Turn Off Security for a System

There may be cases when you need to remove security from a client. For example, when the system no longer requires protected traffic. There are two ways you can remove security from a client:

Temporarily Shut Down Intel Packet Protect

Intel Packet Protect is designed to run automatically every time the system starts. You can shut down Intel Packet Protect for the current session, or you can change the system setup so Intel Packet Protect does not run each time the system starts.

Windows NT:

Windows 98:
To shut off Intel Packet Protect for the current session:

NOTE: Be sure that the Intel Packet Protect Monitor Utility is closed before proceeding with these steps.

  1. Sign on as the administrator (or another user with administration rights).

  2. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel.

  3. Double-click Services.

  4. Select Intel® Policy Agent and click Stop.

Here is an alternate method of shutting off Intel Packet Protect:

  1. Sign on as the administrator (or another user with administration rights).

  2. Open a DOS window.

  3. Type the command: net stop pagent
    Windows NT asks for a confirmation of this command. Click Yes.

  4. Close the DOS window.

When you want to turn on Intel Packet Protect, see the steps listed in Turn Security On.

 Unlike Windows NT, Windows 98 does not provide a graceful means of shutting off Intel Packet Protect for the current session. Therefore, you must shut down Intel Packet Protect so that it does not restart during system boot-up:

  1. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel

  2. Open PROSet II

  3. Right-click on the adapter and deselect "Enable IPSec".

  4. Click OK.

  5. Reboot the system.

When you want to turn on Intel Packet Protect again, see the steps listed in Turn Security On.

Note: While the policy agent is stopped, no secure communication takes place on this system. All outgoing messages will be sent with no security, and all secure incoming messages are ignored.

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