en-US/about_xFirewall.help.txt

.NAME
    xFirewall
 
# Description
     
    This resource is used to control firewall rules for a node.
     
.PARAMETER Name
    Key - String
    Name of the Firewall Rule
 
.PARAMETER DisplayName
    Write - String
    Localized, user-facing name of the Firewall Rule being created
 
.PARAMETER Group
    Write - string
    Name of the Firewall Group where we want to put the Firewall Rule
 
.PARAMETER Ensure
    Write - String
    Allowed values: Present, Absent
    Ensure the presence/absence of the resource
 
.PARAMETER Enabled
    Write - string
    Allowed values: True, False
    Enable or disable the supplied configuration
 
.PARAMETER Action
    Write - String
    Allowed values: NotConfigured, Allow, Block
    Allow or Block the supplied configuration
 
.PARAMETER Profile
    Write - String
    Specifies one or more profiles to which the rule is assigned
 
.PARAMETER Direction
    Write - String
    Allowed values: Inbound, Outbound
    Direction of the connection
 
.PARAMETER RemotePort
    Write - String
    Specific Port used for filter. Specified by port number, range, or keyword
 
.PARAMETER LocalPort
    Write - String
    Local Port used for the filter
 
.PARAMETER Protocol
    Write - String
    Specific Protocol for filter. Specified by name, number, or range
 
.PARAMETER Description
    Write - String
    Documentation for the Rule.
 
.PARAMETER Program
    Write - String
    Path and file name of the program for which the rule is applied
 
.PARAMETER Service
    Write - String
    Specifies the short name of a Windows service to which the firewall rule applies
 
.PARAMETER Authentication
    Write - String
    Allowed values: NotRequired, Required, NoEncap
    Specifies that authentication is required on firewall rules
 
.PARAMETER Encryption
    Write - String
    Allowed values: NotRequired, Required, Dynamic
    Specifies that encryption in authentication is required on firewall rules
 
.PARAMETER InterfaceAlias
    Write - String
    Specifies the alias of the interface that applies to the traffic
 
.PARAMETER InterfaceType
    Write - String
    Allowed values: Any, Wired, Wireless, RemoteAccess
    Specifies that only network connections made through the indicated interface types are subject to the requirements of this rule
 
.PARAMETER LocalAddress
    Write - String
    Specifies that network packets with matching IP addresses match this rule
 
.PARAMETER LocalUser
    Write - String
    Specifies the principals to which network traffic this firewall rule applies
 
.PARAMETER Package
    Write - String
    Specifies the Windows Store application to which the firewall rule applies
 
.PARAMETER Platform
    Write - String
    Specifies which version of Windows the associated rule applies
 
.PARAMETER RemoteAddress
    Write - String
    Specifies that network packets with matching IP addresses match this rule
 
.PARAMETER RemoteMachine
    Write - String
    Specifies that matching IPsec rules of the indicated computer accounts are created
 
.PARAMETER RemoteUser
    Write - String
    Specifies that matching IPsec rules of the indicated user accounts are created
 
.PARAMETER DynamicTransport
    Write - String
    Allowed values: Any, ProximityApps, ProximitySharing, WifiDirectPrinting, WifiDirectDisplay, WifiDirectDevices
    Specifies a dynamic transport
 
.PARAMETER EdgeTraversalPolicy
    Write - String
    Allowed values: Block, Allow, DeferToUser, DeferToApp
    Specifies that matching firewall rules of the indicated edge traversal policy are created
 
.PARAMETER IcmpType
    Write - String
    Specifies the ICMP type codes
 
.PARAMETER LocalOnlyMapping
    Write - Boolean
    Indicates that matching firewall rules of the indicated value are created
 
.PARAMETER LooseSourceMapping
    Write - Boolean
    Indicates that matching firewall rules of the indicated value are created
 
.PARAMETER OverrideBlockRules
    Write - Boolean
    Indicates that matching network traffic that would otherwise be blocked are allowed
 
.PARAMETER Owner
    Write - String
    Specifies that matching firewall rules of the indicated owner are created
 
.PARAMETER DisplayGroup
    Read - string
    The current value of the Display Group of the Firewall Rule
 
 
    .EXAMPLE
    Allow notepad to access ports on the Domain and Private Profiles
 
Configuration Example
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter()]
        [System.String[]]
        $NodeName = 'localhost'
    )
 
