Can I define my own "set of predefined computers" in Windows Firewall?
What the 'predefined set of computers' is referring to is if you do the following
- Open “Windows Firewall with Advanced Security”
- Right click "Inbound Rules" select new rule
- Select Custom > Next
- Select "All programs" > Next
- Select "protocol type" > Any > Next
- Under "Which local IP ......" select Any IP address
- Under "Which remote IP ...." select These IP addresses > Add > Predefined set of computers >
So the predefined set of computers is actually just Default Gateway, WINS Servers, DNS Servers, DHCP Servers or Local Subnet.
They make it sound like you are able to create a local group that contains a list of computers to specify, but that does not seem to be the case :( I think the only options are to set a range of computers via IP Address or IP Subnet instead of by computer name.
Anyway, continuing on -
8.Select "Allow the connection" > Next
9.Leave all three ticked > Next
10.Give the rule a name > Finish
Hope that helps (somewhat) :)