One of the campus security requirements is to maintain an active firewall on all your devices. A personal firewall protects your computer from potentially unwanted and harmful network traffic that can exploit security holes on your computer. More recent operating systems (Windows 7 and 8, and Mac OS X 10.6 or higher) have built-in firewall protection, but you still need to make sure that it is activated.
This guide will show you how to manage your firewall and ensure its working for you!
Go to Search and type in "Control Panel". Then go to System and Security -> Windows Firewall
Turn Windows Firewall on and off by clicking the option on the left pane. The Firewall should be on by default.
Click Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall on the left pane. You will be taken to a new menu with a list of applications and how they are permitted to communicate on the network.
Click Change settings to change whether an app may be allows to communicate on Public or Private networks.
You may also choose to Allow another app or Remove an app from the list.
Click Apple Icon -> System Preferences -> Security
Click on the Firewall tab
You may need to click the Lock icon in the bottom left-hand corner and enter your administrator password before changing the Firewall setting.
Click on Advanced to bring up a new menu
The Block all incoming connections option will block all incoming connections that are not basic Internet services. This means sharing services such as file sharing and iTunes music sharing. This is the recommended option for the ResComp network.
The Automatically allow signed software to receive incoming connections option will allow certain applications to make connections through the network. You can choose to add (+) or delete (-) which applications are allowed to do this as well as enable or disable connections these applications make.
The Enable stealth mode option will keep your computer from responding to any incoming test application connections from the network.
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SecureMe can help you navigate through any Android device to improve its security by allowing you to see and enable basic but important security settings right from the application. |
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