Backup Of Firewall Settings - Siemens SINUMERIK 840DE sl Commissioning Manual

You have the following options for backing up or restoring the firewall settings:
● Backup of firewall settings (Page 91)
– Via the Control Panel (Page 91)
– By prompt, script or batch file (Page 91)
● Restoring of firewall settings (Page 92)
You can restore the firewall settings on the same Siemens PC system or import the same
policy file to different Siemens PC systems for the purpose of series commissioning.
– Via the Control Panel (Page 92)
– By prompt, script or batch file (Page 93)
4.17.10.2

Backup of firewall settings

Via the Control Panel
Procedure
To back up the Windows Firewall settings of the Siemens PC, proceed as follows:
1. Click "Start > Control Panel".
2. Enter "Windows Firewall" in the search field and then click on "Windows Firewall" in the
search results.
3. Click on "Advanced settings" and confirm the call of the expanded settings with "Yes" if
necessary.
4. Right-click on the master object "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security on Local
Computer" and then click on "Export Policy...".
5. In the "Save As" dialog, select a save location and file name and confirm with "Save".
By prompt, script or batch file
Basic procedure
With a command according to the following scheme, you can back up the Windows Firewall
settings in a policy file (.wfw).
To do this, call the prompt as the administrator and first define the save location of the policy
memory, then enter a file path for backing up the policy file.
Alternatively, you can save the commands and the associated parameters in a script or batch
file (Page 70).
Syntax of the Netsh commands for defining the policy memory and for exporting the policy file
netsh advfirewall set store local
export <File path and file name>.wfw
PCU Base Software (IM10)
Commissioning Manual, 12/2017, 6FC5397-1DP40-6BA1
Configuration of the system
4.17 Adapting the firewall settings
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