Network Cost Awareness lets you control the network bandwidth Norton uses. By default, Network Cost Awareness is turned on and set to No Limit. In Windows 8 or later, the default policy is Auto. You can change the default Network Cost Awareness setting to reduce the bandwidth Norton uses if your Internet connection is slow. If […]
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Turn off or turn on Network Cost Awareness (Norton)
You can set up policies to restrict the Internet usage of Norton. If you do not want to restrict the Internet usage of your Norton product, you can turn off Network Cost Awareness. If you feel that Norton uses too much network bandwidth, you can turn on Network Cost Awareness. Then, you can set up policies to […]
Define the Internet usage for Norton
Network Cost Awareness lets you control the bandwidth that Norton uses. By default, Network Cost Awareness is turned on and set to Auto. In Windows 7 or earlier, the default setting is No Limit. If you have a slow Internet connection, you can reduce the bandwidth that Norton uses. You can also set communication policies for all […]
Purchase more cloud storage space (Norton)
Your subscription comes with an allotment of secure cloud storage space. When your Norton product performs a cloud backup, it calculates the amount of space that it needs for the backup. If your cloud storage does not contain sufficient space for the backup, your Norton product notifies you and provides you an option to buy […]
Modify settings for or rename your Norton Backup sets
You can customize a backup set that you created by changing settings to include or exclude files that are backed up, to change the backup schedule, or to change the name of the backup set. The maximum character length of a backup set name is 32 characters. Modify or rename a backup set Start Norton. […]
Configure Internet access settings for programs in Smart Firewall (Norton)
You can add a program to Program Control to control their ability to access the Internet. When you add the program, you can configure its access settings in Program Rules. You can allow, block, or create the custom rules that are specific to the program that you add. Manually configured Firewall settings for programs override […]
Remove a program from Program Control (norton)
You can remove programs from Program Control if necessary. In this case, Norton removes all the rules that are associated with the application that you remove. Remove a program from Program Control In the Norton main window, click Settings. In the Settings window, click Firewall. On the Program Control tab, in the Program column, select the program that you want to remove. Click Remove. […]
Change the order of firewall rules (Norton)
Each list of firewall rules is processed from the top down. You can adjust how the firewall rules are processed by changing their order. Do not change the order of the default Traffic rules unless you are an advanced user. Changing the order of default Traffic rules can affect firewall functionality and reduce the security […]
Turn off a Traffic rule temporarily (Norton)
You can temporarily turn off a Traffic rule if you want to allow specific access to a computer or a program. You must remember to turn on the rule again when you are done working with the program or computer that required the change. You cannot turn off some of the default firewall rules that […]
Allow Internet access for a blocked program (Norton)
By default, Smart Firewall blocks certain programs from accessing the Internet. Such programs might include certain streaming-media programs, network games, or custom business applications that are provided by your employer. If you know that the program’s Internet activity is not a threat to your security, you can unblock the program’s Internet access. Sometimes when you […]