Managing Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

Updated: December 1, 2009

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista

Windows Firewall with Advanced Security provides a number of ways to implement settings on both local and remote computers. You can configure Windows Firewall with Advanced Security in the following ways:

• Configure a local or remote computer by using either the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security MMC snap-in or the netsh advfirewall command

• Deploy Windows Firewall with Advanced Security settings using Group Policy by using the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security MMC snap-in through the Group Policy Management Console or by using the netsh advfirewall command

In this section:

• Order of Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Rules Evaluation

• Managing a Single Computer with the Snap-in

• Using the Netsh Advfirewall Command-Line Tool

• Managing Windows Firewall with Advanced Security by Using Group Policy

• Monitoring Windows Firewall with Advanced Security