Starting NCF

After installed, NCF starts automatically when Windows loads. In this way, NCF starts protecting your computer immediately before other programs can compromise your system.

If you have chosen auto-configured rules during installation, services or applications detected by NCF during installation will be allowed. For any new traffic, NCF pops up a dialog box (as no rule is defined) asking you to select an appropriate action for that traffic. See Selecting a Policy for details.

When NCF starts, its icon Tray Bar Icon is displayed in the system tray, on the right-side of the Windows task bar.

If, for some reason, NCF does not start when Windows loads, you can start it by following these steps:

  1. In the Windows task bar, click Start > Programs.

  2. Click Novell Client Firewall > Novell Client Firewall.

When NCF is running, its icon is displayed in the system tray. If you do not see the NCF icon in the system tray, then you know that NCF is not protecting your computer unless you specifically set it up to run in background mode.