Dell Studio 1558 (Early 2010) - Manual (Page 181)

Accessing the Internet
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The General tab displays two settings: On and Off. The shields to the left
are green with a checkmark (On) or red with an x (Off).
Setting Windows Firewall to On (recommended) provides another choice.
A check box that says Don’t allow exceptions is available for use.
3 Check the Don’t allow exceptions check box to boost the security
settings. Windows Firewall will send a message every time it blocks a
program.
The Windows Firewall window provides several tabs that allow you to
customize your security settings.
General tab The General tab displays two settings: On and Off . Setting
Windows Firewall to On (recommended) provides an additional
choice of Don’t allow exceptions .
Exceptions tab The Exceptions tab allows certain program types to operate
without Windows Firewall interfering or sending a message that
a program was blocked.
Advanced tab The Advanced tab allows more specific settings.
• The Network Connection Settings tab provides the option for
Windows Firewall to be applied to any or all the connection
types available.
• Security Logging settings can be enabled to keep a log of all
the dropped packets as well as all the successful connections in
a designated file.
• The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) settings
allow computers on a network to share error and status
information with one another.
• The Default Settings allow for a complete Windows Firewall
restore. This option places the firewall at the default status.
HINT: You must be logged on to the computer as an administrator to
turn on Windows Firewall.