Step-by-step guide deploying Windows Firewall and IPsec policies

This step-by-step guide illustrates how to deploy Active Directory Group Policy objects (GPOs) to configure Windows Firewall with Advanced Security in Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008. Although you can configure a single server locally by using Group Policy Management tools directly on server, that method isn’t consistent or efficient when you’ve many computers to configure. When you’ve multiple computers to manage, create and edit GPOs, and then apply those GPOs to computers in your organization. Common scenarios, including firewall rule deployment, server and domain isolation, and IPsec tunnel mode configuration’re discussed.

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