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Neoware Firewall User Manual
CHAPTER 1
Introduction &
Installation
This chapter introduces Neoware Firewall and describes the
installation procedure.
What is Neoware Firewall?
Neoware Firewall is a utility to assist in the configuration of IP
security policies to protect your thin client by establishing a local
firewall. This powerful utility can be used to create static ingress
and egress rules by port, protocol, source, and destination.
Neoware Firewall provides a user-friendly interface for easy con-
figuration of the firewall. It also provides a set of predefined secu-
rity rules and an export option to clone a customized configuration
to other thin clients.
Neoware Firewall & Windows Firewall
Microsoft Windows Firewall may also be included with XPe thin
clients in addition to Neoware Firewall. Note that Microsoft Win-
dows Firewall only handles inbound traffic, whereas Neoware
Firewall handles both inbound and outbound traffic.
If Microsoft Windows Firewall is included, it may be enabled by
default. The Administrator can decide whether the Windows Fire-
wall should be left turned on, or to only rely on Neoware Firewall
once it is configured and enabled. Note that Neoware Firewall does
