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Edit the access settings for a service

You can edit the following access settings for a service:

  • Access settings
  • Specific the access settings
  • Default access setting

Edit the access settings for a service

  1. Open your Norton device security product.

    If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click Open.

  2. In the Norton product main window, click Advanced or Settings.

  3. On the left pane, click Firewall.

  4. In the Connection Blocking row, click the settings icon.

  5. In the Connection Blocking window, in the Editing settings menu, select the network location for which you want to edit the Connection Blocking settings.

  6. In the View menu, select Services/Ports.

  7. Select one of the following tabs:

    Incoming

    Lets you specify the access settings for the incoming connections that use the service.

    Outgoing

    Lets you specify the access settings for the outgoing connections that use the service.

  8. In the View pane, select the row that contains the service name, and then click Edit.

  9. In the Edit Service dialog, make the changes as required.

  10. Click Save.

Edit the specific access settings for a service

  1. Open your Norton device security product.

    If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click Open.

  2. In the Norton product main window, click Advanced or Settings.

  3. On the left pane, click Firewall.

  4. In the Connection Blocking row, click the settings icon.

  5. In the Connection Blocking window, in the Editing settings menu, select the network location for which you want to edit the Connection Blocking settings.

  6. In the View menu, select Services/Ports.

  7. On the Incoming or the Outgoing tab, select a service for which you want to edit the specific access settings.

  8. In the View pane, select the row that contains the specific access settings for the application, and then click Edit.

  9. In the Edit Service window, make the changes as required.

  10. Click Save.

Edit the default access settings for a service

  1. Start Norton.

    If you see the My Norton window, next to Device Security, click Open.

  2. In the Norton product main window, click Advanced or Settings.

  3. On the left pane, click Firewall.

  4. In the Connection Blocking row, click the settings icon.

  5. In the Connection Blocking window, in the Editing settings menu, select the network location for which you want to edit the Connection Blocking settings.

  6. In the View menu, select Services/Ports.

  7. On the Incoming or the Outgoing tab, select the row that contains the default access settings for the service in the View pane, and then click Edit.

  8. In the Default action for  window, that appears select one of the following options:

    Allow

    Allows the network connections for the service.

    Block

    Blocks the network connections for the service.

  9. Click Save.

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DOCID: v18928899
Operating System: Mac
Last modified: 06/17/2024