Open the Group Policy Management Console to Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security. To configure the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security log To complete these procedures, you must be a member of the Domain Administrators group, or otherwise be delegated permissions to modify the GPOs. To configure Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security to log dropped packets or successful connections, use the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security node in the Group Policy Management MMC snap-in.