About Configuration Options

The Options selection of the Tools menu offers several settings for the Personal Firewall, including e-mail notification of attacks, screen saver mode, log file configuration, and Network Neighborhood options. This is where the most complex security policies can be crafted.

You can open the Options... window either from the Tools menu at the top of the main console, or by right-clicking the System Tray Icon and selecting Options... from the menu that appears. The Options window consists of the following tabs:

• General tab

• Network Neighborhood tab

• Security tab

• E-Mail Notification tab

• Log tab

• Updates tab

The OK and Cancel buttons are located at the bottom of every tab in the Options window. The OK button applies any changes that you have made in the Options window, and then closes the window. Clicking the Cancel button ignores any changes you may have made in the Options window, and closes the window while retaining the previous settings.