Initial Settings

This section gives a brief overview on how to customize the system. You can change these settings at any time.

NCF is ready for operation as soon as it is installed. Its default settings are more than adequate for most purposes and we recommend using them until you become fully acquainted with how NCF operates. After you are familiarized with it, you can customize NCF in many ways to best suit your particular needs.

To display the NCF settings window:

1. Right-click the NCF system tray icon .

2. Click Options.

   The settings window opens:

   Figure 8
   Options Dialog Box (General Tab)
   

   The General tab contains Start-up, Miscellaneous, and Password Protection settings.

   
   

   Start-up

   • Normal---This is the default startup mode, which loads NCF automatically at startup and displays its icon in the system tray.

   • Background---This is the invisible mode, without its system tray icon or any of its dialog boxes. This option is provided for two reasons: to save system resources and for a parent or Systems Administrator to block unwanted traffic or content in a way that's completely hidden from a user.

   • Disable---Disables auto-loading of NCF at startup.

   
   

   Miscellaneous

   • Minimize to System Tray---When selected, a button is not placed on the task bar for NCF's main window whenever it is minimized. To see NCF's main window, simply double-click NCF's system tray icon, or right-click it and then click Show Novell Client Firewall.

   • Close Button Minimizes, Not Exits Interface---When selected, this ensures that whenever you click the Close button, only NCF's dialog box will be closed, not the firewall. To shutdown NCF, right-click NCF's system tray icon and then click Exit and Shutdown NCF.

   
   

   Password

   • Enable---Protects your firewall settings with a password. Click Set Password to create a password for your settings.

   • Disable---Leaves your firewall settings unprotected so that anyone can change them.

   If you choose to have your NCF settings protected by password, only you can change its configuration.