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title: Understanding the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security Design Process (Windows 10)
description: Understanding the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security Design Process
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author: dansimp
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ms.topic: conceptual
ms.date: 08/17/2017
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# Understanding the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security Design Process

Designing any deployment starts by performing several important tasks:

-   [Identifying Your Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security Design Goals](identifying-your-windows-firewall-with-advanced-security-deployment-goals.md)

-   [Mapping Your Deployment Goals to a Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security Design](mapping-your-deployment-goals-to-a-windows-firewall-with-advanced-security-design.md)

-   [Evaluating Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security Design Examples](evaluating-windows-firewall-with-advanced-security-design-examples.md)

After you identify your deployment goals and map them to a Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security design, you can begin documenting the design based on the processes that are described in the following topics:

-   [Designing A Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security Strategy](designing-a-windows-firewall-with-advanced-security-strategy.md)

-   [Planning Your Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security Design](planning-your-windows-firewall-with-advanced-security-design.md)

**Next:** [Identifying Your Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security Design Goals](identifying-your-windows-firewall-with-advanced-security-deployment-goals.md)