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Enable and configure Host Intrusion Prevention

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Defining a network as trusted causes Firewall to create an internal bi-directional Allow rule with remote network criteria set to the trusted network. Any traffic to and from the trusted networks is allowed.

  1. Select Menu → Policy → Policy Catalog, then select Endpoint Security Firewall from the Product list.

  2. From the Category list, select Options.

  3. Click the name of an editable policy.

  4. Select Enable Firewall to make the firewall active and change its options.

    Note

    Host Intrusion Prevention 8.0 can be installed on the same system as Trellix ENS version 10.7. If McAfee Host IPS Firewall is installed and enabled, Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS) Firewall is disabled even if enabled in the settings.

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  6. Configure settings on the page, then click Save.