Personal Firewalls and Host Intrusion Prevention for Windows Computers
RIT Faculty and Staff
McAfee's Host Intrusion Prevention (HIP) is available for use on all RIT-owned Windows computers at no additional charge to other departments of the Institute. When used in conjunction with e-Policy Orchestrator, HIP requires no configuration or maintenance on your part. HIP can only be deployed and managed with e Policy Orchestrator, so to install it, you must install the McAfee e-Policy Orchestrator agent first. The e-Policy Orchestrator will subsequently install and maintain HIP via the agent.
Installing Host Intrusion Prevention with ePO
- Install the ePO agent
Many computers on campus already have the ePO agent installed. If you have the ePO agent icon
(
) in
your system tray on the bottom right hand corner of your Windows screen, proceed to step 2. If you
do not have the ePO agent, you can request it
from the ITS HelpDesk, and be sure to include your machine name, your name, and your
department name in the request.
- HIP is installed automatically
At some point after the ePO agent is installed on your computer, Host Intrusion Prevention will automatically be installed
unless you request otherwise. The HIP icon will eventually appear inside the box that opens when you click the red M:
but this may not happen until after the machine is rebooted. Nevertheless, HIP becomes active as soon as it's installed and does not require a reboot.
If you have the ePO agent installed, but you've previously declined HIP and now wish to install it, please open an online HelpDesk request, tell us your computer's name, and ask to have HIP "pushed out" via ePO.
McAfee Desktop Firewall (obsolete)
The McAfee Desktop Firewall has been superseded by HIP, which contains a more advanced firewall. McAfee Desktop Firewall is no longer distributed or supported by either McAfee or RIT.
Personally Owned (Home) and all Student Computers
McAfee's HIP is not licensed for use on personally owned or home computers. For these computers,
including student computers, we recommend using Zone Alarm. Zone Alarm provides a free firewall
for personally owned systems. Zone Alarm can be downloaded at the
Zone Labs Web Site