You administer Windows 8.1 Enterprise client computers in your company network.
You change settings on a reference computer by using the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security tool. You want to apply the same settings to other computers. You need to save the windows Firewall with Advanced Security configuration settings from the reference computer. You also need to be able to import the configuration settings into a Group Policy object later.
What should you do?
A. Open Local Group Policy Editor, select the Local Policies node, and then select the Export List action.
B. Open Local Group Policy Editor, select the Security Settings node, and then select the Export List action.
C. Run the netshadvfirewall export c:settings.wfw command.
D. Run the netshadvfirewall export c:settings.xml command.
Correct Answer: C
Explanation/Reference:
* Netshadvfirewall is a command-line tool for Windows Firewall with Advanced Security that helps with the creation, administration, and monitoring of Windows Firewall and IPsec settings and provides an alternative to console-based management. T
* Export subcommand
Exports the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security configuration in the current store to a file. This file can be used with the import command to restore the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security service configuration to a store on the same or to a different computer.
Syntax
export [ Path ] FileName
Parameters
[ Path ] FileName
Required. Specifies, by name, the file where the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security configuration will be written. If the path, file name, or both contain spaces, quotation marks must be used. If you do not specify Path then the command places the file in your current folder. The recommended file name extension is .wfw.
Example
In the following example, the command exports the complete Windows Firewall with Advanced Security service configuration to the file C:tempwfas.wfw.
export c:tempwfas.wfw
Reference: Netsh Commands for Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
