McAfee Internet Security Suite

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1 Product Information
2 Configuring firewall for automatic access
3 Configuring for RezOvation Desktop
4 Configuring for RezOvation GT
5 Configuring the firewall for use with a network
6 Disabling Firewall
- 6.1 Temporarily disable
- 6.2 Permanently disable

Product Information

This article applies to McAfee Internet Security Suite 2007 and 2008 (v7 and v8). There may be some slight differences between the versions, however the basic configuration is applicable to both versions. This article was originally written for version 2007 / v7.

McAfee Internet Security Suite includes a firewall and antivirus application, as well as other security applications. It is accessed via the McAfee Security Center application, which is typically running in the Windows system tray.

McAfee has recently changed the way it handles its firewall. Before you simply had to add the program to the allow list in order to configure the firewall. Now the firewall will also need to include the site you are connecting too. The software will need a physical IP as it will not resolve host names. This is particularly a larger issues for those companies connecting to sites with dynamic IPs. If the IP address changes for a particular site, you will need to update that change in the firewall.

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Configuring firewall for automatic access

If RezOvation is installed after a firewall is installed, if the application is not configured in the firewall, McAfee will prompt the user with an alert stating that a program is trying to connect to the network/ Internet. When this happens, set the firewall to allow the RezOvation application access to the resource.

When the alert appears, select Grant Access
The application will then be allowed to perform that task stated in the alert

Configuring for RezOvation Desktop

Open McAfee Security Center from the start menu
Under Configure, go to Firewall protection is enabled
Left-click the Advanced button to open the firewall configuration options
In the configuration screen, under Program Permissions, left click on the Add Allowed Program
Browse to the installation directory for RezOvation Desktop
Select RezOvation.exe and click on the Open button to add the program
Under Program Permissions highlight and select the RezOvation application
Under the action sub-menu, click on Grant Full Access to add RezOvation to the firewall application
Return to the configuration screen and highlight the RezOvation application again
The Program Details section will show the current permission level of the application, ensure it is marked as Full Access
RezOvation is now configured in McAfee

Configuring for RezOvation GT

Open McAfee Security Center from the start menu
Under Configure, go to Firewall protection is enabled
Left-click the Advanced button to open the firewall configuration options
In the configuration screen, under Program Permissions, left click on the Add Allowed Program
Browse to the installation directory for RezOvation GT
Select the RezOvation GT executable to add and click on the Open button to add the program
Under Program Permissions highlight and select the application
Under the action sub-menu, click on Grant Full Access to add application to the firewall
Return to the configuration screen and highlight the application again
The Program Details section will show the current permission level of the application, ensure it is marked as Full Access
Repeat steps 4~10 until all Rezovation GT related executables are added to the firewall
- c:\program files\rezovation\rezovation gt\rezovationgt.exe (client and server)
- c:\program files\rezovation\rezovation gt\system files\rezovationgt.exe (server)
- c:\program files\rezovation\rezovation gt\system files\RezOvationAdmin.exe (server)
- c:\program files\rezovation\rezovation gt\system files\rezovationpropertymanager.exe (server)
Under System Services select Add to enable ports used by Rezovation GT
Under Add Port Configuration, Enter any ports used by RezOvation GT under Inbound TCP/IP ports: & Outbound TCP/IP ports:
- RezOvation GT uses the following ports: 7412,7413,80,443,25,26,465,587(TLS)
Click OK when complete
Under System Services enable the rule entered by clicking on the checkbox next to the rule created
RezOvation GT is now configured in McAfee

Configuring the firewall for use with a network

This FAQ did not cover LAN connections. Be sure that all PC(s) on the network are able to connect to the PC with the firewall configured to allow this if RezOvation is running on a network. Also note that for RezOvation Desktop users, full access is required in both the installation directory as well as the directory where the database is stored.

By default, McAfee Internet Security should be configured to enable network access, but in some cases, this function may not work. While RezOvation support cannot assist with this configuration, there are other resources available to you: