logo Expert Configuration

The Expert configuration screen allows power users and admins the ability to take advantage of all of the configuration options allowed by the built-in firewall.

The full range of options allowed is beyond the scope of this document. The definitive reference for the options to the ipfw tool can be found in the System Manual page for the ipfw tool here (or by entering 'man ipfw' in a Terminal window on Mac OS X).

Allow Editing
Normally this text is regenerated from the Quick screen whenever you switch from to the Expert screen. If you select 'Allow Editing', it will ask you each time you switch between screens whether you'd like to overwrite or keep any changes you may have made.

Import Current
This will import the current set of rules into the Expert text field.