IPNetSentryX Quick Start Read Me

Firewall Quick Start

The following instructions will provide your machine with basic intrusion protection as soon as it starts.

1.  Launch IPNetSentryX.

2. Authenticate if needed to complete the installation process.

3. Press the "Test" button and use your web browser to verify
    IPNetSentryX is working.

    You can select "matchCount" as the display parameter to see which
    rules are being matched and use the "Triggered" tabview to view
    intruder information.  You can use the Interfaces tab to select a different
    External interface to test.

4. If you want IPNetSentryX to launch automatically each time your computer starts up, you can designate an IPNetSentryX settings document as a login item in the Accounts Preferences Panel (this will run the user interface), or you can drag the IPNetSentryX application bundle to /Library/StartupItems (this will launch IPNetSentryX in the background without running the user interface).

You can find more information on configuring IPNetSentryX under the Help menu.

Launching IPNetSentryX as a Mac OS X Startup Item

Once you are comfortable IPNetSentryX is working as desired and you have registered the software, you can configure it to launch as a Mac OS X startup item outside the context of any user login. To do this, drag the IPNetSentryX application bundle to /Library/StartupItems.

You can launch IPNetSentryX from the Finder and select "Tool->Filters/Interfaces" to see the currently running firewall status. If you encounter difficulty, you can restart while pressing the Shift key to prevent startup items from loading and then remove IPNetSentryX from the /Library/StartupItems folder.

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