Activate or deactivate IPSec rules

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To activate or deactivate IPSec rules

Create a console containing IP Security Policies. Or, open a saved console file containing IP Security Policies.
Double-click the policy that you want to modify.
On the Rules tab, do one of the following:
- To activate a rule, select the check box next to the rule that you want to activate.
- To deactivate a rule, clear the check box next to the rule that you want to deactivate.

Notes

To manage Active Directory-based IPSec policies, you must be a member of the Domain Admins group in Active Directory, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. To manage local or remote IPSec policies for a computer, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local or remote computer. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. For more information, see Default local groups and Default groups.
To create a console containing IP Security Policies, start the IP Security Policies snap-in. To open a saved console file, open MMC. For more information, see Related Topics.

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