Setting Up Parallels Plesk Panel's Firewall (Windows Hosting)

Parallels Plesk Panel comes with a firewall, which you can use to protect your server from incoming network connections that could be used to compromise the server. The firewall comes with a set of predefined rules that allow connections to the services required for the proper functioning of a hosting server, such as Web, mail, and FTP. By default, the firewall is switched off.

Read this chapter to learn how to:

In this section:

Switching the Firewall On

Viewing the Currently Allowed Inbound Connections

Allowing and Blocking Inbound Connections

Allowing and Blocking ICMP Communications

Restoring the Default Configuration of the Firewall

Closing Down All Connections to the Server Using the Panic Mode

Switching the Firewall Off