Add or edit Network connection profiles

You can add or edit Network connection profiles in Advanced setup > Protections > Network access protection > Network access protection > Network connection profiles > Edit. To Edit a profile, it must be selected from the list of Network connection profiles window.

The following profiles are pre-defined and cannot be edited/deleted:

Private—For trusted networks (home or office network). Your computer and shared files stored on your computer are visible to other network users, and system resources are accessible to other users on the network (access to shared files and printers is enabled, incoming RPC communication is enabled and remote desktop sharing is available). We recommend using this setting when accessing a secure local network. This profile is automatically assigned to a network connection if it is configured as Domain or Private network in Windows.

Public—For untrusted networks (public network). Files and folders on your system are not shared with or visible to other users on the network, and system resource sharing is deactivated. We recommend using this setting when accessing wireless networks. This profile is automatically assigned to any network connection that is not configured as Domain or Private network in Windows.

Top/Up/Down/Bottom —Enables you to adjust the priority level of network connection profiles (Network connection profiles are evaluated and applied by their priority. The first matching profile is always applied).

Add or Edit a profile

Custom network connection profile enables you to apply Firewall rules and define additional settings for specific network connections. You will specify to which network connections the custom profile will be assigned in the Activators section.

To open the profile editor, in the Network connection profiles window:

•Click Add.

•Select one of the existing profiles and click Edit.

•Select one of the existing profiles and click Copy.

Name—Custom name for your profile.

Description—Description of the profile to help identify the profile.

Additional trusted addresses—Addresses defined here are added to the trusted zone of the network connection to which this profile is applied (regardless of the network's protection type).

Trusted connection—Your computer and shared files stored on your computer are visible to other network users, and system resources are accessible to other users on the network (access to shared files and printers is enabled, incoming RPC communication is enabled and remote desktop sharing is available). We recommend using this setting when creating a profile for a secure local network connection. All directly connected network subnets are also considered trusted. For example, if a network adapter is connected to this network with the IP address 192.168.1.5 and the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, the subnet 192.168.1.0/24 is added to that network connection trusted zone. If the adapter has more addresses/subnets, all of them will be trusted.

Report weak WiFi encryption—ESET Internet Security will display a desktop notification when you connect to an unprotected wireless network or network with weak protection.

Activators—Custom conditions that must be met to assign this network connection profile to a network connection. See Activators for detailed explanation.