Can the Elements EPP firewall Isolation profile be activated if there is a GPO rule to ignore locally defined rules?

Issue:

Can the Elements Endpoint Proteciton Firewall Isolation profile be activated if there is a GPO rule to ignore locally defined rules?  What will happen if a firewall rule distributed by GPO to 'Ignore locally defined rules' and Elements Endpoint Protection tries to isolate the device from the network? 

Resolution:

Firewall rules configured via Elements Security Center Portal are considered local, hence if there is a GPO rule to ignore local rules it WithSecure rules or profiles will no longer work. 

Our general recommendation is to choose one – either manage Windows Firewall with GPO, or with WithSecure profiles (or with the smallest possible input from GPO), otherwise in case of any conflicting settings GPO will have a higher priority and override WithSecure firewall rules. Also, if there are conflicts, it might impact the host performance negatively