

Windows Defender Firewall should be part of a comprehensive security solution that implements various security technologies, such as perimeter firewalls, intrusion detection systems, virtual private networking (VPN), IEEE 802.1X authentication for wireless and wired connections, and IPsec connection security rules. This guide is intended for the IT professional who has been assigned the task of deploying firewall and IPsec technologies on an organization's network to help meet the organization's security goals. The guide describes some of the common goals for using Windows Defender Firewall, and then helps you map the goals that apply to your scenario to the designs that are presented in this guide. This guide provides recommendations to help you to choose or create a design for deploying Windows Defender Firewall in your enterprise environment. While the Windows Defender Firewall Control Panel meets the needs for protecting a single device in a home environment, it doesn't provide enough centralized management or security features to help secure more complex network traffic found in a typical business enterprise environment.įor more overview information, see Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security. They both interact with the same underlying services, but provide different levels of control over those services.

The interface for Windows Defender Firewall is much more capable and flexible than the consumer-friendly interface found in the Windows Defender Firewall Control Panel. By using IPsec, you can also require that specific network traffic be encrypted to prevent it from being read or intercepted while in transit between devices. When authentication is required, devices that can't authenticate can't communicate with your device. Second, Windows Defender Firewall supports IPsec, which enables you to require authentication from any device that is attempting to communicate with your device. First, it can filter the network traffic permitted to enter the device from the network, and also control what network traffic the device is allowed to send to the network. Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security is a host firewall that helps secure the device in two ways.