    Import-DSCResource -ModuleName xNetworking
 
    Node $NodeName
    {
        xFirewall Firewall
        {
            Name = 'NotePadFirewallRule'
            DisplayName = 'Firewall Rule for Notepad.exe'
            Group = 'NotePad Firewall Rule Group'
            Ensure = 'Present'
            Enabled = 'True'
            Profile = ('Domain', 'Private')
            Direction = 'OutBound'
            RemotePort = ('8080', '8081')
            LocalPort = ('9080', '9081')
            Protocol = 'TCP'
            Description = 'Firewall Rule for Notepad.exe'
            Program = 'c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe'
            Service = 'WinRM'
        }
    }
 }
 
 
    .EXAMPLE
    DSC configuration for Firewall
    Note: This configuration sample uses all Firewall rule parameters.
    It is only used to show example usage and should not be created.
 
Configuration Example
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter()]
        [System.String[]]
        $NodeName = 'localhost'
    )
 
    Import-DSCResource -ModuleName xNetworking
 
    Node $NodeName
    {
        xFirewall Firewall
        {
            Name = 'NotePadFirewallRule'
            DisplayName = 'Firewall Rule for Notepad.exe'
            Group = 'NotePad Firewall Rule Group'
            Ensure = 'Present'
            Enabled = 'True'
            Profile = ('Domain', 'Private')
            Direction = 'OutBound'
            RemotePort = ('8080', '8081')
            LocalPort = ('9080', '9081')
            Protocol = 'TCP'
            Description = 'Firewall Rule for Notepad.exe'
            Program = 'c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe'
            Service = 'WinRM'
            Authentication = 'Required'
            Encryption = 'Required'
            InterfaceAlias = 'Ethernet'
            InterfaceType = 'Wired'
            LocalAddress = ('192.168.2.0-192.168.2.128','192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0','10.0.0.0/8')
            LocalUser = 'O:LSD:(D;;CC;;;S-1-15-3-4)(A;;CC;;;S-1-5-21-3337988176-3917481366-464002247-1001)'
            Package = 'S-1-15-2-3676279713-3632409675-756843784-3388909659-2454753834-4233625902-1413163418'
            Platform = '6.1'
            RemoteAddress = ('192.168.2.0-192.168.2.128','192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0','10.0.0.0/8')
            RemoteMachine = 'O:LSD:(D;;CC;;;S-1-5-21-1915925333-479612515-2636650677-1621)(A;;CC;;;S-1-5-21-1915925333-479612515-2636650677-1620)'
            RemoteUser = 'O:LSD:(D;;CC;;;S-1-15-3-4)(A;;CC;;;S-1-5-21-3337988176-3917481366-464002247-1001)'
            DynamicTransport = 'ProximitySharing'
            EdgeTraversalPolicy = 'Block'
            IcmpType = ('51','52')
            LocalOnlyMapping = $true
            LooseSourceMapping = $true
            OverrideBlockRules = $true
            Owner = 'S-1-5-21-3337988176-3917481366-464002247-500'
        }
    }
}
 
 
    .EXAMPLE
    Adding a firewall to an existing Firewall group 'My Firewall Rule'
 
Configuration Example
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter()]
        [System.String[]]
        $NodeName = 'localhost'
    )
 
    Import-DSCResource -ModuleName xNetworking
 
    Node $NodeName
    {
        xFirewall Firewall
        {
            Name = 'MyFirewallRule'
            DisplayName = 'My Firewall Rule'
            Group = 'My Firewall Rule Group'
        }
 
        xFirewall Firewall1
        {
            Name = 'MyFirewallRule1'
            DisplayName = 'My Firewall Rule'
            Group = 'My Firewall Rule Group'
            Ensure = 'Present'
            Enabled = 'True'
            Profile = ('Domain', 'Private')
        }
    }
}
 
 
    .EXAMPLE
    DSC configuration that enables the built-in Firewall Rule
    'World Wide Web Services (HTTP Traffic-In)'
 
Configuration Example
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter()]
        [System.String[]]
        $NodeName = 'localhost'
    )
 
    Import-DSCResource -ModuleName xNetworking
 
    Node $NodeName
    {
        xFirewall Firewall
        {
            Name = 'IIS-WebServerRole-HTTP-In-TCP'
            Ensure = 'Present'
            Enabled = 'True'
        }
    }
}