Enabling permissions via GPO

To enable permissions on all domain clients:

1. Click Start > Administrative Tools > Group Policy Management.
2. Expand Group Policy Management > Forest > Domains > <Domain name> > Group Policy Objects.

Group Policy Management in Microsoft^® Windows^® Server 2008 R2

3. Right-click Default Domain Policy and select Edit.
4. Expand Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, right-click Inbound Rules and select New Rule…

Group Policy Management Editor

5. In the New Inbound Rule Wizard, select Predefined and select File and Printer Sharing.

Predefined rules

6. Click Next.
7. Select all rules and click Next.
8. Select Allow the connection and click Finish.
9. Repeat steps 5 to 8 for each of the following rules:

• Remote Event Log ManagementRequired to allow GFI EventsManager to access and collect events from remote machines. For more information, refer to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766438.aspx
• Network discoveryEnable this firewall permission to allow GFI EventsManager to gather information about connected machines on the network that can be scanned. For more information, refer to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc181373.aspx.

10. From Group Policy Management Editor, expand Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, right click Outbound Rules and select New Rule…
11. Repeat Steps 5 to 9 while at step 9 enable only Network Discovery.
12. Close Group Policy Management Editor.
13. From Group Policy Management, expand Group Policy Management > Forest > Domains > <Domain name> > Default Domain Controllers Policy.
14. Repeat steps 4 to 13.
15. Click File > Save to save the management console. The group policy comes into effect the next time each machine is restarted.