User Manual (Vista)

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Conguring the McAfee Firewall
TheMcAfeeFirewallisconguredfortheproductwhen
purchasing the product in order to protect the computer
fromviruses.However,iftherewallisactivated,youmay
notconnecttothenetworkortheInternetproperly.Inthis
case,youhavetochangethesettingsasfollows.
Method 1) When you need to select Allow Access
in the Server or Internet Access Request
window.
When
youconnecttoabank,stockmarket,orgaming
website,anaccessrequestwindowappears.Inthiscase,
selectAllow Access
inthewindowandclickOK.Then
youcaninstalltheprogramnormallyoropenthepage.
Method 2) When you need to deactivate the
Firewall
If
youcannotconnecttotheInternetwhenusinga
broadbandInternetservice,youcanconnecttothe
InternalnormallyifyoudisabletheMcAfeeFirewall.
However,sinceitmaycauseasecurityproblem,be
carefulwhendoingso.


Double-click the McAfee Security Center icon
from
theDesktop.

Click
theAdvanced menu
atthebottomleftand
clickCongure > Internet&Network.

Turn the Internet&Network at the right to Off,
set
the Select when to re-enable rewall to Never
andthenclickOK.

C
lickHomei
ntheleftmenupaneandclickIgnore
nexttothe‘Firewall protection is disabled’
message.
ItisrecommendedactivatingtheWindows
Firewallforyourcomputer'ssafetywhenyou
havedisabledtheMcAfeeFirewall.Toactivate
theWindowsFirewall,clickStart > Control
Panel>Security>Turn Windows Firewall on
or off> On(recommended) (When
yourControl
Panelissettothe'ClassicView'ofWindowsVista
orwhenyouareusingWindowsXP,clickStart >
Control Panel > Windows Firewall > Change
Settings > On(recommended).)