Kaspersky PURE User Guide - Kaspersky Lab

U S E R G U I D EEDITING GROUP RULESSimilarly to the Application Control component (see page 129), Firewall's default feature is to filter network activity of anapplication using the rules of the group in which this application has been included.Network rules of a trust group define which rights of access to various networks can be granted to the applications thathave been included in this group. You can edit the preset network rules of a group.To change a network rule for a group:1. Open the main application window and click the Settings link in the top part of the window.2. In the left part of the window, in the Protection Center section, select the Firewall component.3. Click the Configure rules button for the chosen component.4. In the window that opens, select a group, right-click to open the network's context menu and choose therequired option: Allow, Deny or Prompt for action.EDITING APPLICATION RULESYou can create network rules for individual applications. Network rules of an application have a higher priority thannetwork rules of a group.If necessary, you can create network rules for applications (see page 133) using the Application Control component.To create an application rule, please do the following:1. Open the main application window and click the Settings link in the top part of the window.2. In the left part of the window, in the Protection Center section, select the Firewall component.3. Click the Settings button for the component you have selected.4. In the window that opens, on the Filtering rules tab, select the group of rules for an application and click theAdd link.5. In the Network rule window that opens, configure the network rule.6. Assign a priority to the new rule by moving it up or down the list using the Move up and Move down links.After you have created the rule, you can modify its settings or delete it using links in the bottom part of the tab.To disable the rule, uncheck the box next to the rule's name.C O N F I G U R I N G N O T I F I C A T I O N S O F C H A N G E S I N T H E N E T W O R KNetwork connection settings can be changed during the work. You can receive notifications of modifications in thesettings.To enable notification about changes to network connection settings:1. Open the main application window and click the Settings link in the top part.2. In the left part of the window, in the Protection Center section, select the Firewall component.3. Click the Settings button for the component you have selected.4. In the window that opens, on the Networks tab, select an active network connection and click the Edit link.5. In the window that opens, on the Additional tab, check the boxes for the events about which you wish toreceive notifications.142