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Open the Firewall settings page.
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On the Home Page, click Firewall.
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Click Settings.
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Click Connections.
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Under Edit IP Address, select the version of the PC connection's IP address: IPv4 or IPv6.
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Do one of the following:
| • | Select Single, then type the IP address in the IP Address box. |
| • | Select Range, then type the starting (From:) and ending (To:) IP addresses. If your PC connection is on an IPv6 network, type the starting IP address (IPv6 Address) and the prefix length (Subnet prefix length). | If a system service uses Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), you can type 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.255 for the starting (From:) and ending (To:) IP addresses. |
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From the Connection Protection Type menu, specify the security level for this PC connection:
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Do this... |
| To specify that this PC connection is part of a home network |
Select Home |
| To specify that this PC connection is part of a corporate network |
Select Work |
| To specify that this PC connection is Public, as in a PC in an Internet café, hotel, or airport |
Select Public |
| To block traffic that comes from an IP address so that it can't reach your PC through any port |
Select Blocked |
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If you want the rule to expire, under Rule Expires In:, type the number of days the rule is enforced before it expires.
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Under Description, type an optional description for the rule.
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Click Save.
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