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Enable Firewall

  • Published on Sep 13, 2026
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Enable Firewall protection to safeguard your systems from network threats.

  1. Log on to the system as a user with administrator rights.

  2. Change the directory to the Firewall bin directory.

    /opt/McAfee/ens/fw/bin

  3. Run the command:

    ./mfefwcli --fw on

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