Group Policy Integration

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Group Policy Integration

For environments with multiple Windows servers, Group Policy provides centralized firewall management. This approach ensures consistent security policies across all web servers while reducing administrative overhead.

Create firewall policies in Group Policy:

# Export current firewall policy
netsh advfirewall export "C:\temp\firewall-policy.wfw"

# Import into Group Policy
# Navigate to: Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

Deploy firewall rules via Group Policy:

# Create GPO for web servers
New-GPO -Name "Web Server Firewall Policy"

# Link to appropriate OU
New-GPLink -Name "Web Server Firewall Policy" -Target "OU=WebServers,DC=company,DC=com"

# Configure firewall rules in GPO
# Use Group Policy Management Console for GUI configuration