCenter icon in the notification area at the far right of

your taskbar, clicking Quick Links, and then clicking Lockdown

Firewall.

Unlock Firewall instantly

You can unlock Firewall to instantly allow all network traffic