Connection of programs to the Internet/network

 

Go to Settings > Profiles > Add profile > Firewall > Programs.

  1. Enable the Panda rules. These are rules established for the most common applications in order to help administrators configure the protection. They can be edited, but not deleted.

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

  3. You can edit or eliminate the rules added through the Settings and Delete buttons.

  4. Decide if you want to allow or deny those communications for which there is no rule defined. Select an option from the Default action menu.

The permissions you can assign to programs are:

Allow inbound and outbound connections

The program can connect to the Internet/local networks 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/local networks, but won't accept inbound connections from other users or applications.

Allow inbound connections

The program accepts connections from programs or users from the Internet/local networks, but won't be allowed to establish outbound connections.

No connection

The program cannot connect to the Internet or local networks.