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PasswordBy setting a password, you prevent anyone but you from shutting down ZoneAlarm Pro, or changing your security settings. Setting a password will not prevent other people from accessing the Internet from your computer.
Once you have set a password, you must log in before you can change settings, shut down the TrueVector security engine or uninstall ZoneAlarm Pro.
Valid passwords are between 6 and 31 characters long. Valid characters include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and characters !,@,#,$,%,^,&,*.
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Check for updatesSelect Automatically to have ZoneAlarm Pro automatically notify you of available updates.
If you would rather check for upgrades yourself by looking in the Status tab of the Overview panel, select Manually.
Tip
These controls are enabled only if you have purchased ZoneAlarm Pro and if you
have a current subscription to the ZoneAlarm Pro product update
service.
GeneralSelect Show ZoneAlarm Pro on top during Internet activity to have the ZoneAlarm Pro window come to the top of all other open windows whenever Internet activity occurs.
Select Load ZoneAlarm Pro at startup to have ZoneAlarm Pro start automatically whenever you turn your computer on.
Select Remember the last tabs visited in the panels to have ZoneAlarm Pro start on the tab you had open the last time you closed the Control Center.
Select Show or Hide to show or hide the explanatory text that appears to the left of each ZoneAlarm Pro tab. If you select Hide, you can still display the text for any panel by clicking the Show Text link at the bottom.
Contact with Zone LabsThese controls enable you to protect your privacy when ZoneAlarm Pro communicates with Zone Labs.
Select Alert me with a pop-up before I make contact to have ZoneAlarm Pro warn you before it contacts Zone Labs to deliver registration information, get product updates, or find more information about an alert.
Select Hide my IP address when applicable to not include your IP address when you submit an alert to Zone Labs AlertAdvisor. This prevents Zone Labs, as well as anyone else who might intercept the message, from identifying your computer.
Select Hide the last octet of my IP address to not include the last three digits (for example, 123.456.789.XXX) of your IP address when you access AlertAdvisor.
Getting updates to ZoneAlarm
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Setting and using a password for ZoneAlarm
Pro
TrueVector security engine
The primary component of ZoneAlarm Pro security. It is the TrueVector engine
that examines Internet traffic and enforces security rules.
IP address
The number that identifies your computer on the Internet, as a telephone number
identifies your phone on a telephone network. It is a numeric address, usually
displayed as four numbers between 0 and 255, separated by periods. For example,
172.16.100.100 could be an IP address.
Your IP address may always be the same. However, your Internet Service Provider (ISPs) may use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to assign your computer a different IP address each time you connect to the Internet.
AlertAdvisor
Zone Labs AlertAdvisor is an online utility that enables you to instantly analyze
the possible causes of an alert, and helps you decide whether to respond Yes
or No to a Program alert. To use AlertAdvisor, click the More Info button
in an alert pop-up. ZoneAlarm Pro sends information about your alert to AlertAdvisor.
AlertAdvisor returns an article that explains the alert and gives you advice
on what, if anything, you need to do to ensure your security.
product update service
Zone Labs subscription service that provides free updates to ZoneAlarm Pro.
When you purchase ZoneAlarm Pro, you automatically receive a year's subscription
to product update service.
