Network Profiles

Network profiles allow you to set the trust level for networks recognized by your firewall. We recommend assigning the trusted status to networks that you know are secure and reliable. When the computer is connecting to a new network a dialog window is shown where you can set the network type as either Private or Public. In case the dialog window is ignored, the more secure choice is made marking the network as public.

Private

Private networks are considered trustworthy. Inbound connections from these trusted (private) networks can be allowed through specific firewall rules.

Public or Guest

Public networks or those where you're a guest may not be trustworthy, and stricter rules apply to them.