# System and Security ## Configuration Settings Available for System and Security The System and Security configuration settings allow you to [Add a Firewall Rule](/faronicsdeploy/create-configuration/system-and-security.md#1-add-a-firewall-rule), [Add Firewall Settings](/faronicsdeploy/create-configuration/system-and-security.md#2-firewall-settings), [Add Registry Settings](/faronicsdeploy/create-configuration/system-and-security.md#3-registry), and [Add Services Settings](/faronicsdeploy/create-configuration/system-and-security.md#4-add-services). ![System and Security Configuration Settings](/files/-MWVV9u7PLZjXpTsHsKh) ### ### 1. Add a Firewall Rule ![Add a Firewall Rule Configuration](/files/-MWV_LjBPH5-JG6TUFTB) | | Setting | Description | | - | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | a | Rule Name | Name for your Firewall Rule. | | b | Group Name | Windows Firewall Group that your firewall rule will be added to upon creation. | | c | Profile | Select the Windows Profile(s) to enable the firewall rule; **Domain**, **Private**, or **Public**. | | d | Action | Select Allow or Disallow to determine whether the rule will permit or prevent access through the firewall. | | e | Protocol | Select a Protocol from the list to allow/disallow access through the Firewall, or select "Any". | | f | Direction | Choose which direction you wish to allow or block traffic from for your Firewall Rule, Inbound or Outbound. | | g | Program | Enter a Windows Application to apply the rule to or leave it blank to apply it to all Applications. | | h | Overwrite Option | If Firewall Rule with the same name already exists, decide if you want this new rule to overwrite it. | ### ### 2. Firewall Settings ![Add a Firewall Setting](/files/-MWVhAs_lZnwOXR_jI0z) | | Setting | Description | | - | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | a | Profile | Select the Windows Profile(s) to enable the firewall rule; **Domain**, **Private**, or **Public**, or **All**. | | b | Action | Select **On** or **Off** to enable or disable the Windows Firewall Profile. | ### ### 3. Registry ![Add Registry Setting](/files/-MWVsGjXFkNRQfVKwuj0) | | Setting | Description | | - | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | a | Manual | Configure the registry **manually**. | | b | External Source | Configure the registry using an **external URL**. | | | | **Link to Reg file**: Enter the URL for the registry file. | | c | Action | Select an **Action** to configure, **Add Key**, **Delete Key**, **Write Value**, **Delete Value**. | | d | Data Type |

\*\*Only used for Write Value and Delete Value Actions.

REG\_SZ - A null-terminated string.

REG\_BINARY - Binary data in any form.

REG\_EXPAND\_SZ - A null-terminated string that contains unexpanded references to environment variables (for example, "%PATH%").

REG\_DWORD - 32bit number.

REG\_MULTI\_SZ - A sequence of null-terminated strings, terminated by an empty string (\0).

REG\_QWORD - a 64bit number.

| | e | Value Name |

\*\*Only used for Write Value and Delete Value Actions.

Name for your registry entry.

| | f | Value Data |

\*\*Only used for Write Value and Delete Value Actions.

Data for your registry entry.

| | g | Header Key | Use the local machine header key or the default user header key **HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE** or **HKEY\_USER(.Default)** | | h | Sub Key | **Optional**: a subfolder under the header key. | ### ### 4. Add Services ![Add a Services Configuration](/files/-MWVpCjv4WxLrG8fCofu) | | Setting | Description | | - | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | a | Service Name | Enter a **Service Name** (name of a Service that exists in your Services list; located in **Windows Administrative Tools**). | | b | Service Status | Set the Status to one of the following: **Do Nothing**, **Start**, **Restart**, **Stop**. | | c | Startup Type | Select a Startup Type: **Do** **Not** **Modify**, **Manual**, **Disabled**, **Automatic**, **Automatic** **(Delayed Start)**. | --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.faronics.com/faronicsdeploy/create-configuration/system-and-security.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.