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The predefined firewall groups include needed rules, such as core networking rules to allow Trellix applications.
Firewall group
Description
Trellix core networking
Contains the core networking rules provided by Trellix and includes rules to allow Trellix applications and DNS.
Note
You can't change or delete rules in this rule group. If you need to, you can create a duplicate of the group, make changes to the rules, then select the Disable Trellix core networking rules option in the Firewall Options policy to disable the group. But, this might disrupt network communications on the client system.
ePolicy Orchestrator server
Contains rules to allow ePO - On-prem services to run.
Basic networking (Required)
Contains rules to allow basic networking services, such as DNS, to run.
VPN
Contains rules to allow VPN services to run.
ICMP
Contains rules to allow all ICMP traffic.
Windows AD authentication
Contains rules to allow Windows Active Directory authentication.
NetBIOS
Contains rules to allow inbound and outbound NetBIOS services and sessions, and block untrusted NetBIOS services.
Web/FTP
Contains rules to allow outbound HTTPS and FTP services.
Mail clients
Contains rules to allow outbound mail services, such as POP.
Network tools
Contains rules to allow Remote Desktop (RDP) connections.