Windows 7 / Networking

Importing and Exporting Firewall Configuration

Most organizations that use clients running Windows 7 apply firewall rules through Group Policy. In the event that you need to support a number of stand-alone clients running Windows 7, you can replicate complex firewall configurations using the WFAS Import Policy and Export Policy options. Importing and exporting policy also allows you to save the current firewall configuration state before you make changes to it. Exported policy files use the .wfw extension. Exported policies use a binary format, not Extensible Markup Language (XML) format like many other Windows 7 configuration files. You can also export and import firewall policies in the same .wfw format using the netsh advfirewall export or netsh advfirewall import commands.

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In this tutorial:

  1. Windows Firewall and Remote Management
  2. Managing Windows Firewall
  3. Windows 7 Firewall
  4. Network Location Awareness
  5. Allowing Programs Through Windows Firewall
  6. Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
  7. Creating WFAS Rules
  8. Rule Scope
  9. Connection Security Rules
  10. Importing and Exporting Firewall Configuration
  11. Managing WFAS with Netsh
  12. Windows 7 Remote Management
  13. Remote Desktop
  14. Configuring Remote Desktop
  15. Remote Assistance
  16. Windows Remote Management Service
  17. Windows Remote Shell for Remote Management
  18. Windows PowerShell Remote Management