Adding to the Trusted Zone

Adding IP addresses, ranges and subnets

To add a single IP address:
  1. Go to the Zones tab in the Firewall panel.
  2. Click the Add button, and select IP address from the shortcut menu. This will open the Add IP Address dialog box.
  3. Type the IP address and a description in the boxes provided, then click OK or Apply.
To add an IP range:
  1. Go to the Zones tab in the Firewall panel.
  2. Click the Add button, and select IP range from the shortcut menu. This will open the Add IP Range dialog box.
  3. Type the beginning IP address in the first box, and the ending IP address in the second box.
  4. Type a description in the box provided, then click OK.
To add a subnet:
  1. Go to the Zones tab in the Firewall panel.
  2. Click the Add button, and select Subnet from the shortcut menu. This will open the Add Subnet dialog box.
  3. Type the IP address in the first box, and the subnet mask in the second box.
  4. Type a description in the box provided, then click OK.

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Adding hosts/sites

To add a host or site:
  1. Go to the Zones tab in the Firewall panel.
  2. Click the Add button, and select Host/Site from the shortcut menu. This will open the Add Host/Site dialog box.
  3. Type the fully-qualified host name in the box provided.
  4. Type a description in the box provided, then click OK.

Note ZoneAlarm Pro resolves the host name you enter to its IP address(es) when you click OK. To see the IP addresses before adding the site, click the Lookup button. If the IP addresses associated with the host name are changed after you place the host in the Trusted Zone, those IP addresses are not added to the Trusted Zone.

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Adding networks

Adding a new network to the Trusted Zone

If you are on a home or business Local Area Network, ZoneAlarm Pro will detect your network connection and display a New Network alert.

To add the detected network to your Trusted Zone, select Trusted Zone in the lower list box in the pop-up alert, then click OK.

Moving an existing network to the Trusted Zone

If you have left a detected network in the Internet Zone, follow these steps to move it to the Trusted Zone:

1. Go to the Zones tab in the Firewall panel.

2. Click the Zone field in the row containing the network, then select Trusted from the shortcut menu.

 

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