Sharing expert rules

Expert firewall rules (created in the Expert tab in the Firewall panel) cannot be directly applied to a single program. If the rules is enabled, it is applied globally. Similarly, an expert rule you created for one program cannot be directly applied to another program.

However, you can create a copy of the existing expert rule and apply it to any program. Note that any changes you make to the copy will not be reflected in the original.

To apply an existing expert firewall rules to a program:

Select Firewall|Expert.


Select the rule you want to apply, then press CTRL+C.


Select Program Control|Programs.


In the Programs column, select the program to which you want to apply the expert rule, then click Options.


Select Expert Rules, then press CTRL+V.



The Expert rules is applied to the program.

Click Apply, then click OK.

To disable an Expert rule:

Select Program Control|Programs.


Select the program for which you want to disable an Expert Program rule, then right-click and select Disable from the shortcut menu.



The rule will be grayed-out.

Click Apply, then click OK.