Adding to the Trusted Zone

The Trusted Zone contains computers you trust want to share resources with. For example, if you have three home PCs that are linked together in an Ethernet network, you can put each individual computer or the entire network adapter subnet in the Trusted Zone. The Trusted Zone's default medium security settings enable you to safely share files, printers, and other resources over the home network. Hackers are confined to the Internet Zone, where high security settings keep you safe.

To add a single IP address:

Select Firewall|Zones.


Click Add, then select IP address from the shortcut menu.



The Add IP Address dialog appears.

Select Trusted from the Zone drop-down list.


Type the IP address and a description in the boxes provided, then click OK.

To add an IP range:

Select Firewall|Zones.


Click Add, then select IP address from the shortcut menu.



The Add IP Range dialog appears.

Select Trusted from the Zone drop-down list.


Type the beginning IP address in the first field, and the ending IP address in the second field.


Type a description in the field provided, then click OK.

To add a subnet:

Select Firewall|Zones.


Click Add, then select Subnet from the shortcut menu.



The Add Subnet dialog appears.

Select Trusted from the Zone drop-down list.


Type the IP address in the first field, and the Subnet mask in the second field.


Type a description in the field provided, then click OK.

To add to a Host or Site to the trusted Zone:

Select Firewall|Zones.


Click Add, then select Host/Site.



The Add Host/Site dialog appears.

Select Trusted from the Zones drop-down list.


Type the fully qualified host name in the Host name field.


Type a description of the host/site, then click OK.

When you click OK, Zone Labs security software resolves the host name you enter to its IP address(es). To see the IP addresses before adding the site, click Lookup. 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.

To add a network to the Trusted Zone:

Select Firewall|Zones.


In the Zone column, click the row containing the network, then select Trusted from the shortcut menu.


Click Apply.



Zone Labs security software automatically detects new network connections and helps you add them to the right Zone. For more information, see Networking with Zone Labs security software.