Connection of programs to the Internet/network

 

Click Settings > Profiles > Add profile > Firewall > Programs.

  1. Enable the Panda rules. These are rules that have been established for the most common applications and are extremely helpful for administrators when configuring the protection. They can be edited, but not deleted.

  2. Add programs and assign communication permissions to them. To do this, click Add.

  3. You can edit or eliminate the programs added through the Edit and Delete buttons.

  4. Decide if you want to allow or deny communications of programs for which no rule is determined. Use the Action list.

Permissions can be:

Allow inbound and outbound connections

The program can connect to the Internet and the local network and allows other programs or users to connect to it. There are certain types of programs that need these permissions to work correctly: file sharing programs, chat applications, Internet browsers, etc.

Allow outbound connections

The program can connect to the Internet/network, but does not accept external connections from other users or applications.

Allow inbound connections

The program accepts connections from programs or users from the Internet/network, but will not have outbound permissions to connect.

No connection

The program cannot connect to the Internet/network.