Client Security or Server Security Firewall rules made with Policy Manager do not work or appear in the Windows firewall

Issue:

• Firewall rules made with Policy Manager are not operational on Client Security or Server Security clients.
• Firewall rules pushed from Policy Manager to Client Security or Server Security clients do not appear / are not visible in the Windows firewall.

Resolution:

Check that you have edited the same firewall profile that is in use on the client. This can be done by following these steps:

1. Open Policy Manager Console
2. Select the host or domain from the Domain tree
3. Go to the Settings tab
4. Go to the Firewall page
5. Check that Host profile and Profile being edited match

If they match, the reason why the rule is not applied on the client is because it is an invalid rule. Invalid rules do not appear in the Windows Firewall. If the rule has many IP addresses in it, make sure that you have used a comma ( , ) in between each IP range as a value separator. Using a space or semicolon ( ; ) in between the IP ranges will invalidate the rule and it will not be visible in the Windows Firewall.