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Configuring Windows Firewall and IPsec

Host-based firewalls and Internet Protocol security (IPsec) are two important ways of ensuring your network is protected.

Windows Firewall with Advanced Security has been enhanced in the Windows 7 operating system with improvements in configurability, manageability, and diagnostics.

This tutorial examines how Windows Firewall with Advanced Security works in Windows 7 and how to configure, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot firewall and IPsec connectivity issues.

In this tutorial:

  1. Understanding Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
  2. Improvements to Windows Firewall Introduced Previously in Windows Vista
  3. Additional Improvements to Windows Firewall in Windows 7
  4. Understanding the Windows Filtering Platform
  5. Windows Firewall and the Startup Process
  6. Understanding Windows Service Hardening
  7. Understanding Service SIDs
  8. Windows Firewall and WSH
  9. Windows Firewall and Service Triggers
  10. Understanding Multiple Active Firewall Profiles
  11. Understanding Rules
  12. Understanding Firewall Rules
  13. Inbound vs . Outbound Rules
  14. Allow vs . Block Rules
  15. Allow If Secure Rules
  16. Authenticated Bypass Rules
  17. Filtering Conditions FOR Firewall RULES
  18. Understanding Connection Security Rules
  19. Types of Connection Security Rules
  20. Supported IPsec Settings for Connection Security Rules
  21. Default IPsec Settings for Connection Security Rules
  22. Windows Firewall and Windows PE
  23. Understanding Default Rules
  24. Understanding WSH Rules
  25. Understanding Rules Processing
  26. Managing Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
  27. Tools for Managing Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
  28. Managing Windows Firewall Using Control Panel
  29. Managing Windows Firewall Using the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Snap-in
  30. Managing Windows Firewall Using Group Policy
  31. Considerations When Managing Windows Firewall Using Group Policy
  32. Managing Windows Firewall Using the Netsh Command
  33. Common Management Tasks
  34. Enabling or Disabling Windows Firewall
  35. Configuring Firewall Profiles and IPsec Settings by Using Group Policy
  36. Creating and Configuring Firewall Rules
  37. Creating and Configuring Connection Security Rules
  38. Monitoring Windows Firewall
  39. Troubleshooting Windows Firewall
  40. Troubleshooting Windows Firewall Using Firewall Logs
  41. Troubleshooting Windows Firewall Using Event Logs
  42. Troubleshooting Windows Firewall Using Auditing
  43. Troubleshooting IPsec Issues Using Netsh Wfp
  44. Troubleshooting Windows Filtering Platform and IPsec Issues Using Netsh Trace