Learn more about configuring connection blocking settings for your Mac
You can configure the Connection Blocking settings for an application, a service, or an IP address. Based on the Connection Blocking settings, the firewall allows, or blocks the incoming and the outgoing network connections.
The Connection Blocking settings that you configure are specific to the selected network location. The settings apply only when your Mac connects to the specified network location.
You can configure the Connection Blocking settings for the following:
| Applications |
Lets you specify access settings for the applications that run on your Mac. |
| Services/Ports |
Lets you specify access settings for the services and ports that run on your Mac. |
| Zones |
Lets you specify the IP address to or from which you want to allow or block connections. |
| All, in order of precedence |
Lets you view the entire access settings for a firewall setting that you select. Whenever the settings overlap, settings at the top of the list take precedence over the settings in the bottom of the list. |
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Operating System: Mac
Last modified: 09/06/2023