Functional experience of Windows 7 Firewall

Most people do not work and live on the Internet, but the current Internet security is worrying. Firewalls are increasingly important for personal computers. In the XP age, the firewall software provided by WinXP only provides simple and basic functions, and can only protect inbound traffic and prevent any inbound connections not started by the local machine. By default, the firewall is disabled, therefore, we can only choose professional and reliable security software to protect our computers. Now Win7 makes up for this defect. It comprehensively improves the built-in firewall of Windows 7 and provides more powerful protection functions. Let's take a look at it. Www.2cto.com

1. Windows 7 firewall startup
On the Windows 7 desktop, click the Start menu to go to the control panel and find the "Windows Firewall" function.


2. Basic settings of Windows 7 Firewall
If the firewall is not set properly, blocking malicious network attacks is not powerful, and may block users from accessing the internet normally. Therefore, many computer users have not set up the firewall manually before. The current situation is different. Windows 7 firewall settings are much simpler. common computer users can also perform basic settings independently. Click to enter the "open or close Windows Firewall" setting window, click "Enable Windows Firewall" to enable Windows 7 firewall. Www.2cto.com


New users of Windows 7 can safely and boldly set the settings. Even if the operation fails, it doesn't matter. The firewall restoration default setting function provided by Windows 7 can immediately help you restore the firewall to its initial state.

Win7 provides three network types for users to choose from: public network, home network, or work network, both of which are regarded as private networks by Windows 7. For all network types, Windows 7 allows manual Configuration Adjustment. In addition, the Win7 system provides detailed instructions for each configuration item. Generally, you can browse it once if you do not understand it before setting it. Www.2cto.com


3. Advanced Settings of Windows 7 Firewall
As many advanced users of Win7 flagship edition, Windows 7 firewall also provides the Advanced Settings console to provide more comprehensive and detailed firewall settings, you can set configuration files for each network type, including outbound rules, inbound rules, and connection security rules.



In this way, the firewall settings for Windows 7 are completed. At present, many computer users in China do not have professional and reliable security software installed due to lack of computer security knowledge. Some free anti-virus software does not provide firewall protection functions, now, you can use the built-in firewall of Windows 7 to provide a protection layer for your system to effectively defend against network threats.