Specify Which Profile You Are Configuring

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

This procedure is useful when you are configuring Windows Firewall settings and you want to configure the settings in a specific profile.

Administrative Credentials

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure.

To specify which profile you are configuring

This procedure can be performed using the graphical user interface, the command prompt, and Group Policy.

Using the graphical user interface

To specify which profile you are configuring

1. Open Windows Firewall.

2. If Windows Firewall is not currently using the profile that you want to configure, do one of the following:

   If Windows Firewall is using the domain profile and you want to configure settings in the standard profile, remove the computer from the domain or disconnect the computer from the network. This will force Windows Firewall to use the standard profile.

   If Windows Firewall is using the standard profile and you want to configure settings in the domain profile, join your computer to the domain in which its computer account resides.

If a Windows Firewall setting appears dimmed in the graphical user interface, and on the General tab, you see For your security, some settings are controlled by Group Policy, the setting might be managed by Group Policy. If all Windows Firewall settings appear dimmed, and on the General tab, you see You must be a computer administrator to change these settings, you do not have administrative rights to configure Windows Firewall.

Using the command prompt

To specify which profile you are configuring

• Use the following netsh firewall commands:

  netsh firewall set allowedprogram profile = profile

  netsh firewall set icmpsetting profile = profile

  netsh firewall set multicastbroadcastresponse profile = profile

  netsh firewall set notifications profile = profile

  netsh firewall set opmode profile = profile

  netsh firewall set portopening profile = profile

  netsh firewall set service profile = profile

The profile parameter can have any of the following values:

If you get an "Access Denied" message when you run a command, you do not have administrative rights to configure Windows Firewall. If you get an "Ok" message but the command does not take effect, the setting might be managed by Group Policy.

Using Group Policy

To specify which profile you are configuring

1. Open the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in to edit the Group Policy object (GPO) that is used to manage Windows Firewall settings in your organization.

2. Open Computer Configuration, open Administrative Templates, open Network, open Network Connections, and then open Windows Firewall.

3. To configure settings in the domain profile, open Domain Profile. To configure settings in the standard profile, open Standard Profile.

Notes

• To start Windows Firewall, click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Windows Firewall.

• To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.

• Windows Firewall is not included in the original release of the Windows Server 2003 operating systems.

See Also

Concepts

Managing Windows Firewall Profiles
Determine Which Profile Windows Firewall Is Using
Known Issues for Managing Windows Firewall Profiles