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- Zones
- Zones List
 The Zones List is a list of predefined zones (set of the network access rules) to apply them for the applications from Programs List. You can add/remove/edit each zone from the list with toolbar, the right mouse click menu or the hotkey. - Zone names must be unique. So if you decided to edit a zone's name, you will actually create a new zone. If you do not need the zone with the previous name, do not forget to delete it. All the zones operations are performed on by-copy basis. So, every time you are applying a zone to an application, you actually make a copy of the zone's rules. So, the copy of the zone (as a named set of the network access rule) can be then independently modified.
- If you have made modifications to a zone from Zones List, all the applications from Programs List, which zone names are matched with the zone you have changed, will be given with the new changed zone (the new network access rule set), giving you the ability to change zones for multiple applications at once. A zone consists of network access rule set. The rule set and other zone parameters can be edited via "Zone Editor".
- Zone Editor
 The zone is a set of network access rules and options to make the decision of permission or prohibition of the internet access. Each time an application accesses to internet, it has the parameters of the connection trying to perform (address and port of the remote computer, used protocol and interaction (in or out) direction). Each time an application accesses the internet, the firewall compares the connection parameter with the correspondent zone. The firewall looks over all the rules sequentially. When a rule is matched, the firewall uses result of the rule as a final permission for the application's internet access. If no rules are matched the overall zone's result is used as the final verdict for the application's internet access.- XP Firewall Control provides you with the zones manipulations at any granularity from big zones to a single computer. It can be used for precise network access administration for each application in each zone.
The XP Firewall Control is based on native Windows XP firewall. Windows XP firewall processes incoming traffic management only. Therefore, XP Firewall Control is able to manage incoming traffic too.
- Zone Details
- XP Firewall Control bases in the functionality of Windows Firewall, so XP Firewall Control has several details useful in the zone settings. There are three types of objects distinguished by Window Firewall and gathered for the usability in a unified type (entity) called "Program"
- Ports
- Services
- Applications
- Ports
- The Ports are globally open ports for TCP or UDP protocols. Each port can be configured for open internet access from predefined set of IP addressed (or worldwide). There is no difference, which application will use the port. If the port is listed, it is available for all the applications. All the Ports have been gathered in a single meta-application "System". You a free adding or removing Ports from/into the list and set the addresses, from which they are available. The Ports look as Zone Rules for the System meta-application. The System meta application can not be deleted.
- Services
- The Services are system level applications with their correspondent destination. You are not allowed to add or remove the service as it works at the operation system level. Each service has unique list of ports depending on its purpose. You are not allowed to remove or add the ports to the service's port list. Even you add new ports to the service the action will be useless, as the service will work via the ports it uses for its dedicated functionality. However, you can configure the network access scope (set of IP addresses) is used by the service for the internet access. If you need to add a new scope to service's access, add a new Zone Rule with the known (used by the service) port.
- Applications
- The application is a normal program you can configure in the meaning of the internet access. You can set some rules to control the access from the internet for each listed application. However, Window Firewall does not make a difference between separate protocol and/or ports. If an application is allowed to be accessed from the scope, all type of the access will be allowed from the scope, despite ports and protocol of the incoming connection.
- Finally
- XP Firewall Control protects you from incoming network activity only as the most dangerous activity for your PC. All the outgoing connections are freely passed out allowing you browsing, making products' online updates, sending e-mails etc.
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Vista Firewall Control
