Use Windows 7 firewall to secure your system

Most people work and live without the Internet, but the current Internet security is really worrying, the firewall for the personal computer is becoming increasingly important, in the XP era, WinXP's firewall software only provides simple and basic functions, and can only protect inbound traffic, to prevent any non-native initiated inbound connections, By default, the firewall is still closed, so we can only choose professional and reliable security software to protect our computers. And now Win7 to make up for this shortcoming, a comprehensive improvement of the Windows 7 from the firewall, providing a more powerful protection features, below to bring you to experience it.

1. Startup of Windows 7 firewall

On the Windows 7 desktop, click the Start menu to enter Control Panel, and then locate the Windows Firewall feature.

2. Basic setup of Windows 7 firewall

If the firewall is not set up, prevent the network malicious attacks do not say, but also may block the user's own normal access to the Internet, so many computer users will not go to manually set up a firewall. Now the situation is different, the Windows 7 system firewall settings are relatively simple, ordinary computer users can also independently carry out the basic settings related. Click on the "Turn on or off Windows Firewall" Settings window and click "Enable Windows Firewall" to open the Windows 7 firewall.

Win7 Novice users can be assured bold to set up, even if the operation is not OK, Windows 7 system provides a firewall restore default settings function can immediately help you restore the firewall to the initial state.

WIN7 provides three network types for users to choose from: A public network, a home network, or a work network, both of which are considered private networks by Windows 7 systems. All network types, Win7 allows you to manually adjust the configuration. In addition, the Win7 system for each of the settings provided a detailed description of the text, the general user in the hands of the setting before there is not understand where to browse first.

3. Advanced settings for the WINDOWS7 firewall

As a number of Win7 flagship advanced users, want to set the firewall more comprehensive detail, Windows 7 firewall also provides the Advanced Settings console, where you can for each type of network configuration file settings, including outbound rules, inbound rules, connection security rules.

As a result, Windows 7 firewall settings are done. At present, many computer users lack of computer security knowledge at the same time without the installation of professional and reliable security software, only some free anti-virus software is not to provide firewall protection function, now use the Windows 7 system with the firewall can add a layer of protection for their own system, effectively protect against network threats.

This article comes from the Windows Ladder Forum: http://bbs.windowsparty.com/